NDC (Area based) Devonport

Question 1

How do NDCs work?

Answer 1

They distribute money based on need not competition

Question 2

How much did each area receive ?

Answer 2

£50 Million

Question 3

What was the 4 Goals?

Answer 3

1) Reduce worklessness and crime
2) Improve health, education, and community safety
3) Improve housing and the environment.
4) Maintain or sustain the impact of initiatives after the programme and cash flow would cease

Question 4

Strategies to reduce worklessness ?

Answer 4

Creation of local jobs
information and guidance - job centres

Question 5

strategies to tackle crime?

Answer 5

neighbourhood wardens
improved street lighting

Question 6

Strategies to improve health?

Answer 6

Alcohol and drug services

Question 7

strategies to improve educational issues?

Answer 7

Rebuild outdated schools to improve facilities

Question 8

Strategies to strengthen local communities?

Answer 8

training for local community representatives were offered and community facilities were constructed.

Question 9

Strategies to improve housing and physical environment?

Answer 9

designing out crime
cleaning parks
upgrade social housing

Question 10

what year and party did NDC begin

Answer 10

1997 new labour

Question 11

Devonport Plymouth

Answer 11

It was originally established as a naval dockyard town due to its location on the sheltered, natural deep-water harbour known as the Plymouth Sound. By the eighteenth century, it has become one of the fastest growing towns in the country and enjoyed great prosperity

Question 12

What caused deprivation?

Answer 12

Naval came in and used community centre to store weaponry. They built walls which separated the community and created violence. When the naval left due to lack of funding the walls were still there.

Question 13

Devon port education:

Answer 13

1) Learning together project allows local community residents to gain new skills or qualifications such as NVQs: inc employment
2)Key stage 3 levels rise by 43%
3)26 more training assistants to train more teachers to accommodate more students and increase how effective learning is
4)Residents with degree level qualifications double
5)parkside learn and earn motivates students to come and study
6)Breakfast club and after school clubs allow parents to work full 9-5s which increase amount of money earned and slow increases local economic growth
It also provides energy for students to study more effectively
7)Gases A-C pass rate doubles to 52%
8)73.6% of students stay in future education

Question 14

DRCP employment:

Answer 14

1)Skills training initiative
2)800 local residents gained accredited vocational qualifications
3)Embedded businesses support services accessed by 80% of local businesses
4)businesses start up and self employment rates increase by 20% greater then the rest of Plymouth
5)20% inc in earnings above £220/ week
6)DRCP Bursery can provide local training
People grabbing opportunities as stated by one of the locals.

Question 15

DRCP Community safety

Answer 15

1)Bobbys on the beat means more officers on patrols in partners asw
2)Crime falls by 15%
3)non domestic burglary falls by 33%
4)71% of local residents trust the police
5)69% of residents feel safe walking alone
6) Violent crime reduces by 15%

Question 16

DRCP community engagement:

Answer 16

2008 - 120000 people attending community events in Devon port

Question 17

DRCP Health:

Answer 17

1)Bricksfield sports centre
2) Devon’s youth games
3)teenage pregnancy drops by 67%
4)Penisular dental school opened in 2009

Question 18

Housing an environment:

Answer 18

1)70 acres of surplus navel land
2)social rent:private ownership 50/50 tenure balance
3)150 council flats demolished
4)partnership with two housing associations
5)85% of residents believe qof is good
6)99 new homes
7)public space improvements
8)£3.2 Million heritage lottery funding for the memorial site - it conserves and protects Devon ports cultural heritage and identity.

Question 19

Stats:

Answer 19

1)Education: Students gaining A-C in 5 GCSE subjects – 19.5% - 45.7%

2)Worklessness and Finance: Gross household income below £200/wk – 54.2% - 37.1%

3)Health:Smoke cigarettes – 45.6% - 40.5%. Do no exercise for more than 20 minutes/wk – 12% - 12.7%

4)Crime:Victim of burglary/yr – 6.5% - 3.7%. Feels safe after dark – 51.6% - 39.4%

5)Housing & physical environment: Want to move –37.1% - 34.9%
Agree the area got better in past 2 years – 37.9% - 49.9%

6)Community:
- Feel part of the community - 38.0% - 47.5%
- Can influence local decisions – 23% - 25.3%