Economic Growth & Good Neighbourhoods

Economic Growth & Good Neighbourhoods Workshop

What do we want to achieve from this session?Understanding of the challenges & opportunities

3-5 key outcomes under each of the strategic priorities

Key targets to illustrate the difference we will make

Sufficient clarity on outcomes & key targets to inform the performance framework

Initial set of actions to inform direction of travel in terms of new ways of working

We need to make tough choices about what we can afford with the reduced funding available…

• The government has cut our money by 56%. That means tough choices about what we can afford.• Since 2011, the Council has identified £182m of savings and have

raised over £25m from developers.• By 2020, we will need to identify a further £55m savings. We expect

to generate £38m income from started developments, which could top £90m from other schemes with planning permission.• We can also achieve wider social outcomes through leveraging

resources that are being spent on other priorities.

…but we have great opportunities to attract investment and businesses to the borough

• More and more people choose to come here to live, work and study.• We are home to world-class universities and teaching hospitals, major

arts and cultural institutions, and global businesses. • The huge opportunities that Lambeth offers are increasingly being

recognised, attracting investment and development. • People want to come here to start new businesses, build homes and

workplaces, and open new galleries and museums.

We have developed a Community Plan which outlines the vision & priorities for the borough• Our vision for Lambeth in 2020 is for a

borough of opportunity, where new and old communities live shared lives and have equal chances to realise their potential and improve their lives.

• Our challenge over the next four years is to drive and shape economic growth so that it benefits our communities, creating the investment that will sustain our mixed communities, and tackling entrenched inequalities so that growth narrows, rather than widens, the gap.

Driving economic growth

Narrowing the gap

Investing in and maintaining

neighbourhoods

We are driving growth so it strengthens the economy and creates the opportunities for people to improve their lives

• We want to use this opportunity to build on our strengths – as the cultural and artistic heart of London, as an internationally recognised hub for health innovation, as a place renowned for its diversity and creativity, and cohesive communities. • By 2020 we will have significantly built on our economic strengths to attract more

businesses to the borough, and worked with partners to improve our transport infrastructure to make Lambeth one of the best places for businesses to locate in London. • As regeneration and development opportunities arise, we will need to decide the

extent to which we prioritise employment space• We already have strengths in the arts and health, but we need to consider if there

are other sectors we should encourage

We want to ensure our neighbourhoods remain attractive places where people want to live and do business

• We want to work with residents and businesses to invest in and maintain good neighbourhoods by improving air quality, reducing road traffic accidents and creating community spaces. • Clean and safe streets are a priority for our residents and businesses.• We want to work with our residents and businesses to prevent litter, dispose

of waste efficiently, and increase recycling.• We’re already working in partnership, buying in additional services to add

value to what the Council does. • There is a risk we have to reduce our services further in future, what scope is

there to work together to ensure neighbourhoods and town centres remain safe, attractive and busy.

We want the borough to be a safe and secure place for residents and business

• Our crime and disorder services will be more focused on tackling problems at a neighbourhood level, working with residents and business to deal with the ASB and crime issues in their locality• We are shifting to a more intelligence led approach to business

regulation and licensing, rather than blanket policies• Refresh of the licensing and gambling policies in late 2016 gives an

opportunity to focus on safe and responsible growth opportunities.• Continued support of the Business Crime Reduction Partnership and

BID / Police funding partnerships to help businesses tackle and reduce crime

We have a increasingly highly skilled population and strong rate of employment...

• Significant population growth has resulted in a relatively young adult age profile and higher proportion of highly qualified adults• The rate of employment among Lambeth residents is the 3rd highest

in London, even if this varies significantly by ethnicity

However, we need to better support people in low pay and those in long-term unemployment

• However, low pay and in-work poverty are increasingly important issues with 20% of employees living in Lambeth paid below London Living Wage• However, Lambeth has a lasting a lasting structural unemployment

challenge, with long-term claimant rates relatively high, particularly for the long-term unemployed, younger, and especially older residents• There is a relatively high proportion of out-of-work benefits claimants,

with the biggest priority group are those with health problems

We want to shape economic growth so that it benefits our communities and narrows the gap

• Apprenticeship levy and revised employer-focused standards should increase demand for skills training• Employer engagement increasingly critical in education – for effective

careers support and for training providers• Support the long-term unemployed and those with complex needs

(especially health needs) • Help low paid workers to progress

We now want to speak to people & organisations to turn those priorities into detailed outcomes

• We are running a series of workshops to identify and agree the detailed outcomes that partners will work towards as part of the community plan. These workshops will feed into the final Community Plan, to be published in June

Outgoing Community Plan

What is a theory of change?

How can economic growth contribute to the strategic objectives?


Narrowing the gap

Investing in and maintaining neighbourhoods

Goals

Intermediate outcomes

Activities

Enablers

What intermediate outcomes will contribute towards the goals?


Narrowing the gap


Goals


Activities

Enablers

What will influence our ability to deliver these outcomes?

External factors

Local factors

Goals


Activities

Enablers

What activities do we need to deliver to achieve these outcomes?

What do we have to do?

What do we already?

What is new?

What should we do less of?

What could work together on?

Goals


Activities

Enablers

What interdependencies are there between your outcomes?


Narrowing the gap


Goals


Activities

Enablers

What intermediate outcomes should we agree on?


Narrowing the gap


Goals


Activities

Enablers

What key targets should we map onto the outcomes identified?

What is statutory?

What is nice to have?

What is not essential?

Goals


Activities

Enablers

What do we need to achieve the outcomes discussed?

What are they key next steps and who is responsible?

What governance structures, resource, ways of working need to be in place that are not currently to achieve this?

What two next steps need to be done?

What commitments will you make?

Government & Nonprofit

Economic Growth & Good Neighbourhoods