Angus Community Planning Partnership

Angus Community Planning Partnership

Community Regeneration Fund:

Regeneration Outcome Agreement

FINAL SUBMISSION JUNE 2005

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ANGUS COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP

REGENERATION OUTCOME AGREEMENT
FINAL SUBMISSION, JUNE 2005

CONTENTS

Section 1 Introduction Page
Section 2 Strategic context 3
Section 3 Analysis of need and targeting 4
Section 4 Outcomes and outputs
Section 5 Community Engagement 11
Section 6 Managing the transition 35
Planned CRF expenditure 64
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72

Appendix 1(a) Map of Arbroath 76
1(b) Map of Brechin 77
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Appendix 2 National Standards for Community
Engagement 79
Appendix 3
Diagram - Regeneration linkages with 80
Appendix 4 community planning structures
81
Appendix 5 Diagram – Community Engagement
Information Model

Draft Job Description –
Community Regeneration Officer

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INTRODUCTION

This document is the Regeneration Outcome Agreement (ROA) produced on
behalf of the Angus Community Planning Partnership by a sub-group,
including representatives from Angus Council, NHS Tayside, Tayside Police,
Scottish Enterprise Tayside, Communities Scotland, Angus College and
Jobcentre Plus.

Guidance was issued in August 2004 by Communities Scotland on the
production of three-year Regeneration Outcome Agreements justifying and
detailing proposed Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) expenditure. The
principle purpose of the CRF is to achieve the Scottish Executive ‘Closing the
Opportunity Gap’ objective of:

‘Regenerating the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, so that people
living there can take advantage of job opportunities and improve their
quality of life’

The ROA is intended as the strategic and operational framework for
community planning partnerships to deliver this objective.

The Angus Community Planning Partnership submitted its initial draft in
October 2004, with further details provided in December 2004, after
Communities Scotland revised final submission timings.

This final submission has been developed following a discussion with
Jonathan Atherton of Communities Scotland’s Targeted Regeneration Team
in March 2005. It was agreed by Angus Council’s Strategic Policy Committee
on 21 June 2005, and the Angus Community Planning Partnership on 22 June
2005.

Further details on the Angus Community Planning Partnership are available
on the internet at www.angus.org.uk, or by calling Angus Council’s
ACCESSline Tel. 08452 777 778.

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SECTION 1 – STRATEGIC CONTEXT

Partnership working has long been a successful feature of working
relationships in Angus. The formal community planning approach has
benefited from its earliest days (with the formation of a steering group in 1998)
from support at the highest strategic levels of partner organisations. The
Angus Community Plan was published in December 2000, and, since 2002/3,
an annual progress report and review has been published.

Current members of the Angus Community Planning Partnership are:

Angus Council Angus College
Angus Association of Voluntary Organisations Communities Scotland
Angus Rural Partnership NHS Tayside
Scottish Enterprise Tayside Tayside Fire Brigade
Tayside Police Volunteer Centre Angus

• Angus Community Planning Partnership’s strategic regeneration
objectives

The Angus Community Plan provides the following vision of Angus:

“ Angus will be a place where a first class quality of life for all can be
enjoyed in vibrant towns and pleasant villages set in attractive and
productive countryside. The area will be dynamic and outward looking
contributing to the culture, environment and economy of Scotland.”

The community plan identifies the following themes and underpinning
principles to achieve this vision:

Diagram 1.1. Angus Community Plan Themes and Underpinning
principles

Strategies for Sustainable Development, Active Citizenship and Social
Inclusion underpin the key themes, to be owned and actioned by thematic
groups and local partnerships.

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The following partnership groups have been established to address the
themes and principles (the complexities of the two themes ‘Healthy & Safe
Communities’ and ‘Caring Communities’ have been addressed by
amalgamating them and linking to more specialised sub-groups):

Diagram 1.2 Angus-wide Community Planning Structures (Thematic)

Local Community Planning

A number of mechanisms exist to engage with local people and community
groups at the geographic level. These include:

• Angus Citizens’ Panel and Young Angus Panel
• Youth Congress/’Dialogue Youth’ Initiative
• ‘Have Your Say’ database (which details partners’ previous, current

and planned consultation exercises)
• Community Councils
• Local Area Partnerships
• Angus Rural Partnership
• Neighbourhood Watch Schemes
• Volunteer Centre Angus
• NHS Public Patient Involvement Committees
• Area Forums

A Policy Statement on the Angus Community Planning Partnership’s
relationship with the 26 Angus Community Councils has been agreed.

A programme of seminars has been developed by the Angus Community
Planning Partnership for each of the eight community planning areas and the
Angus Glens rural area. An audit of activity across partner agencies in each
of these areas is undertaken prior to the seminar. The seminars involve

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partners at a strategic level, local workers and community representatives, to
help develop agreed priority actions for each area.

The partnerships which have so far developed in Arbroath, Brechin,
Carnoustie, Kirriemuir and the Glens, Monifieth and Montrose are important in
relation to the development of local community planning. Community planning
officers support the partnerships.

Local priorities are identified and reported on in the annual Angus Community
Plan Progress Report and Review. Priorities are currently developed, with
input from local area partnerships, from feedback from Area Forums,
Community Council minutes, and a general knowledge of partnership activity.

Community Planning Team

A joint funded community planning team, consisting of a Community Planning
Manager and three community planning officers, has been in place since late
2002.

Community Planning Officers support local area partnerships. In 2004, the
Angus Rural Partnership Development Worker joined the team.

Operational Funds
The Community Planning Partnership has received funding from the Scottish
Executive and Communities Scotland which has been used to support the
following activities:
- local area seminars and Angus community planning conferences
- youth engagement events
- 50+ project
- local partnerships’ community engagement activities

Accessing partner budgets
A study has been undertaken to identify how each of the partner agencies is
funded, how budgets are made up and the processes and procedures which
apply to their use of financial resources. This was followed by a drill-down
exercise looking at Children’s Services and the Economy, to identify what
could be done to facilitate more joint working on policy/service planning and
budgeting at the formation stage rather than once plans and budgets had
been determined individually. Lessons learnt from this exercise are being
shared with all thematic groups.

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• Links to Angus strategic regeneration objectives of key strategies,
mainstream services, expenditure and opportunities such as large
scale public and private capital investment

Taking each Angus community planning theme in turn:

Economy
Key Strategies: SMART, Successful Scotland; Angus Economic Development
Strategy.

In Arbroath, linked mainstream services include the regeneration of Cliffburn,
housing regeneration planned for other areas of North Arbroath, and support
provided by the Small Business Gateway. The upgrading of the A92 is likely
to have a significant impact on Arbroath, is already influencing the housing
market and is reflected in the ‘competition’ to provide additional supermarket
provision. Additionally, the Community Economic Development (CED) Plan
for Arbroath includes proposals for Class 4 Business Units (2006), and Social
Enterprise and Micro-Business Units (at Dens Road).

In Brechin, provision includes the support for community involvement in towns
promotion activity through the Brechin Engagement Initiative, the development
of Brechin Business Park, and the Angus Digital Media Centre (which
provides support to community and professionals). A paths network is being
completed, to complement tourist and local facilities, and further development
of the Brechin Town House Museum is being planned. The CED Plan for the
Angus Glens (which includes Brechin) lists provision of a visitor facility at
Caledonian Railway (2005-7); a Rural Angus Micro Business Centre in
Brechin (Angus Council/Private sector – 2005/6); and Class 4 Business Units
(2005 AC/private sector). A Townscape Heritage Initiative bid in May 2005
has the potential, if successful, to bring major investment to the town, with
development and training and community engagement potential.

Lifelong Learning:
Key Strategies: Life Through Learning – Learning Through Life; Working &
Learning Together to build stronger communities; Angus Community Learning
Strategy; and the Local Community Learning Plans produced in the eight
areas of Angus.

Relevant services in Arbroath include a training/employment programme for
young & unemployed people under contract to the Employment Service and
Scottish Enterprise Tayside by Angus Council Training Services; Integrated
Community Schools; community learning & development generic provision –
youthwork, adult education (including Adult Literacy & Numeracy), capacity
building, PALS project; and the library, including People’s Network (Internet
provision)/Learning Centre and meeting space; the Signal Tower Museum;
and Angus College

In Brechin, facilities include the Damacre Community Education Centre and
related community learning & development generic support; an Angus College
satellite; and Integrated Community School provision.

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The CED Plan for the Angus Glens (which includes Brechin) includes training
facilities planned to be developed by Angus Council and the private sector.

Healthy, Safe & Caring Communities
Key strategies: Improving Health in Scotland – The Challenge; Tayside Health
Plan; Tayside Health Inequalities Strategy; Angus Local Housing Strategy;
Angus Homelessness Strategy; Angus Joint Health Improvement Plan; Angus
Community Safety Strategy and Action Plan

Related mainstream provision in Arbroath includes: Safe Angus for Everyone
(community development; fast response to vandalism; reduction of under-age
drinking and drug abuse and Leisure Treasure holiday activities); Arbroath
Infirmary; GP surgeries; health centres; the GP exercise referral scheme;
Independent Intermediate Care Project (Cairnie Lodge); community nursing;
young people’s health project; Sure Start; Public Health Nutrition Project;
Health & Homelessness Project; Men’s Health Project; Leisure Provision –
children’s activity clubs, swimming courses, club bookings. Significant
developments are likely through the redevelopment of Arbroath Infirmary into
an Ambulatory Diagnostic Treatment Centre.

In Brechin, provision includes: Safe Angus for Everyone – diversionary youth
work; traffic calming and speed limits around primary schools; a domestic
violence project; LMART – Local Multi-Agency Resource Teams (diversionary
role for young people on edge of criminality/anti-social behaviour); young
people’s health drop in; The Attic youth facility; St Drostan’s care
home/supported housing; a weekly welfare rights clinic. Significant
expenditure in the redevelopment of nearby Stracathro Hospital into an
Ambulatory Diagnostic Treatment Centre (by 2006) is taking place. The
opportunity exists to potentially link this redevelopment with the employability
issues highlighted later in this document. These opportunities are currently
being investigated.

The Environment
Key Strategies: Angus LA21 Strategy; Angus State of the Environment Report

In Arbroath, relevant services include the Coastal Paths Network; the
Townscape Heritage Initiative and harbour developments, and the
development of Eco-schools.

In Brechin, a paths network is being developed, and an eco footprint project
has taken place and is being built upon. A Townscape Heritage Initiative bid
submitted in May 2005 will, if successful, have the potential for significant
environmental and economic impact.

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• Relationship between Angus strategic regeneration objectives, five
national priorities for community regeneration and the CtOG
objectives

National priorities for Closing the Angus Community Planning Partnership –
community Opportunity Gap Thematic Targets and Priorities
regeneration Objectives
Underpinning principles of Sustainable
1. Building strong, safe A. Reducing the Development, Active Citizenship, Social
and attractive Inclusion
communities vulnerability of low Angus will be a place where a first class quality of
life for all can be enjoyed in vibrant towns and
income families to pleasant villages set in attractive and productive
countryside. The area will be dynamic and outward
financial exclusion and looking contributing to the culture, environment and
economy of Scotland (Vision)
multiple debts – in
- To secure an excellent quality of environment in
order to prevent them towns, the countryside and coast (Environment)

becoming over- - ….. to maintain a safe environment for all
people in Angus (Healthy, Safe & Caring
indebted and/or to lift Communities)

them out of poverty

All of the aims below also impact on this priority

2. Getting people back B. Increasing the - To encourage the development of a prosperous
into work and sustainable economy which supports
chances of sustained rewarding job opportunities in viable businesses
and pays due regard to maintaining the quality
employment for of environment and culture.

vulnerable and (Economy)

disadvantage groups –

in order to lift them

permanently out of

poverty

3. Improving health C. Increasing the rate - To improve the health of the community,
of improvement of the - promote the development of primary health
health status of people based provision; and to maintain a safe
living in the most environment for all people in Angus.
deprived communities – To improve the social well-being of the
in order to improve their community and promote the development of
quality of life, including preventative child care services
their employability
prospects (Healthy, Safe and Caring Communities)

4. Raising educational D. Improving the - To provide first class education and training
attainment confidence and skills of opportunities for all
the most disadvantaged
children and young (Lifelong Learning)
people – in order to
provide them with the
greatest chance of
avoiding poverty when
they leave school

5. Engaging young Relates to all the Underpins all of above via Active Citizenship
people
Closing the Opportunity Strategy (eg. Dialogue Youth, Youth Council, E-Bus,

Gap Objectives Young Persons Citizens Panel)

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European Funding - Community Economic Development
The Cliffburn and Brechin datazones fall within CED transitional areas, where
funding ends in 2006 and bids must be submitted by 26 August 2005. Other
target datazones in Arbroath are within CED eligible areas, where funding
ends in 2007. (It is unclear whether, or what kind, of European funding will be
available thereafter.) The CED plans for Arbroath and the Angus Glens
(which includes Brechin) would allow match funding of CRF funds in principle,
and opportunities for maximising benefit through this mechanism are being
explored.

Equalities
The Angus Community Planning Partnership, via its leadership by Angus
Council, opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds
of race, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, sexual and marital status and
disability. To this end policies should be adopted and promoted which are in
the best interest of the community of Angus and which include the aims to:
• Provide accessible services to the whole community wherever possible
• Promote accessibility to information
• Develop and maintain communication and consultative links with the

Angus community

Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is one of the underpinning principles of the Angus
Community Plan, embedded in the work of all of the community planning
thematic groups. The Angus Environment Forum, one of the community
planning thematic groups, has developed a first Angus State of the
Environment Report with a public ‘State of the Angus Environment’
conference held in May 2005. An Angus Eco-Footprint has been established.
Through time, it is intended that a Sustainability Indicators Report will be
developed.

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SECTION 2: ANALYSIS OF NEED AND TARGETING

This section of the Regeneration Outcome Agreement (ROA) will detail:

• Angus in context, specifically North Arbroath, Arbroath Harbour and
Brechin (Drumachlie)

• The basis for analysis and targeting of the ROA
• Geographic analysis and targeting
• Thematic analysis and targeting
• Clear evidence that the most disadvantaged groups in Angus will be

targeted through the ROA

Angus in Context

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 (SIMD04) provides an
analysis of 6505 datazones in Scotland. Of the 976 datazones which
represent the 15% most deprived areas in Scotland, three of those are within
North Arbroath, which supports other national and local information that
highlights North Arbroath as an area of disadvantage and in need of
regeneration support. There are also two emerging areas of deprivation
which have been highlighted locally – Arbroath Harbour and Brechin
(Drumachlie). The following extracts from local community planning and
partnership priorities help set a context:

Table 2.1 Extracts from Angus Community Planning and Partnership
Priorities

Examples of Local Community Area Partnership Priorities
Planning Targets/Priorities 2004-05

• Regeneration of Arbroath & Area • Regeneration (Arbroath & Area)
• Harbour redevelopment • Community Safety (Arbroath & Area)
• Responses to drugs crime/anti social • Promoting Arbroath & Area
• The Economy (Arbroath & Area)
behaviour (Arbroath & Area) • Communication & promotion (Brechin)
• Town Centre regeneration (Brechin & Area) • Business (Brechin)
• Successful retailing developments (Arbroath & • Health & Wellbeing (Arbroath & Area)
• Active Citizenship (Arbroath & Area)
Area) • Engaging young people (Arbroath & Area)
• Tourism (Brechin & Area) • Community Involvement (Brechin)
• Redevelopment of Infirmary/Health facilities • Environment (Brechin)

(Arbroath & Area)
• Health Service development (Brechin & Area)
• Skills base for sustainable jobs (Arbroath &

Area)
• Flood protection (Brechin & Area)

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Basis for Analysis and Targeting

The primary source for the analysis of need and targeting of resources for
Angus Community Planning Partnership’s ROA is the Scottish Index of
Multiple Deprivation 2004 (SIMD04). The SIMD04 illustrates the relative level
of deprivation within Angus and Scotland as a whole. It is expected the SIMD
will assist the Scottish Executive and Community Planning Partnerships to
improve targeting of policies and resources aimed at regenerating areas of
greatest deprivation. It will also be used to measure national and local
progress in achieving the Scottish Executive’s Closing the Opportunity Gap
targets.

The analysis of need for Angus, based on SIMD04 and an analysis of other
national and local information, will provide a framework for how the ROA will
address local and national priorities for community regeneration and for
meeting the Closing the Opportunity Gap objectives.

The indicative allocation for Community Regeneration Funding (CRF) has
been made by Scottish Ministers at the threshold of the 15% most deprived
datazones in Scotland. In Angus, the ROA will show how Angus Community
Planning Partnership and the communities of North Arbroath will invest CRF
and partners resources in addressing the issues in the three most deprived
datazones, but in a way that is deliverable, inclusive, meaningful and practical.
This means targeting the “real communities” which include those datazones
that surround these deprived most datazones and results in the inclusion of
one whole adjacent datazone and parts of another three adjacent datazones.
This is explained further below.

Table 2.2 SIMD04 analysis of 15% most deprived datazones in Angus

Datazone Total Working SIMD Income Employ Health Ed/skills Housing Access
Popn age popn Rank domain domain domain training domain domain
rank rank rank rank rank rank
S01000626 822 496 709
‘Dale’ 916 373 1180 1192 530 1999 4842
S01000620 680
Strathairlie 556 751 406 642 2654 724 2807 5885
S01000625
Cliffburn 386 867 614 906 2021 807 1522 3549

As the table above illustrates, the most significant aspects of deprivation
within Angus, and particularly in the three datazones in North Arbroath are:

• Income
• Employment
• Education/skills/training

Before a fuller analysis and investigation of the issues is presented here, it is
first necessary to look at the actual communities that will be targeted through
the ROA, and why.

The ‘Dale’ datazone S01000626 covers just over a half of the “natural
community” of ‘Dale’. Around 40% of datazone S01000634 makes up the

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remaining part of the whole community. Datazone S01000634 is ranked in
the 30-40% most deprived datazones in Scotland and comprises a total
population of 822. Around 60% of this datazone sits within a more affluent
neighbouring community, which therefore skews the entire datazone and does
not highlight the deprivation issues contained within it (ie 40% of the datazone
[a population of around 329] is within the community of ‘Dale’ and experiences
issues of deprivation).

There is a fairly active community group which meets and operates from the
Bruce Road Community Flat (see Section 4 on Community Engagement).
Interventions of any type within ‘Dale’ must address the issues felt and
experienced by the whole community, not solely to maintain momentum and
engagement with those community representatives who have been actively
involved in recent years, but also for reasons of practicality of delivering
services and of gathering and monitoring data, statistics and effective of
intervention. To target only datazone S01000626 would miss the opportunity
of maximum intervention, and most importantly, would have the potential to
divide the community and create exclusions where none exist currently.
Referring to the ROA Guidance, the additional datazone S01000634 is to be
targeted in conjunction with its neighbour S01000626 due to the reasons
outlined above, and to ensure a “fit to natural communities or
neighbourhoods”.

The “Strathairlie” datazone S01000620 stands alone as a whole community
and needs no adjustments for effective intervention.

The “Cliffburn” datazone S01000625 is similar to ‘Dale’. It covers around a
third of the natural community of Cliffburn. All of datazone S01000622
[population 547], around 80% of datazone S01000628 [population 447] and
around 20% of datazone S01000618 [population 165] make up the remaining
two thirds of the natural community of Cliffburn. Datazone S01000622 falls
within the 15-20% most deprived datazones and is ranked within the 10%
most deprived datazones in Scotland in terms of income – very much an area
of emerging significant deprivation. Datazone S01000628 is the 20.7% most
deprived datazone in Scotland and is ranked within the 15% most deprived
datazones in Scotland in terms of income. Around a fifth of its population live
in the more affluent neighbouring community. This minority of population has
a major impact on the entire datazone and has the effect of dramatically
skewing the whole datazone, masking the deprivation issues contained within
the majority of the population living in the community of Cliffburn. Datazone
S01000618 is mostly a fairly affluent area enjoying a setting beside Springfield
and Victoria Parks. However, 20% of the population in this datazone [165
people] live in the “natural community” of Cliffburn. It is felt the low income,
employment and skills/training issues experienced by this part of the
population is hidden within the overall statistics of the more affluent majority
population.

It is therefore the intention of Angus Community Planning Partnership to
include the small part of datazone S01000618 alongside the part population of
datazone S01000628, all of datazone S01000622 and the target datazone

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S01000625 to engage with the whole community, develop, deliver and
subsequently monitor the effectiveness of interventions put in place from this
ROA to address the regeneration issues identified.

The map in Appendix 1(a) demonstrates the above in visual terms.

The Cliffburn Association of Residents is also an established and effective
community group which covers and comprises members from the entire
“natural community” who have been actively involved in influencing and
engaging with the housing regeneration which has been ongoing within
Cliffburn for some time. Section 4 on Community Engagement provides more
detail.

The reasons outlined above for including an additional one full datazone and
three part datazones in targeting the North Arbroath communities result in the
following population to be addressed by geographic intervention identified in
this ROA:

Table 2.3 Datazone and target area populations

Datazone Total population in Total population in Totals

15% most deprived “natural 329
822
datazones community” & of 916
447
emerging 680
547
deprivation 165
3906
S01000634 (part) ‘Dale’ 329

S01000626 ‘Dale’ 822

S01000620 Strathairlie 916

S01000628 (part) Cliffburn 447

S01000625 Cliffburn 680

S01000622 Cliffburn 547

S01000618 (part) Cliffburn 165

Totals 2418 (62%) 1488 (38%)

The above table shows 62% of the total population to be targeted in this ROA
live in the 15% most deprived datazones in Scotland. This statistic would
appear to give the impression that there could be a dilution of focus of
intervention of Community Regeneration Funding towards the population in
the 15% most deprived datazones. However, it should be borne in mind that
we are starting from a very small population (2418) in the three most deprived
datazones and the effect of adding a small number (1488) for reasons of “fit to
natural communities” and “emerging significant deprivation” magnifies the
reduction of the 15% most deprived population. Partners believe deprivation
issues to be similar throughout the wider natural community to those
experienced by residents of the 15% most deprived datazones. It should also
be noted that a significant amount of partner resources are already
contributing to interventions in these localities and will be contributing a
significant amount of match funding to the interventions as outlined in Section
3 Outcomes and Outputs.

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Geographic Analysis and Targeting

As outlined above, the geographic communities in North Arbroath to be
targeted in this ROA are ‘Dale’, Strathairlie and Cliffburn. The ‘Dale’ and
Strathairlie areas are located on the northeastern side of Arbroath and were
both part of the 1997 Arbroath Community Regeneration Partnership, which
later became the Social Inclusion Partnership (SIP). SIP funding for the area
came to an end in March 2000. At that time a significant number of its
population were among the 10% most deprived in Scotland.

Major physical regeneration has taken place in the southern end of the
partnership area including the refurbishment of some blocks of flats and new
build by Angus Council, Angus Housing Association and Hillcrest Housing
Association along with some private development and community self-build.
Regeneration activities have not been limited to housing stock. Significant
development in community activism was made during the period of SIP
funding with the establishment of the Strathairlie Area Neighbourhood
Association (SANA) and the Bruce Road Community Flat, both of which have
links to other local partnerships, and a wealth of other local projects which
reflect the significant groundwork done by the (SIP) Community Development
Project and housing development staff in their initiation, as well as the
commitment of the full time and voluntary staff who run them.

Cliffburn is also located on the north-eastern side of Arbroath. It is an area
which was originally built to accommodate “overspill” from the Glasgow
population. For many years it has suffered from a lack of investment in
infrastructure and has been badly hit by the decline of local industry.
Unemployment figures remain relatively high – especially amongst those who
have never worked – as do other deprivation indices. Facilities in the area are
poor, and some of the housing stock, especially the ex-MOD property, has
suffered as a direct lack of investment. Although there are large numbers of
children, there is little for them to do locally outside school. The problems of
unemployment and poor provision of facilities continue to colour perceptions
of the area, and related contemporary issues such as drug and alcohol
misuse have an effect on health – both physical and mental. Over the last
few years, the Cliffburn Partnership, including the Cliffburn Association of
Residents, Angus Council, Communities Scotland and Angus Housing
Association, have been working in partnership on a major housing
redevelopment including some associated environmental and social
improvements. This is addressing most of the physical and housing issues
identified.

Community profiles of Strathairlie/’Dale’ and of Cliffburn have been
undertaken and compiled over the last year. These exercises drew on
existing information, surveys and research, and drew heavily on information
received from residents, local businesses and local workers. The profiles
provide excellent information about what residents want in their areas and
what issues they feel passionate about. Some information from these profiles
is contained in the analysis that follows later.

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From a data analysis point of view, some information is only available at Ward
level. ‘Dale’ and Strathairlie both fall within Brothock Ward, although the Ward
also includes around an additional 1500 of a population outwith the targeted
area. Where data is only available at Ward level, the information has been
used as a proxy where necessary. Similarly, the Cliffburn Ward also includes
around an additional 1500 of a population outwith the target area and again,
the information has been used as a proxy where necessary.

As well as identifying and targeting particular geographic areas of need within
the ROA target area, it is important that the needs of different groups within
the population of the ROA target area are addressed. In particular, equalities
groups all have resource and service requirements to meet their needs, and
act to close the opportunity gap. In some cases, such services and resources
will require to be delivered differently to address particular barriers.

Table 2.4 Population analysis

Census 2001

Total Total % No. % No. % No.
people people people working working
people working people with a of of age age
limiting working working people people
in target age with a long age with age with perman- perman-
term limiting a ently ently
area people limiting illness long limiting sick/ sick/
term long disabled disabled
in target long 220 illness term
175 illness 7.68 54
area term 419 17.83 7.68 43
814 17.83 126 7.44 81
illness 16.68 99 7.59 178
20120 17.31
‘Dale’ 1151 706 19.10 1027872 181 5.20 3560
916 556 19.10 13.31 406 7.44 244407
Strathairlie 1084 22.76 17.19
Cliffburn 1839 2346 20.84 9111
Total ROA 3906 564703
areas 68462 18.56
Angus 108400 3285047 20.30
Scotland 5062011

‘Dale’ No. house % working No. working % lone No. lone % Ethnic
Holds age people age people parent parent Group –
Strathairlie looking after looking after households households non white
447 family family
Cliffburn 437 19.24 86 0.31
Total ROA 775 10.11 71 19.24 84 0.31
areas 1659 10.11 56 67 0.04
Angus 82 8.61 237 0.22
46945 7.60 209 14.21
Scotland 2192246 8.90 2691 0.79
3622 5.7 151452 2.01
5.29 181006 6.9
5.51

The table above illustrates some distinctive aspects of the population of the
ROA target area, compared with Angus as a whole, and with Scotland as a
whole. In particular the table shows the difference between the ROA target
area and Angus and Scotland as a whole for a number of key social exclusion
and deprivation factors: people with a long term limiting illness, working age
people with a limiting long term illness, working age people permanently
sick/disabled, working age people looking after family, and lone parent
households. These factors of deprivation and social exclusion feature much

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more significantly in the ROA target area than in Angus as a whole. For
example:

• 20.84% of the target area population have a limiting long term
illness compared with 18.56% of the Angus population as a whole.

• 17.31% of the working age target population have a limiting long
term illness compared with 13.31% of the Angus working age
population as a whole.

• 7.59% of the working age target population are permanently
sick/disabled compared with 5.20% of the Angus working age
population as a whole.

• 8.9% of the working age target population look after family
compared with 5.29% of the Angus working age population as a
whole.

• 14.21% of households in the target areas are lone parent compared
to only 5.7% in Angus as a whole. This is particularly acute in ‘Dale’
and Strathairlie.

All the factors highlighted above act as considerable constraints to people
entering or re-entering the job market, the primary means for people and their
families to move out of poverty and deprivation. The large number of people
in the target area who are permanently sick/disabled and have a limiting long
term illness may not be able to enter the job market in any form due to the
nature of their illness or disability.

Table 2.5 Population age profile

Census 2001

Total No. No. No. % % working % pension
pension children age (16-64) age (65 +)
Population children working age (65 +) (0-15)
65.51 8.60
(0-15) age (16-64) 99 25.89 64.52 12.88
118 22.60 62.86 12.18
‘Dale’ 1151 298 754 224 24.96 64.03 11.29
441 24.68
Strathairlie 916 207 591 60.28 20.93
22688 18.79 62.19 18.61
Cliffburn 1839 459 1156 942041 19.20

Total ROA 3906 964 2501
area

Angus 108400 20368 65344

Scotland 5062011 971906 3148064

The table illustrates the differences of the population profile of the target areas
compared with Angus as a whole. For example:

• 24.68% of the target population are children compared with 18.79%
of the Angus population as a whole.

• 64.03% of the target population are of working age compared with
60.28% of the Angus population as a whole.

• 11.29% of the target population are of pension age compared with
20.93% of the Angus population as a whole.

Tables 2.4 and 2.5 fit together to highlight a larger proportion of children living
in the target area and a higher proportion of lone parent households. The
area profiles undertaken in ‘Dale’/Strathairlie and in Cliffburn have highlighted

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a need to look at childcare provision which has also been echoed by the
Angus Childcare Partnership. Whilst the information in the surveys does not
specifically state there is a shortage of childcare provision, this appears to be
largely due to the higher numbers of parents, specifically lone parent
households, who are unemployed and staying at home – and therefore not in
need of childcare. It is felt by workers and parents alike, that should
education, training or employment opportunities be taken up by a large
number of those unemployed lone parent households, this would highlight the
fact that there would be insufficient childcare places available locally and
affordably, to cater for the increased demand. The Angus Childcare
Partnership has particularly highlighted the need to look at issues of financial
sustainability for current childcare and out of school provision.

The above table also highlights a larger proportion of working age people in
the target area but also a higher proportion of working age people with limiting
long term illness or who are permanently sick/disabled and a higher proportion
of working age people looking after family. This information impacts on the
employment focus below.

Building Strong Safe and Attractive Communities

Table 2.6 Housing Tenure

All households % households % households % households
owner occupied social rented private rented
2001
42.01 56.48 1.52
‘Dale’ 447 24.26 73.00 2.75
48.03 46.96 5.01
Strathairlie 437 38.10 58.81 9.28
64.95 24.61 10.44
Cliffburn 775 62.59 29.41 8.00

Total ROA area 1659

Angus 46945

Scotland 2192246

The table illustrates the total number of households by tenure in the ROA
target areas in 2001 compared with Angus as a whole and with Scotland as a
whole.

• There are a total of 1659 households within the target areas.
• Cliffburn has the highest number of households with 775
• The target areas have a significantly different pattern of household

tenure to Angus as a whole. In particular, in Strathairlie 73% of
household tenures are in the social rented sector compared with
24.61% in Angus as a whole. This is predominantly due to the
major housing redevelopment undertaken a few years ago which
provided the tenure mix requested by the community at the time.
• The level of owner occupation in the ROA target areas is
significantly lower than Angus as a whole. Only 38.10% of
households in the ROA target areas are owner occupier by tenure,
compared to 64.95% in Angus as a whole.

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Building Strong Safe and Attractive Communities: Community Safety

Some evidence is available from the Strathairlie/’Dale’ and Cliffburn
Community Profiles which were undertaken recently. This shows that
although crime rates as a whole for Angus are lower per 10,000 of the
population than that for Scotland as a whole (563 vs 823) the reported crime
incidence of vandalism in the target areas is higher than the average for either
Angus or Scotland as a whole, which certainly bears out anecdotal information
obtained from both residents and community police officers.

Crime tends to fall into the categories of vandalism to property and to cars,
which mirrors concerns voiced by residents and tenants as far back as 1997
in the research project carried out by the Community Education Dept.
Perceptions amongst officers are that there is a core of “invisible” young
males strongly associated with problems in the Cliffburn area. They are
deemed “invisible” as they are for the most part not tenants themselves, but
living with either parents or partners in the area, and therefore Anti Social
Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) can be difficult to obtain. Many of these young
males form the core of those who have never worked, come from families
experiencing second or third generation unemployment, or who have
otherwise economically unviable lifestyles.

Angus Community Warden Scheme became operational in May 2004, with six
wardens working in designated areas within Arbroath and Forfar. In Arbroath,
the wardens are working in the same areas as those targeted in this ROA, ie
‘Dale’, Strathairlie and Cliffburn. A community survey was undertaken in
August 2004 to establish further baseline data and to assess whether
residents felt there had been any impact from the presence of the wardens in
the two months they had been operational. Overall the results were fairly
positive although there is still a long way to go to reduce the overall level of
crime and to ensure people feel safe and secure in their own communities.
The survey highlighted the following amongst its findings:

• 21 reported house break-ins between April – June 2004.
• 55 cases of reported vandalism between April – June 2004.
• 110 reported incidents of youths causing annoyances between

April – June 2004.
• 81 reported disturbances between April – June 2004.
• Only 27.03% of residents feel fairly safe or very safe in their

neighbourhood when walking alone after dark.
• Only 23.19% of residents feel the neighbourhood they live in is

very good or fairly good (between August 2003 – July 2004.)
• 23.31% of residents are fairly or very worried about dog fouling in

their neighbourhood (between August 2003 – July 2004)
• 10.77% of residents are fairly or very worried about fire raising in

their neighbourhood (between August 2003 – July 2004)
• 21.86% of residents are fairly or very worried about young people

hanging about in their neighbourhood (between August 2003 – July
2004)

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• 22.88% of residents are fairly or very worried about people who
have been drinking or using drugs in their neighbourhood (between
August 2003 – July 2004)

• 22.37% of residents are fairly or very worried about vandalism or
damage to property in their neighbourhood (between August 2003 –
July 2004)

• 21.27% of residents are fairly or very worried about rubbish lying
around their neighbourhood (between August 2003 – July 2004)

• 13.28% of residents are fairly or very worried about noisy
neighbours or loud parties in their neighbourhood (between August
2003 – July 2004)

The above survey results provide a baseline and insight into reported and
perceived crime in the target areas. Whilst the Community Wardens will
continue working towards addressing these issues, Angus Community
Planning Partnership felt an opportunity presented itself to involve local
people more in ‘securing’ their neighbourhoods and becoming more actively
involved. It is Angus Community Planning Partnerships intention to work with
local people and identify two unemployed people, ideally aged 16-24 (see
table 2.8) willing to become involved and work alongside the Community
Wardens as “Community Champions”. This will also provide training and
employment for those residents, which will assist in raising their self esteem
and confidence, assist them in becoming more actively involved in their
neighbourhood, and provide them with skills that will enable and encourage
them to build on these skills through further training and employment.

Getting People Back to Work

Table 2.7 Current Income: Getting People Back to Work

% of adults and children in % of population Income Deprived

households receiving key (SIMD04)

income benefits and credits 2002

‘Dale’ 38.30 27.92

Strathairlie 37.60 37.55

Cliffburn 33.05 27.68

Average for Total 36.32 29.42

ROA areas

Angus 11.70 11.75

Scotland 15.00 14.95

The table above illustrates the percentage of households in the target ROA
areas which receive key income benefits and credits in 2002. The following
can be seen:

• 36.32% of the target area households are in receipt of key income
benefits and credits compared with 11.70% for Angus as a whole.
Adults and children in households in the target ROA areas are more
than three times as likely to be in receipt of key income benefits
compared to adults and children in households in Angus as a
whole.

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• The percentage of households in receipt of key income benefits and
credits is more than double the national average.

• Almost a third of the population of the target ROA areas are Current
Income deprived

Another key indicator of low incomes and families living in poverty, is the
number of pupils entitled to free school meals. This information is available at
school level which unfortunately does not easily lend itself to being
aggregated into datazones or even wards. However, we can look at the
information for the primary and secondary schools (Jan. 2004) which include
the target ROA areas in their catchment area.

• ‘Dale’ and Strathairlie are both in the catchment area for
Warddykes primary school.

• Cliffburn is in the catchment area for Hayshead Primary School.
• St Thomas’ Roman Catholic primary school is situated within

Cliffburn, although its catchment is Roman Catholics.
• Arbroath Academy is the secondary school which serves ‘Dale’,

Strathairlie and Cliffburn.
• 42.61% of pupils in Warddykes primary school are entitled to

free school meals.
• 40.65% of pupils in Hayshead primary school are entitled to free

school meals
• 40.17% of pupils in St. Thomas’ primary school are entitled to

free school meals.
• 26.02% of pupils in Arbroath Academy are entitled to free school

meals.

Table 2.8 Unemployment: Getting People Back into Work

(2004, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics)

% % working % working % % % %
unemploy unemploy
working age age unemploy unemploy ed people ed people
aged 16- aged 50+
age popn population population ed people ed people 24
11.85
claiming in receipt unemployed who are who have 32.23 11.85
32.23 21.02
JSA of IB or long term never 33.52 14.91
32.66
SDA or unemploy worked 20.90
27.51 17.97
New Deal ed 27.84

‘Dale’ 6.81 22.60 8.25 30.33 10.43

Strathairlie 8.68 27.50 8.25 30.33 10.43

Cliffburn 7.46 19.55 6.96 27.84 15.91

Avg for 7.65 23.22 7.82 29.50 12.26
total ROA

areas

Angus 2.79 10.30 3.85 32.86 7.72

Scotland 2.73 13.80 3.97 33.61 11.89

The table illustrates the percentage of the working age population within the
ROA target areas who are unemployed, their age profile and duration of
unemployment; and those in receipt of Incapacity Benefit or Serious Disability
Allowance or who are Compulsory New Deal participants; and those claiming
Job Seeker Allowance.

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• 7.65% of the target ROA areas population are claiming Job Seekers
Allowance compared to 2.79% in Angus as a whole.

• 23.22% of the target ROA areas population are on employment
related benefit compared to 10.3% in Angus as a whole.

• 7.82% of the target ROA area’s population is unemployed
compared with 3.85% in Angus as a whole

• 12.26% of unemployed people in the target ROA areas have never
worked compared to 7.72% in Angus as a whole.

• 32.66% of unemployed people in the target ROA areas are aged
between 16-24 compared to 27.51% in Angus as a whole

This information shows a particular issue of unemployment in the target ROA
areas. The ROA target areas have more than twice the rate of
unemployment, Job Seekers Allowance claimants and income related benefits
than Angus as a whole. People living in the target ROA areas are also more
likely to have never worked than in Angus as a whole and there is a higher
concentration of unemployed people aged 16-24 in the target ROA areas than
in Angus as a whole.

Improving Health

Table 2.9 Hospital Admissions

Emergency Coronary Cancer Respiratory Estimated
admissions disease GP
admissions heart disease – both sexes admissions consultation
– all ages – – both sexes rate per
- both sexes admissions – rate/100,000 – all ages – person
(2003) rate/100,000 (2003)
– all ages both sexes –
2616 1460 3
rate/100,000 all ages – 1747 2620 3
3715 1329 3
(2003) rate/100,000 3120 1551 3

(2003) 2074 1246 2.94
2564 1318 2.89
‘Dale’ 9002 609

Strathairlie 11463 328

Cliffburn 9076 689

Average for 9847 602
total ROA areas

Angus 8490 727

Scotland 9022 692

Table 2.10 Health: Improving Health

Hospital Hospital Estimated % of % of children Low weight live
breast-
admissions admissions population feeding at 6-8 singleton
week review
for alcohol for drugs prescribed (2003) births rate per

misuse – misuse – drugs for 15.76 1000 live
14.29
rate/100,000 rate/100,000 anxiety, 16.67 singleton
16.07
(2003) (2003) depression or 36.78 births (2002)
36.10
psychosis

(2003)

‘Dale’ 942.82 91.24 8.48 45.46
Strathairlie 846.07 54.59 0.00
Cliffburn 617.68 31.80 9.32
Total ROA areas 743.20 52.04 45.46
Angus 434.27 8.01 38.96
Scotland 734.48 28.6 20.00
121.46 8.33 24.87

7.12

7.52

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Tables 2.9 and 2.10 illustrate a variety of indicators relating to health including
hospital admissions for various reasons, GP consultation rates and maternity
indicators.

• The rate/100,000 of emergency, cancer and respiratory disease
admissions is greater in the target ROA areas than in Angus as a
whole

• The rate/100,000 of emergency admissions is particularly high in
Strathairlie

• Whilst the rate/100,000 of hospital admissions for alcohol misuse in
the target ROA areas is only slightly higher than the national figure,
it is much higher than in Angus as a whole.

• Whilst the rate/100,000 of hospital admissions for drugs misuse in
the target ROA areas is less than half the national figure, it is
almost double the figure for Angus.

• The highest rate/100,000 for hospital admissions for drugs misuse
Is within ‘Dale’.

• A higher percentage of the population in the target ROA areas is
prescribed drugs for anxiety, depression or psychosis.

• Only 16.07% of children are breastfeeding at the 6-8 week review
compared with 36.78% for Angus as a whole.

• The target ROA areas, particularly ‘Dale’ and Cliffburn, have almost
twice the rate of low weight births compared with Angus as a
whole.

Education/Training/Skills

Table 2.11 Education: School Education

No. on S4 Avg Avg tariff No. on % S5 attain 1 % S5 attain 3 % S5 attain 5
roll tariff score all S5 roll or more or more
(‘02/03) score S4 pupils (‘02/03) awards at awards at or more
all S4 in lowest SCQF level 6 SCQF level 6
26 pupils 20% in 22 or better or better awards at
12 Scotland 4
32 109 33.05 23.2 SCQF level 6
70 82 47 22 50 25
39 48 or better
131 48 59.05 9.13
‘Dale’ 118 46 50.33 15.4 9.8
Strathairlie 0
Cliffburn 60.4 35.6 0
Total/Avg 51 29.3
ROA areas 2.8
Angus
Scotland 1290 169 51 916 14.3
61009 168 53 46187 12.4

‘Dale’ ROA No. on % S6 attain 1 or more % S6 attain 3 or more % S6 attain 5 or more
Strathairlie S6 roll awards at SCQF level awards at SCQF level 6 awards at SCQF level
Cliffburn (‘02/03) 6 or better or better 6 or better
Total/Avg
areas 10 12.5 12.5 0
Angus 4 75 25 0
Scotland 0 0
10 22.5 7.1 0
24 27.1
44.7 32.1
579 66.7 41.3 26.1
27362 61.5

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The information in table 2.11 above is drawn from schools which include the
target ROA areas in their catchment area (see list in the ‘Getting People Back
to Work’ section above).

• The data shows pupils in the secondary school which serves the
target ROA area do not perform as well as those in Angus as a
whole.

• The data also shows that more pupils in the target ROA area leave
school before S5 and S6 than in Angus as a whole. For example, a
smaller proportion (34.29%) of pupils in the target ROA areas stay
on at school until S6 than in Angus as a whole (44.88%)

Table 2.12 School Leaver Destinations (by postcode/school)

Angus Council Education Department: Arbroath High School, Arbroath Academy and Brechin

High School 09.09.03-06.09.04

Total College Employment Unknown Other

Dale 21 8 3 91

Strathairlie 11 4 1 6

Cliffburn 26 11 3 12

Total ROA 58 23 7 27 1

areas

% 100% 40% 12% 46% 2%

Table 2.13 School Leaver Destinations (by school)

Careers Scotland

Leavers Unemployed Other known Not known

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

Arbroath 124 120 17 37 11 2 50

Academy 13.71% 30.83% 8.87% 1.67% 4.03% 0%

Angus 1341 1373 68 162 131 24 36 11

Total

Table 2.14 Angus College enrolments

Angus College 2003/04 (by postcode)

16-19 yr olds 20-24 yr olds
25
Dale 26 10
5
Strathairlie 12 40
587
Cliffburn 31

Total ROA areas 69

Angus College Total 1140

Table 2.15 Skillseekers 16-24 yr olds
13
Scottish Enterprise Tayside, 14.6.05 4
8
Dale 25
Strathairlie 227
Cliffburn
Total ROA areas
Arbroath Total

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• Almost half of school leavers identified by postcode as living within the
ROA area go to an ‘unknown’ destination, which is likely to include
significant numbers going into unemployment.

• Almost 31% of Arbroath Academy school leavers go into unemployment

Thematic Analysis and Targeting

During the process of collating and analysing the information for this ROA,
Angus Community Planning Partnership identified emerging areas of
deprivation in two datazones in the Harbour area of Arbroath (S01000608 and
S01000610), and in the Drumachlie datazone in Brechin (S01000692). (See
maps in Appendix 1(a) and 1(b) . These areas are well known “hot spots” for
high levels of unemployment, and despite previous and current initiatives and
investments to address these issues, the SIMD04 still highlights these areas
as overall emerging areas of deprivation. The two Arbroath Harbour
datazones feature within the worst 15% in Scotland in terms of Income
domain and Employment domain and the Brechin (Drumachlie) datazone falls
within the worst 15% in Scotland in terms of Income domain.

Angus Community Planning Partnership is determined to ensure maximum
focus and impact in using the CRF in the worst 15% datazones. As can be
seen above, a case is clearly made for including some “part” datazones
adjacent to the 15% datazones in recognising “natural communities” and
emerging areas of deprivation within these natural communities. It was
therefore not the intention of Angus Community Planning Partnership to try to
address a larger number of geographic datazones which could in effect dilute
the impact of the CRF and partners resources. A careful analysis of these
three datazones was undertaken.

Table 2.16 Population analysis

Census 2001

Total No. Total % % % % % lone %
people workin working working parent Ethnic
people house workin with a g age age age house Group
limiting people people people holds – non
in target holds g age long with perman- looking white
term limiting ently after 5.29
area people illness long sick/ family 4.81 0.97
term disabld 5.15 0.53
in 27.34 illness 5.62 0.84
8.75 5.7 0.79
target 19.94 19.12 6.27
7.44
area 25.10 16.43 5.84
18.56 8.16 5.29
Arbroath 1745 1153 1157 18.31 5.20
Harbour 13.31
Brechin 753 499 503
(Drumachlie)
Total 2498 1652 1660
108400 46945 68462
Angus

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Table 2.17 Population age profile

Census 2001

Total No. No working No. % children % working % pension
pension (0-15) age (16-64) age (65 +)
Popn childre age (16-64) age (65 +)
13.18 66.30 20.52
n 358 17.93 66.80 15.27
14.61 66.45 18.94
(0-15) 115 18.79 60.28 20.93

Arbroath 1745 230 1157 473
Harbour 22688

Brechin 753 135 503
(Drumachlie)

Total 2498 365 1660

Angus 108400 20368 65344

Table 2.18 Current Income: Getting People Back to Work

% of adults and children in % of population Income Deprived

households receiving key income (SIMD04)

benefits and credits 2002

Arbroath Harbour 29.6 29.57

Brechin 29.7 29.75

Average 29.6 29.62

Angus 11.70 11.75

Table 2.19 Unemployment: Getting People Back into Work

(2004, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics)

% % working % working % un- % un- % un- % un-
employd employed
working age age popn employed employed people people
aged 16- aged 50+
age popn population un- people who people 24
20.00
claiming in receipt of employed are long who have 26.19 14.29
17.15
JSA IB or SDA term un- never 35.29 20.90

or New employed worked 30.74
27.51
Deal

2002

Arbroath 8.75 26.1 8.31 37.14 6.19
Harbour

Brechin 8.20 23.4 5.82 42.86 6.72
(Drumachlie)

Average 8.56 25.2 7.07 40.00 6.46

Angus 2.79 10.30 3.85 32.86 7.72

Table 2.20 Hospital Admissions

(2003, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics)

Emergency Coronary heart Cancer Respiratory Estimated GP
admissions – disease consultation
admissions disease both sexes – admissions – both rate per
all ages – sexes – all ages – person
– both admissions – both rate/100,000 rate/100,000
3
sexes – all sexes – all ages – 2946 1819
3
ages rate/100,000 138 2390
3
rate/100,000 1028 2009 2.94
2074 1246
Arbroath 10379 2064

Harbour

Brechin 9896 552
(Drumachlie)

Average 10018 872

Angus 8490 727

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Table 2.21 Health: Improving Health

(2003, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics)

Hospital Hospital Estimated % of % of children Low weight live
breast- singleton births
admissions admissions population feeding at 6-8 rate per 1000 live
week review singleton births
for alcohol for drugs prescribed drugs for (2003) (2002)

misuse – misuse – anxiety, depression 17.15 71.43

rate/100,000 rate/100,000 or psychosis 20.00 0.00

Arbroath 1548.95 77.55 8.90 18.10 47.62
36.78 20.00
Harbour

Brechin 1261.62 199.20 6.83

(Drumachlie)

Average 1453.17 118.10 8.21

Angus 434.27 28.60 7.12

Table 2.22 School Leaver Destinations (by postcode/school)

Angus Council Education Department: Arbroath High School, Arbroath Academy and Brechin

High School 09.09.03-06.09.04

Total College Employment Unknown Other

Abroath 22 10 2 10

Harbour

Brechin 43 1 0

Drumachlie

Total 26 13 3 10

Table 2.23 School Leaver Destinations (by school)

Careers Scotland

Leavers Unemployed Other known Not known
2003 2004
2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004
54
Arbroath 213 217 10 15 16 7 2.35% 1.84%

High 4.69% 6.91% 7.51% 3.23%

School

Brechin 135 114 6 17 21 5 2 0
1.48% 0%
High 4.44% 14.91% 15.56% 4.39%

School

Total 348 331 16 32 37 12 74
36 11
Angus 1341 1373 68 162 131 24

Total

Table 2.24 Angus College enrolments

Angus College, 2003/04 (by postcode)

16-19 yr olds 20-24 yr olds
21
Arbroath Harbour 34 5
26
Brechin Drumachlie 11 587

Total 45

Angus College Total 1140

Table 2.25 Skillseekers

Scottish Enterprise Tayside, 14.6.05

16-24 yr olds

Arbroath Harbour 18

Brechin Drumachlie 5

Total 23

Arbroath Total 227

Brechin Total 86

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The above information allows us to form the following picture of these three
datazones acknowledged as areas of emerging deprivation:

• 25.10% of the thematic area population have a limiting long term
illness compared with 18.56% for Angus as a whole.

• 18.31% of the working age population in the thematic area have a
limiting long term illness compared with 13.31% for Angus as a
whole

• 8.16% of the working age population in the thematic area are
permanently sick/disabled compared with 5.20% for Angus as a
whole

• 29.6% of adults and children in households in the thematic area are
receiving key income benefits and credits compared with 11.70%
for Angus as a whole

• 29.62% of the thematic area population are income deprived
compared with 11.75% for Angus as a whole

• 8.56% of the thematic area working age population are claiming
Job Seeker Allowance compared with 2.79% for Angus as a whole

• 25.2% of the thematic area working age population are in receipt of
Income Benefit or Severe Disability Allowance or are participating
under the New Deal compared with 10.30% for Angus as a whole

• 7.07% of the working age population in the thematic area are
unemployed compared with 3.85% for Angus as a whole, and
66.45% of the thematic area population is of working age compared
with 60.28% for Angus as a whole.

• 40% of unemployed people in the thematic area are long term
unemployed compared with 32.86% for Angus as a whole

• 30.74% of unemployed people in the thematic area are aged 16-24
compared with 27.51% in Angus as a whole.

• 50% of school leavers identified as living in ROA postcodes go to
‘unknown’ or ‘other’ destinations. Of these, it is likely that a
significant proportion are unemployed.

• An average of almost 11% of school leavers from catchment area
schools go into unemployment

• There are more hospital admissions from the thematic area
compared with Angus as a whole, in particular, coronary heart
disease admissions from the Arbroath Harbour area are almost
three times the Angus comparable.

• There are significantly more hospital admissions for alcohol and
drugs misuse in the thematic areas than in Angus as a whole.

• Maternity statistics are worse in the thematic area than in Angus as
a whole.

The statistics regarding lower rates of breastfeeding and a higher incidence of
low weight births are known and recognised by NHS Tayside who are
continuing to address this through existing interventions.

All the information relating to the Arbroath Harbour area and Brechin
(Drumachlie) shows an acute issue with a relatively significant proportion of

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the population being of working age, but also a significant proportion of that
population having employment related issues, such as: low incomes,
unemployment, long term unemployment, higher proportion of young
unemployed, limiting long term illness, health issues and drug and alcohol
issues.

This analysis is comparable with, and in many cases more acute, than the
analysis of the geographic ROA areas as outlined above. It led Angus
Community Planning Partnership to identify a thematic client group requiring
intervention and support. The group isn’t just unemployed people, but
specifically “hard to reach” unemployed people, whether they are hard to
reach through the length of their unemployment, their physical health
condition, their mental health condition or some other reason.

In attempting to address employment issues for the geographic ROA
population, Angus Community Planning Partnership is keen to address hard
to reach groups, in addition to addressing unemployment and employment
support generally. As outlined above, partners such as Jobcentre Plus,
Careers Scotland, Scottish Enterprise Tayside, Angus College and Angus
Council Training Services are currently active in this area. However, it is felt
there is a need to introduce a specific Employability Project to ensure
dedicated resources and time are invested in engaging and working directly
with hard to reach unemployed individuals. The ROA offers an opportunity to
partners to further consolidate current provision, while introducing additional
elements that can offer added value.

Two areas that have been identified as gaps in current partner provision are:
support for those not ready to participate in formal programmes on offer; and
aftercare, with individual support for a short period in employment, to ensure
the best chance of sustaining that employment. This project is directly
relevant to some of the issues highlighted in the analysis of the geographic
ROA areas.

However, Angus Community Planning Partnership felt it was not only
opportune, but essential, to recognise the same, and in some cases more
acute, issues experienced by the people living in the Harbour area of Arbroath
and in the Drumachlie area of Brechin, and ensure they are also targeted by
this new initiative. Not wishing to further “dilute” the focus of Community
Regeneration Funding by introducing more datazones outwith the 15%, Angus
Community Planning Partnership wish to identify a thematic client group –
hard to reach unemployed people, across North Arbroath, Arbroath Harbour
and in East Brechin, to target and support through an employability project.
Angus Council, Scottish Enterprise Tayside, Jobcentre Plus, Angus College
and Communities Scotland are currently working together to finalise the
details of this project. The costs involved with establishing the employability
project are anticipated to be roughly the same whether or not a larger group of
people are targeted. Partners are already discussing the implications of
delivering the service in Brechin (Drumachlie) although at this point it is
anticipated this will be done via existing employment related provision. Angus
Community Planning Partnership is confident there will be no dilution of focus

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or outcomes by including this disadvantaged thematic client group in this
ROA.

In line with Guidance, no more than 20% of the Community
Regeneration Fund will be directed to this thematic client group.

Current service provision

The previous sections detail the level of need in the target ROA areas with
regard to Building Strong, Safe and Attractive Communities, Getting People
Back to Work, Improving Health, and Raising Education Attainment.

There are a number of projects and services being delivered via partners and
by projects within the target ROA areas. These include:

• Bruce Rd Community Flat – food co-op, community activities,
fundraising activities, capacity building projects, monthly newsletter
production, and provision of a crèche.

• Strathairlie Area Neighbourhood Association, despite the loss of a
development worker, continues to work with Augment in addressing
issues for people with mental health issues, remains a registered
tenants association, is fundraising for a playpark and provides
premises for local leisure and education sessions (homeopathic first
aid workshop).

• Cliffburn Residents Association is actively engaged in stock transfer
issues. The multi agency Cliffburn Partnership is involved in
addressing wider regeneration issues in the area.

• Regenerate! North Arbroath was established with European and
partners’ funding and is a team which aims to address regeneration
issues across North Arbroath. Most recent and relevant successes
include the production of the ‘Dale’/Strathairlie and the Cliffburn
community profiles.

• Voluntary organisation/volunteer capacity building initiative by
Angus College, Angus Association of Voluntary Organisations, and
Volunteer Centre Angus

• Jobcentre Plus Community Advisers working with communities with
highest levels of unemployment

• Community Learning and Development projects such as youth
council, web design group, and street work

• Local business community developing a major tourist event
• School involvement in the “eco-schools” developments
• Range of voluntary organisations and projects involved in youth

work, physical activity, community safety etc
• Projects supported by the Arbroath & Area Partnership (including

proposals for a Credit Union, litter reduction campaign)

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• Saltire Leisure Centre which is the principal leisure resource for the
whole of North Arbroath. Resources include: fitness and health
suite, badminton, basketball, football, short tennis court and
sunbeds, aerobics and body toning sessions, martial arts classes,
carpet bowls sessions, crèche, junior sessions and holiday clubs
and regular parent and toddler sessions.

• Variety of local shops including a SPAR, laundrette, Chinese
takeaway, bakery, newsagent with an off licence and a small
second hand car dealership.

It is accepted the majority of these groups, partnerships and projects are all
undertaking valuable work in their own rights, but North Arbroath and in
particular the target ROA areas are not benefiting from the maximum impact
and added value they could potentially bring by being more closely co-
ordinated and aligned with the outcomes proposed in this Regeneration
Outcome Agreement and the real issues faced by these communities. This
led the Angus Community Planning Partnership to suggest and agree to a
Community Regeneration Officer to be funded by Community Regeneration
Funding. This post holder will: work with existing community groups to ensure
they are fully informed and involved in the development, delivery and
monitoring of the ROA; work with existing groups and partnerships to ensure
co-ordination of issues and activities to maximise the impact of experience
and delivery of outcomes; co-ordinate information and enable data sharing to
ensure efficiency of issue identification, baseline identification and ongoing
monitoring requirements; manage and co-ordinate projects and activities and
provide ongoing support and assistance; and manage and co-ordinate
monitoring arrangements for the ROA and evaluation requirements.

In the interests of filling this post as soon as possible to ensure the postholder
will be able to work with the local community and further develop, implement
and monitor progress of the ROA, Angus Community Planning Partnership
sought and received approval from Communities Scotland to expend some
Community Regeneration Funding for this post in advance of a final ROA
being approved (although delays in the bidding process make it likely that
Community Voices funding will cover requirements for this post in the first
year). Recruitment for this post is now under way.

The issues identified under Building Strong Safe and Attractive Communities
relate largely to issues addressed by the Anti Social Behaviour Strategy.
North Arbroath has seen some very early small successes with the
Community Wardens in the areas. Given the issues identified and the desire
to make optimum impact from the Community Wardens, Angus Community
Planning Partnership wishes to work with the Community Safety Team,
members of the community, and particularly local unemployed people, to
employ two “Community Champions”. The Community Champions will work
with local people to increase their confidence and ability to link to statutory
agencies to help address local issues in terms of actual and perceived crime,
and other issues that impact on a “strong, safe and attractive community”.
Community safety and confidence is intended to support people to seek work.
The project includes important opportunities to address financial inequality.

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Under the priority “Getting People Back to Work”, it is accepted that there are
training and employment opportunities in Arbroath, but there seems to be a
gap in what is provided, and those in need taking up opportunities. The
Community Regeneration Officer’s post will assist in further developing links
with existing training providers, particularly Angus College and Angus Council
Training Services which provide valuable further education and training in the
area. There are however, some gaps in provision that are hoped to be filled,
with the following being supported by Community Regeneration Funding:

• “Give a little – get a lot” volunteering initiative. This project will
provide a dedicated part-time worker to recruit, train and support
local volunteers to provide a range of assistance to local people
and groups in the area, benefiting disabled, elderly, lone parents
and isolated individuals.

• “Ta Ta Tay Benefits” is a freephone information service on
community help/training that is being established across Tayside.
Jobcentre Plus, Careers Scotland, Scottish Enterprise Tayside,
the Local Authorities and Communities Scotland are all
contributing to establishing this service. In the context of this
ROA, a small contribution from Angus’s Community Regeneration
Funding will enable additional specific targeting of advertising
within the target ROA areas to ensure awareness of this service
amongst those most in need.

• Free school meals for families starting employment. This project
will target unemployed people who would be financially worse off
in employment, or less than £30 better off per week, where a lack
of free school meals could have a major impact (especially in
larger families). The intention is to provide free school meals for
the first six months of employment.

• Employability project. This project will be an intensive one to
one support project that will work with unemployed and hard to
reach unemployed individuals, to support and assist them to a
stage where they can link in to existing partner provision, and
provide aftercare support once employment is obtained.

• Augment – is a mental health service user-led charity, working
with group members to develop self-esteem and confidence whilst
also developing their employability skills. Funding will support the
installation of a very large modular portacabin type building, gifted
by GlaxoSmithKline in Montrose, which will provide around 10
additional ‘meeting rooms’ within the ROA area, available also to
other projects and the local community. The building will be
developed using the ‘Clubhouse’ model to also target those who
have experience of substance misuse, homelessness and long-
term unemployment, and will incorporate a transitional
employment scheme.

The health of individuals and communities affects their ability to take more
control over their own lives. The better people feel about themselves, and the
less they are exposed to risks such as poverty, weaknesses in services or

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support networks, the more empowered to take action they will be. The
statistics within this document demonstrate the differences in health outcome
for the ROA area when compared to Angus and Scotland as a whole. A
Community Health Involvement Worker will help to address some of these
inequalities by increasing the capacity within the community to access
opportunities, both directly and indirectly, for taking part in community life and
training/employment. The worker will support local people to identify gaps in
provision or ease of availability; work with local people to take more
responsibility for their own health, and contribute to the joint inter-agency
health improvement agenda. The worker will also work with service providers
to tailor existing services to community needs and to maximise the impact of
the services which are currently available. The focus of the post will improve
the co-ordination of services provided for specific client groups and build the
capacity of the community to respond to issues of concern. Community
capacity building will include supporting groups (eg for smoking cessation and
a walking initiative) and providing training.

Whilst there are issues relating to school education in the target ROA areas,
Angus Council’s Education Dept is already aware of these and working to
address these inequalities. More co-ordination with Angus College, Angus
Training Services and with Determined to Succeed, will hopefully produce
results in the medium term. There are however additional support
mechanisms and initiatives that can be put in place to address further
education and increased economic activity, through the Community
Regeneration Fund:

• Community Gardening Business. This project will provide formal
training in gardening skills to unemployed people, with the
intention of regular support to the elderly and infirm who cannot
tend their own gardens. It has the capacity to impact on the
health of trainees, and improve the well being of the community
by improving the environment. There is anecdotal evidence from
an existing scheme to provide services to the elderly and infirm
that a viable market exists for the service. CRF will support the
early development of a potentially self-sustaining social economy
business. There may also be opportunities to put in place short
term training to cover one-off or shorter term projects taking place,
such as involvement in tree planting or the development of a local
playpark. A possible tie in with the Community Health
Involvement Worker will be explored in the development of a
“Green Gym” with a group meeting regularly to carry out light
activities such as gardening, growing vegetables, healthy eating,
environmental projects and nature walks.

• Childcare Support/Training. This project will provide training for
local people as crèche workers, to allow re-engagement in
education and increase economic activity. This initial training and
experience gained is intended to encourage further training to
increase economic potential. The project also links to, and is
intended to support, the development of existing out of school
care provision into a viable social economy business.

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Clear evidence that the most disadvantaged groups in Angus will be
targeted through the ROA

Section 2 outlines how Angus Community Planning Partnership is committed
to assisting the most disadvantaged people living in Angus. This will be done
through targeted geographic intervention for those people living in ‘Dale’,
Strathairlie and Cliffburn in North Arbroath, who experience a range of
disadvantage such as low incomes, unemployment, poor health, low
education skills, and community safety concerns.

It will also be done by specifically targeting hard to reach unemployed people
who do not currently use or access existing support mechanisms, services
and facilities provided by partners and projects to address unemployment.
This client group has been identified as being in the highest concentrations in
the Harbour area of Arbroath and in the Drumachlie area of Brechin, in
addition to those identified in the geographic areas of ‘Dale’, Strathairlie and
Cliffburn.

Table 2.26 Datazone and target area populations

Geographic Approach

Datazone Total population in Total population in Totals

15% most deprived “natural community” & of 329
822
datazones emerging deprivation 916
447
S01000634 (part) ‘Dale’ 329 680
547
S01000626 ‘Dale’ 822 165
3906
S01000620 Strathairlie 916

S01000628 (part) Cliffburn 447

S01000625 Cliffburn 680

S01000622 Cliffburn 547

S01000618 (part) Cliffburn 165

Totals 2418 (62%) 1488 (38%)

Table 2.26 Datazone and target area populations

Thematic Approach

Area No. % un- No. un- Popn in 15% Popn in 15%
most deprived
working employed employed most deprived Employment
domain SIMD04
age popn datazones
0
population
96
Brechin 503 5.82 29 0
(Drumachlie) 13
49
Arbroath 1157 8.31 96 0
Harbour 0
158 (50%)
Dale 754 8.25 62 44

Strathairlie 591 8.25 49 49

Cliffburn 1156 6.96 80 30

Total/average 4161 7.59 316 123 (39%)

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SECTION 3: OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS

This section demonstrates Angus Community Planning Partnership’s and
individual partners’ commitment to a set of clearly defined outcomes related to
the national priorities for community regeneration.

The following Regeneration Outcomes are contained within Angus Community
Planning Partnership’s Community Plan Progress Report and Review 2004/5:

Table 3.1 Regeneration Priorities

National priorities Closing the Opportunity Angus Community Plan Progress Report

for community Gap Objectives and Review 2004/5

regeneration

1. Building strong, A. Reducing the Reduction of crime and disorder and an
safe and vulnerability of low income increase in detection rates
attractive families to financial
communities exclusion and multiple Improvement in public safety and the feeling
debts – in order to prevent of safety
them becoming over-
indebted and/or to lift them Reduce the number of incidents of anti-social
out of poverty behaviour that affect communities and impact
on their quality of life

Reduce the impact of alcohol and drug related
crime and disorder by supporting diversion
and education strategies

Engage community in environmental issues

2. Getting people B. Increasing the chances Increase percentage of overall employment
back into work of sustained employment within the service sector in Angus
for vulnerable and
disadvantage groups – in Improve skills of the workforce
order to lift them
permanently out of poverty Improve uptake of engineering training

Improved annual number of business start-
ups

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National priorities Closing the Opportunity Angus Community Plan Progress Report

for community Gap Objectives and Review 2004/5

regeneration

3. Improving health C. Increasing the rate of Promote healthier lifestyles and life
improvement of the health circumstances for children and young people
status of people living in the through accessible health services and
most deprived communities opportunities which benefit their economic,
– in order to improve their social, physical and mental well being
quality of life, including their
employability prospects Address health inequalities experienced by
groups at risk of and experiencing social
exclusion (especially the elderly, carers,
children young families, homeless people and
people with complex needs)

Strengthen individual and community action
for health by providing support within the
workplace and at a local level to promote a
healthy lifestyle

4.Raising D. Improving the Provide a comprehensive information,
Educational confidence and skills of the guidance and referral service for adults
Attainment most disadvantaged
children and young people Implement the current Angus Adult Literacy
(See also 2. Getting – in order to provide them and Numeracy Action Plan
people back into with the greatest chance of
work) avoiding poverty when they Ensure that all young people have access to
leave school current and relevant information that helps
them make informed decisions

Create opportunities for young people to
become involved in volunteering activities

5. Engaging young Relates to all the Closing Addressed by all other priorities
People the Opportunity Gap
Objectives

The following Template 1 identifies the core outcomes for the target areas
and/or groups that the partnership aims to achieve during the period 2005-
2008. The outcomes and indicators in this section are derived primarily in
response to the guidance issued by Communities Scotland in August 2004,
and focus on national regeneration priorities and ‘Closing the Opportunity
Gap’.

Some difficulties remain in establishing accurate baseline information at
datazone level. Where this cannot accurately be established, the closest
alternative measures have been included. Efforts will continue to be made to
improve the accuracy and relevance of data.

While the overall priority of ACPP is to target the most significant aspects of
deprivation identified by SIMD04, ie Income, Employment and
Education/Skills/Training, outcomes targetted acknowledge the
interdependence of all elements of regeneration. Outcomes in terms of

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helping communities feel safer and improving their health have been included
because of their fundamental impact on enabling a community to fully
participate in income-related activities such as education/training and work
opportunities.

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Template 1 – Outcomes: Geographic

As outlined in Section 2, Angus Community Planning Partners
Wardens in Arbroath and link this with local training opportunit
primarily address fear of crime and anti social behaviour issues as

CPP strategic regeneration objective – To improve the health of

health based provision; and to maintain a safe environment for all p

National priority for regeneration - Building Strong, safe and attrac

Ref Outcome Indicator

1. Reduced fear of crime and Average % of residents who a

antisocial behaviour both inside very worried and fairly worrie

and outside the home about a range of issues (do

fouling/fire raising/young people

drink & drugs/vandalism/rubbis

noise)

Total volume and rate of crime
against property, broken dow
by house-breaking and all oth
property-related crimes

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ship wishes to build on the initial successes of the Community
ties by supporting two Community Champions who will work to
s detailed in the following template.

the community, promote the development of primary

people in Angus

ctive communities

Target Area Target group Baseline Final target

March 2008

are All ROA All residents 19.4% To be linked to
ed geographic target (Community
og areas Safety Anti Social
e/ Survey,
August 2004) Behaviour
sh/
Strategy

Outcome

Agreement (ASB

SOA) – by end

June

es All ROA All residents Reported Target ‘05/’06:
wn geographic target
her areas house break- Reduce reported

ins, including thefts and

attempts, aggravations by

thefts by 15%

opening (Community

lockfast Warden Report

premises and to 31.12.04)

thefts – 21

Reported ‘05/’06 – To

une 2005 38

CPP strategic regeneration objective – To improve the health of

health based provision; and to maintain a safe environment for all p

National priority for regeneration - Building Strong, safe and attrac

Ref Outcome Indicator

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the community, promote the development of primary

people in Angus

ctive communities

Target Area Target group Baseline Final target

March 2008

vandalisms – reduce reported
55
vandalisms by

15%

(Community

Warden report to

31.12.04)

Youths ‘05/’06 – reduce
causing
annoyance reported
110
– incidents of

youths causing

annoyance by

15%

(Community

Warden report to

31.12.04)

(All April-June

’04 - From

Community

Warden Six

month report

to 31.12.04)

Further detail (Further targets
to link with
being collated ASBSOA – late

by Tayside

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CPP strategic regeneration objective – To improve the health of

health based provision; and to maintain a safe environment for all p

National priority for regeneration - Building Strong, safe and attrac

Ref Outcome Indicator

Percentage of residents feel th
neighbourhood they live in
very good or fairly good

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the community, promote the development of primary

people in Angus

ctive communities

Target Area Target group Baseline Final target
March 2008
Police. June ’05)
Expected late
June (& to fit
with
ASBSOA)

he All ROA All residents 23.19% 10%
is geographic target (Community
areas Safety improvement (To
Survey,
August 2004) be linked to

ASBSOA – by

end June)

une 2005 40

The analysis in Section 2 concluded that supplementary supp
specifically target unemployment issues within the target ROA
unemployed people of working age:

CPP strategic regeneration objective – To encourage the developm

supports rewarding job opportunities in viable businesses and p

and culture

National priority for regeneration - Getting people back into work

Ref Outcome Indicator

2. Fewer unemployed people of Percentage of working ag

working age population claiming Job Seeke

Allowance

Percentage of working ag

population on unemployme

claimant count in receipt of IB

SDA or Compulsory New De

participants

% of adults and children

households receiving ke

income benefits and credits

No. of families receiving fre
school meals in local prima
schools

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port is required in addition to existing services and support, to
A areas and achieve an outcome of reducing the number of

ment of a prosperous and sustainable economy which
pays regard to maintaining the quality of environment

Target Area Target group Baseline Final target
March 2008
ge All ROA Unemployed 7.65% Reduce by 15%
ers geographic target residents (2004) of baseline
areas
ge 23.22% Reduce by 15%
ent All ROA Residents on (2004) of baseline
benefit
or geographic areas 36.32% Reduce by 15%
eal (2002) of baseline
All ROA Families
in 41.14% Reduce by 15%
ey geographic areas receiving (average of baseline
figure of 3
ee benefits and local primary
ary schools)
credits (January
2004)
All ROA Families
geographic target
areas receiving free

school meals

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CPP strategic regeneration objective – To encourage the developm

supports rewarding job opportunities in viable businesses and p

and culture

National priority for regeneration - Getting people back into work

Ref Outcome Indicator

Access to further data o

workless families bein

investigated by Jobcentre Plu

(anticipated July 2005)

Overall SIMD 2004 employme

Domain Score

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ment of a prosperous and sustainable economy which
pays regard to maintaining the quality of environment

Target Area Target group Baseline Final target
March 2008
on All ROA Unemployed 22.6
ng geographic target residents 27.5 Improved score
us areas 24.9
‘Dale’
ent Strathairlie
Cliffburn

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The impact of interventions on health outcomes are particularly d
Further refinement of indicators will take place.

Analysis in Section 2 shows that a proportion of the population o
problems. Ongoing work to link and co-ordinate existing service
Angus Community Planning Partnership will measure the impact o

CPP strategic regeneration objective – To improve the health of

health based provision; and to maintain a safe environment for all p

National priority for regeneration - Improving Health

Ref Outcome Indicator

3. Improved health Coronary heart disease hospit
admissions

Cancer hospital admissions

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difficult to demonstrate in the short term (eg within three years).

of the target ROA areas suffers from physical and mental health
e provision will assist this, and the following template shows how
of interventions put in place in this ROA:

the community, promote the development of primary
people in Angus

Target Area Target group Baseline Final target
All residents
602 (all ages, March 2008
rate/100,000,
tal All ROA 2003) To be agreed
geographic target
areas (linking to ‘The

Challenge;

target – 50%

reduction in

death from

coronary heart

disease in

people under 75

between 1995 &

2010)

All ROA All residents 3120 (both To be agreed
geographic target
areas sexes, all (linking to ‘The

ages, Challenge’ target

rate/100,000, – a 20%

2003) reduction in

death from

cancer in people

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CPP strategic regeneration objective – To improve the health of

health based provision; and to maintain a safe environment for all p

National priority for regeneration - Improving Health

Ref Outcome Indicator

Proportion of population bein
prescribed drugs for anxiet
depression or psychosis

No. & % of people smoking

Diet – percentage consumptio
of five fresh fruit and vegetable
per day

% of adults doing 30 minutes
moderate activity most days
the week

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