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Sustainable Community Strategy 2011–2014 2011/12 Performance Report Policy, Partnership and Performance Division Chief Executive's Directorate Coventry City Council 29 August 2012

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Sustainable Community Strategy 2011–2014 2011/12 Performance Report

Policy, Partnership and Performance Division Chief Executive's Directorate

Coventry City Council

29 August 2012

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Reporting arrangements The reporting arrangements consist of:

Summary scorecards high-level summary containing the latest available data reported to the Local Public

Service Board (LPSB) and the Coventry Partnership; also on the website. It is made up of scorecards setting out each of the headline indicators, activity / enablers undertaken towards achieving each objective, and progress achieved to date and a list of indicators

and targets

Report cards a regularly updated, web-based system, containing more detail for performance

indicators that sets out the relevant trends to explain the story behind the headlines

Directory of performance reports a list of the reports already reported to Coventry City Council's Cabinet / Scrutiny Co-

ordination Committee, Government, partners, and within Directorates, set out by Council Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) theme, by Council Plan priority, and by calendar

month – available online at www.coventry.gov.uk/performance/

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The Sustainable Community Strategy 2011-2014

Vision and Objectives

Vision and Objectives

Coventry proud to be a city that works…

…to create growth, jobs and enterprise particularly through advanced manufacturing and green technologies

… make the city more vibrant

…to reduce health inequalities

…to improve children and young people’s education and opportunities

The way we work

We will work together to deliver positive change within the city through the delivery of the Sustainable Community Strategy by…

…remaining focused on our key objectives…reviewing and improving services…using our combined resources, energy and creativity …supporting partners

Outcomes

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Coventry proud to be a city that works…

…to create growth, jobs and enterprise particularly through advanced manufacturing and green technologies

..make the city more vibrant

……to reduce health inequalities

..to improve children and young people’s education and opportunities

• Support people to develop skills needed to access jobs and progress to higher skilled jobs

• Create the conditions for growth and enterprise in the city’s economy

• Create a diverse range of businesses, jobs and apprenticeships to meet the aspirations and potential of all Coventry’s residents

• Improve equality of access so that all communities can participate in cultural, sports and physical activities

• Raise Coventry’s cultural profile and reputation with local communities, visitors and tourists

• Make the city centre a vibrant cultural centre

• Reduce health inequalities between communities

• Reduce alcohol and drug use and smoking and provide effective treatment services

• Tackle obesity by getting more people involved in physical activities and eating a healthy diet

• Improve children and young people’s level of achievement, educational progress and aspirations

• Improve CYP’s health and wellbeing by encouraging positive lifestyle choices and tackling health inequalities

• Minimise the risk of harm to CYP through early interventions and prevention with families, strengthening, safeguarding and improving outcomes for vulnerable children

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Coventry proud to be a city that works…

…to create growth, jobs and enterprise particularly through advanced manufacturing and green technologies

..make the city more vibrant

……to reduce health inequalities

..to improve children and young people’s education and opportunities

• Support people to develop skills needed to access jobs and progress to higher skilled jobs

• Create the conditions for growth and enterprise in the city’s economy

• Create a diverse range of businesses, jobs and apprenticeships to meet the aspirations and potential of all Coventry’s residents

• Improve equality of access so that all communities can participate in cultural, sports and physical activities

• Raise Coventry’s cultural profile and reputation with local communities, visitors and tourists

• Make the city centre a vibrant cultural centre

• Reduce health inequalities between communities

• Reduce alcohol and drug use and smoking and provide effective treatment services

• Tackle obesity by getting more people involved in physical activities and eating a healthy diet

• Improve children and young people’s level of achievement, educational progress and aspirations

• Improve CYP’s health and wellbeing by encouraging positive lifestyle choices and tackling health inequalities

• Minimise the risk of harm to CYP through early interventions and prevention with families, strengthening, safeguarding and improving outcomes for vulnerable children

Find out more at www.coventrypartnership.com/scs

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Sustainable Community Strategy Performance Report This report contains four summary scorecards for 2011/12, updated for July 2012:

growth, jobs and enterprise; make the city more vibrant; reduce health inequalities; and improve children and young people's education and opportunities.

The electronic (PDF) summary scorecards contain live hyperlinks which allow you to click through directly into the report cards on Ten:

Key A number of symbols are used in the Summary Scorecards to illustrate the progress made, and the performance towards the targets set against each of the headline indicators. The symbols and their meaning are set out below.

Symbol Progress Target

Indicator progressing in the right direction (towards target) On-target

Indicator moving in the wrong direction (away from target) Off-target

Indicator progress is similar or unchanged

Not available

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Summary Scorecard July 2012

Sustainable Community Strategy 2011–2014

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Coventry, proud to be a city that works to…

Create growth, jobs and enterprise particularly through advanced manufacturing and green technologies

Executive summary

This Scorecard sets out the Coventry Partnership's performance at the end of 2011/12 on a range of headline indicators. The key messages section focuses on performance information available up to July 2012.

Key messages The UK economy has contracted for three successive quarters, according to data1 from the Office for National Statistics. Gross domestic product (GDP) has contracted by 0.3% in both of the quarters, October to December and January to March, and 0.7% in April to June. This means that the economy is now 0.3% smaller than two years ago (June 2010); and makes it the UK's longest double-dip recession since quarterly GDP records began in 19552. A stagnant economy reduces demand, which in turn makes it difficult for businesses to create jobs. It also reduces tax revenues and increases pressure on welfare benefits; making it difficult for the Government to reduce the level of public debt3. Recognising the role of businesses in the city, the Coventry Partnership is working with partners locally and sub-regionally to boost confidence by promoting inward investment and supporting the development of local enterprises to create growth through jobs and enterprise. To promote economic growth and attract inward investment, the Council has invested in the city's infrastructure, including the redevelopment of Broadgate. The £7m of Coventry 2012 public realm works (£3.5m funded by the Council and £3.5m funded by the European Regional Development Fund) is nearing completion and plans are being made to redevelop the City Centre South. The Council's Jobs Strategy for Coventry 2011-14 aims to secure job opportunities through investment; help people get jobs; and help people improve their skills. The Council has, in many cases, exceeded the Jobs Strategy targets agreed by elected members. However, a lot more work remains to be done as the economy remains fragile. Work is underway to review the Jobs Strategy, with revised targets for 2012/13 and 2013/14. The Partnership is helping firms create job opportunities and helping to increase the skills of young people, with the aim of reducing the number of unemployed 16-24 year olds by 1,050 by 2014. In 2011/12, the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) exceeded the target of creating 100 apprenticeships in 100 days: 134 apprenticeships were created with 110 employers in 100 days.

1 Office for National Statistics Quarterly National Accounts, Q1 2012 28 June 2012 and Gross Domestic Product: Preliminary Estimate, Q2 2012, 25 July 2012 2 UK in longest double-dip recession on record, Sky News, 25 July 2012 http://news.sky.com/story/964617/uk-in-longest-double-dip-recession-on-record 3 Growth not austerity is the best remedy for Europe, Financial Times, 29 April 2012 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dbb65da8-9062-11e1-8adc-00144feab49a.html#axzz21djmK2tL

Proposed City Centre South redevelopment

134 apprentices with 110 firms in 100 days

Actions to support jobs & growth

Events at the new Broadgate

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Support people to develop skills needed to access jobs and progress to higher skilled jobs

Employment and unemployment levels In June 2012, the Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) claimant count was 4.7% in Coventry (9,889 claimants) and 2.4% in Warwickshire (8,015 claimants). This is down from 4.9% and 2.6% at the end of March; and is the first time since December 2010 that the number of claimants in Coventry has fallen below 10,000. Coventry has narrowed the gap with the West Midlands Region and the UK in the number of people claiming JSA. Between June 2011 and 2012, the gap with the West Midlands narrowed from 0.3% to 0% (JSA claimants in the West Midlands increased from 4.6% to 4.7%); while the gap with the UK has narrowed from 1.3% to 0.9% (JSA claimants increased from 3.6% to 3.8% in the UK). The Warwickshire figure has also slightly improved, from 2.6% in June 2011 to 2.4% in June 2012. The average employment rate in the year to March 2012 in Coventry is 63.7%, up from 63.0% in the year to December 2011. In Warwickshire, the rate is 74.8%, up from 72.9%. This compares to 67.4% in the West Midlands Region; and 70.3% nationally. Supporting people into work The Coventry Partnership is helping residents secure jobs despite these difficult challenges. The Council's Jobs Strategy targets agreed by elected members last year were exceeded: the Council supported 4,080 people into employment, against a target of 1,200; and helped 1,210 people into employment, against a target of 500. Competition for jobs remains high and a City Centre Job Shop was opened so that local people have a base to gain advice and support to find work. A Youth Zone has also been established with hundreds of young people attending the shop to discuss their options with specialist advisors as well as providing access to placement and apprenticeship opportunities. People in receipt of means-tested benefits Marmot indicators (2012) suggest that 18.9% of people in Coventry live in households in receipt of means-tested benefits; above the regional rate of 17% and the England rate of 14.6%. Coventry is a city of contrasts, with the inequality in percentage receiving means-tested benefits at 40% points; higher than the 35.3% regionally, and the England rate of 29%. Note that the above two Marmot indicators for 2012 uses the Income Domain of the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, which is based on 2008 data.

Progress &

Indicator Coventry Warwick-

shire

West Midlands Region Target

JSA claimant count (June 2012)

4.7%

2.4%

4.7%

Average employment rate (April 2011 to March 2012; annual)

63.7%

74.8%

67.4%

Median gross annual pay3 (2011; annual; using SOC2010)

£21,316

£22,410

£19,692

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3 Taken from the median gross annual pay, for all job types, by place of residence by local authority area (Table 8.7a) from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, revised 2011 provisional results using the new 2010 Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 21 March 2012. This is the first set of data published using SOC2010; therefore comparisons with previous years cannot be made. Further information available on the ONS website. Median gross annual pay now used as this is preferred by the ONS as the headline statistic for earnings, because it is less influenced by extreme values and because of the skewed distribution of earnings.

Training to improve skills levels of residents Coventry's qualification levels (for working age population, aged 16-64) are comparable to the region; but remain lower than nationally. The Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Coventry Partnership is helping local colleges and local businesses to develop links and work with each other, to bring training opportunities to local people.

created by firms across Coventry and Warwickshire this year with the Council’s help (Jobs Strategy)

1,650 jobs (2011/12)

Qualification levels 2011

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16%

20%

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Chart by Corporate Research W.Mids

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Create the conditions for growth and enterprise in the city's economy

The Partnership is ensuring that businesses continue to recognise Coventry as the right place to invest and grow.

New businesses A proxy for the birth of new enterprises is the rate of new business VAT registrations per 10,000 people aged 16+. In Coventry, the rate has increased from 33.8 in 2009 (855 firms) to 37.8 (965 firms) in 2010; and in Warwickshire, the rate has increased from 50.2 to 53.2. This is an improvement at a time when business registrations have decreased across the West Midlands Metropolitan Area (41.1 to 38.4), the West Midlands Region (41.7 to 40.5) and England (49.6 to 48.9).

Levels of investment A target of £20m of investment each year has been set for 2011-14. In 2011/12, a total of £212m of investment has been secured for the benefit of the city. The Council has supported firms across the sub-region in creating some 1,650 jobs, against a target of 1,000 jobs. Whilst wider economic conditions have remained difficult, the Council and its partners helped secure investment and create new jobs by focussing on key growth sectors and ensuring that businesses continue to see Coventry as the right location for growth. Outcomes have been significantly ahead of expectations, especially in advanced manufacturing: the investment of some £130m in the Manufacturing Technology Centre out of the £212m illustrates this point.

Low carbon industry The sub-region is already recognised as a centre for low carbon activity and is beginning to see the economic advantages that such recognition can bring. By supporting the development of low carbon vehicles and their associated fuelling systems, the city is creating the conditions for investment and jobs growth in this sector. In the area of housing retrofit, the Council and its partners are exploring new models to supply the local market and reduce fuel poverty. In addition, the Heatline project will bring cheaper renewable energy, initially, to some Council and University buildings. The aspiration is that the scheme will grow and expand over the next 25 years providing a number of locations across the City Centre with a renewable source of energy. Source: Report to Council, 21 February 2012: Coventry's District Heating Scheme, Heatline – Appointment of Commercial Energy Partner

Progress &

Indicator Coventry Warwick-

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West Midlands Region Target

New business VAT registrations per 10,000 aged 16+ (2010, annual)

37.8

53.2

40.5

New business VAT registrations (Number of new enterprises, 2010, annual)

965

2,330

17,805

The number of new business registrations is sourced from the Business Registration data from ONS Business Demography 2010, published in Dec 2011. The rate per 10,000 has been calculated based on the Office for National Statistics mid-2010 population estimates.

New business VAT registrations

33.8

50.2

41.1

41.7

49.6

37.8

53.2

38.4

40.5

48.9

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Rate per 10,000 population aged 16+

2009 2010

3,295 new business VAT registrations in Coventry and Warwickshire (2010)

2011/12

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Create a diverse range of businesses, jobs and apprenticeships to meet the aspirations and potential of all Coventry's residents

Number of jobs in the city Firms across the sub-region have created 1,650 jobs with help from the Council. This exceeded the target of 1,000 jobs. 16 – 24 year olds not in education, training or employment (NEET) Although Coventry has a lower rate of young people not in employment, education, or training (NEET) than regionally, there are still too many young people in this position across the city. What the Coventry Partnership is doing The Coventry Partnership's Employment, Learning, Skills and Employability (ELSE) / LEP Employment Group and the LEP Skills and Employment Group have set a target to reduce the number of unemployed 16-24 year olds by 1,050 by 2014, using the December 2010 figures as a baseline.

In 2011/12, JobCentre Plus targeted 250 small / medium enterprises to help them promote and advertise vacancies. It is also exploring why some vacancies are difficult to fill, in order to reduce the number of vacancies that remain unfilled for more than eight weeks.

Recognising that there are still far too many NEETs in the city, the Council and its partners are encouraging the creation of apprenticeship positions. In October 2011, the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP launched the 100 apprenticeships in 100 days campaign. By February 2012, 134 apprenticeships had been created with 110 employers. The Council's Apprenticeship Strategy was also launched in 2011/12, setting out a target of 120 apprenticeships in 2011 to 2014, including 55 in 2011/12. By 31 March 2012, 49 apprentices had been placed across the Council.

In partnership with the National Careers Service, the City Centre Jobs Shop has brought together a range of services for young people looking for work, through the Youth Zone. Jobcentre Plus offers the following support to young people, including 16-17 year olds: Get Britain Working measures (Work Clubs, Work Together, Enterprise Clubs, sector-based work academies); Mandatory Work Activity; Flexible Support Fund; Jobcentre Plus Support Contract (including Improving Job Search modules, Getting Ready for Work modules); Work Choice; and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Progress &

Indicator Coventry Warwick-

shire

West Midlands Region Target

% 16-18 year old NEET (based on survey; Dec 2011, annual data)

CSWP / DfE, Dec 2011

6.0% 680

/11,411

4.5% 830

/18,424

6.2% 12,170 /196,280

% 18-24 year old NEET, as measured by numbers on JSA4

NomisWeb, June 2012

6.3% 2,755

5.2% 2,260

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4 There are no direct information on NEETS aged 18+. The best approximation of this data comes from Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) claimant data, as JSA is claimable only by those who are NEET. JSA data not seasonally adjusted.

Meanwhile, the Jobcentre Plus Flexible Fund has been targeted at 18 to 24 year olds. £416,000 was allocated for projects in Coventry; and £180,000 for Warwickshire.

NEETs aged 16-18 The CSWP survey of young people (conducted between November 2011 and January 2012) suggests that 680 young people in Coventry and 830 in Warwickshire aged 16-18 were not in education, employment or training (NEET). The sub-region doing better than the West Midlands (6.2% NEET) and the England average (6.1% NEET).

The Marmot indicator uses a slightly different definition, and estimates the percentage of young people aged 16-19 who are NEET to be 7% in Coventry (November 2010 to January 2011). 18-24 year olds claiming JSA In June 2012, 5.8% (5,010 people) aged 18-24 in Coventry and Warwickshire were claiming JSA; down from 6.7% in March 2012; and 6.0% in June 2011. The rate is 6.3% (2,755) in Coventry; and 5.2% (2,260) in Warwickshire. The sub-region's rate remains lower than the West Midlands Region; which stood at 9.0% in June 2012; down from 10.2% in March; but up from 8.8% in June 2011.

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Summary Scorecard July 2012

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Coventry, proud to be a city that works to…

Make the city more vibrant

Executive summary

This Scorecard sets out the Coventry Partnership's performance at the end of 2011/12 on a range of headline indicators. The key messages section focuses on performance information released up to and including March 2012.

Key messages The Coventry Partnership has worked over the past six months to develop a new economic narrative for Coventry and Warwickshire; focusing on the themes of connection; innovation, technology, enterprise and learning; peace and reconciliation; and event central.

The new narrative will provide a shared focus for activity through a new place plan, which will be developed over the next few months to change and improve the place experience for Coventry and Warwickshire through doing things differently, fresh thinking, aligning activity, and ultimately, bringing the new economic narrative to life.

Vibrant city workshop A 'Turning the Curve' workshop was held on Friday 27th April, in which partners from across the city looked at the options to move forward this objective in line with the new story for Coventry and Warwickshire. This looked at the products, environment, behaviour and communications that would help deliver the four themes (connection; innovation, technology, enterprise and learning; peace and reconciliation; and event central) in order to achieve a more vibrant city.

Coventry composite liveability measure The Partnership is working to develop a single measure that encapsulates the vision for a prosperous, liveable and sustainable Coventry; identifying the things that make a place an 'ideal' place to live, while ensuring that the measure is relevant, objective and comparable.

Coventry was the first English city to host an Olympic event this year. To ensure residents and visitors to the city experience as much as possible during the Games, a mobile application was developed to help people plan and make the most of their experience in Coventry. Download the app at www.coventry.gov.uk/smartapp/

Coventry Partnership Household Survey 2012

agree that their neighbourhood was a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together

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Improve equality of access so that all communities can participate in cultural, sports and physical activities

Community cohesion and integration Coventry is proud of its heritage as a city of peace and reconciliation. The Coventry Community Cohesion Awards are aimed at celebrating good community relations in our city. They are designed to celebrate the work of local people and businesses in helping to make Coventry a more cohesive city, by recognising practical activities which demonstrate how applicants have worked towards cohesion through working with different communities, groups, faiths, age groups, and people from different backgrounds, ethnicity and disabilities. In 2011, there were 30 applications for the Award, representing businesses, the voluntary sector, and community groups. The 2012 awards ceremony will take place on 18 October; and nominations closed on 25 July. At this point, the total number of applications has not been determined. According to the 2012 Coventry Partnership Household Survey, 94% of people surveyed agreed that their neighbourhood was a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together. This continues to be a very positive response and something that remains a high priority for the Partnership. Perception of crime in neighbourhoods The Household Survey also shows that the overall percentage of households feeling safe in their neighbourhood at night remained at around 80%. However, there was a significant difference between the 20% most deprived areas where only 68% felt safe at night; and the 20% least deprived where 89% felt safe. Participation in activities and events Neighbourhoods and communities in Coventry gathered together for the Big Lunch in 2011 and 2012. On Sunday, 5 June 2011, 19 lunches were registered; and in 2012, for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, 71 initial enquiries to the Council resulted in 45 registered parties. According to the Coventry Partnership Household Surveys of 2009, 2011 and 2012, there has been a steady increase in the number of respondents who agree that they could influence decisions in their local area: 32% in 2009, 34% in 2011 and 42% in 2012. The number of respondents who responded that they 'definitely disagreed' dropped by half from over a third (36%) in 2009 to fewer than 1 in 5 (18%) in 2012.

Progress & Indicator Coventry Target

The percentage of people surveyed who agreed that their neighbourhood was a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together (Coventry Partnership Household Survey 2012)

94%

In 2011, communities celebrated the Royal Wedding in style, with 22 street parties across the city. Celebrations continued in 2011 for the Big Lunch; and in 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee.

The annual Community Cohesion Awards celebrates good community relations. The winners can be found at www.coventrypartnership.com/2011winners

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Raise Coventry’s cultural profile and reputation with local communities, visitors and tourists

Proud of my City campaign The Proud of my City campaign was launched to coordinate activity to clean up the city in preparation for the city's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to co-host the Olympic football competition as part of London 2012. The Proud of my City website, www.proudofmycity.org.uk is a portal to many of the street-based services across the city that people can interact with to get involved. Approximately 70% of residents surveyed were proud of Coventry. (March 2012 Coventry City Council telephone survey of residents perceptions, based upon a four quarter rolling average.) Coventry Ambassadors More than 350 Coventry Ambassador volunteers have been welcoming the world to the city during the Olympic football competition in July and August. The Ambassadors scheme is funded by Coventry City Council, and is a partnership programme managed by Coventry University and supported by Voluntary Action Coventry and CSW Sport.

2012 Olympics The city is already seeing benefits from London 2012 with local businesses benefiting from contracts to manufacture the Olympic Torch and through the Godiva Awakes regional cultural Olympiad project. Community groups are benefiting from the Community Games Fund to put on a range of events and activities such as local sporting events, the Pink Picnic and the Positive Images Festival. The benefits to the city from hosting Olympic football this summer will be measured through for example, additional visitors, spend and press coverage, as well as the longer term legacy in terms of tourism, local participation in sports and cultural activities, inward investment and the reputation of the city.

Supporters at the City of Coventry Stadium

The Proud of my City campaign celebrated people making a positive difference to Coventry.

Coventry Ambassadors welcoming the world to Coventry, ensuring that visitors make their most of their stay in Coventry, and leave with a positive impression.

Find out more about Coventry's involvement with the 2012 Olympics on the Coventry 2012 website at: http://london2012.cswp.org.uk/

The Coventry Community Games Fund aims to help local communities in Coventry to celebrate the Olympics at a grassroots level.

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Make the city centre a vibrant cultural centre

Investing in infrastructure to stimulate the economy The Council has pumped money into city centre regeneration schemes to kick-start our local economy. The £7m programme of public realm works (£3.5m funded by the Council and £3.5m funded by the European Regional Development Fund) was part of ongoing work to kick-start regeneration in the city centre. Improvements have been made to the look and feel of the city, including more open spaces and de-cluttering of road junctions. Summer 2012 has seen Broadgate as a central focus for the events programme. City centre crime There was an overall reduction of 9.2% in the total number of crimes recorded in the streets within the ring road in January-March 2012, compared to the same quarter in 2011. There were reductions in the number of antisocial behaviour incidents, vehicle crime, robbery and burglary, shop crime and violent crime. Footfall Footfall data is collected from the following sites; Smithford Way, Market Way, Upper Precinct, Hertford Street, City Arcade, Priory Place, Lower Precinct and West Orchards. Following a positive 2010, Coventry City Centre footfall for 2011 once more saw a decline, with fewer visitors to the city centre due to the ongoing recession and slow growth in the economy.

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Retail occupancy Over the two years to January 2011, the number of empty retail units in the city centre reduced. Since then, there has been a slight increase in numbers. In June 2012, there were 47 empty retail units in the city centre.

Progress &

Indicator Coventry TargetPercentage change in crimes recorded in streets within the ring road (year on year – January to March 2012)

-9.2%

Coventry Partnership Household Survey: Percentage of households feeling safe in their own neighbourhood at night (in 2012)

80%

City centre footfall (year on year – January to March 2012)

-3.1%

Number of empty units in the city centre (June 2012)

47

St George's Day event at the new Broadgate Square

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Coventry, proud to be a city that works to…

Reduce health inequalities Executive summary

This Scorecard sets out the Coventry Partnership's performance at the end of 2011/12 on a range of headline indicators. The key messages section focuses on performance information released up to and including March 2012.

Key messages

Reductions in health inequalities will only be achieved by all partners in the Coventry Partnership working together to agree what needs to be done and then delivering the appropriate resources in a co-ordinated way. A key step was taken when, following close working over the year between the Council and NHS Coventry, Public Health relocated to the Council House in April 2012. A key priority of Public Health is to ensure that all service areas in the Council consider what they can do to reduce health inequalities; using the outcomes of Professor Sir Michael Marmot's Study, 'Fair Society, Healthy Lives' in 2010. "By keeping robust measurements on the agenda, we can chart progress on health inequalities and their social determinants and make clear that we hold governments, and the wider society to account." – Professor Marmot Reduce health inequalities between communities Coventry is a city of contrasts, with both affluent and deprived parts of the city. This is also reflected in health inequalities. A key measure of health inequalities is the difference in life expectancy between the 10% most deprived areas of the city and the 10% least deprived areas. For the period 2006-2010, the inequality in life expectancy is 11.7 years for males and 7.9 years for females. Reduce alcohol and drug use and smoking and provide effective treatment services Coventry's drug and alcohol treatment services are provided by the joint Coventry City Council, Warwickshire County Council and NHS Arden Cluster-funded Recovery Partnership. The percentages of those completing drug or alcohol treatment services are slightly better than the rates for England over the same period. Tackle obesity by getting more people involved in physical activities and eating a health diet About one in four adults in Coventry are estimated to be obese. A number of initiatives are underway to encourage healthy eating and exercise.

Life expectancy at birthCoventry, 2008-10

years77.2

years81.6

Most deprived

years11.7

years7.9

Inequality in life expectancyCoventry, 2006-10

The average life expectancy at birth for Coventry women is four years longer than men.

Life expectancy for Coventrians living in the most deprived areas is, on average, ten years shorter than for people living in the least deprived areas.

Men

WomenLeast

deprived

Social determinants of health The Marmot Review identified the following four key social determinants of health.

of children aged 5 achieved a good level of development in 2011 (up from 53% in 2010;

comparable to national average)

of 16-19 year olds are not in employment, education or training (Dec 2010); similar

to the region but worse than 6.7% in England

live in households in receipt of means-tested benefits

(2008); above the regional rate of 17% and 14.6% in

England

inequality in percentage receiving means-tested

benefits (2008)1; above the 35.3% regionally and England

rate of 29% 1 the difference between the % of households receiving means-tested benefits in the 10% most deprived and the 10% least deprived areas of the city

More information and context set out in the relevant summary scorecard.

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Reduce health inequalities between communities

The life expectancy at birth for 2008-10 has lengthened for both males and females and for both is not far off the West Midlands and England figures. The inequality in life expectancy for 2006-10 is the difference in life expectancy for the 10% most deprived areas in the city and the 10% least deprived areas over this period. For males this is 11.7 years and females 7.9 years. For males the gap is over two years larger than the gap for both the West Midlands and England, and for females it is two years or just under. The gap for Coventry females is less than that for males by 3.8 years. The inequality in disability-free life expectancy for 1999-2003 is for males 16.6 years and females 14.5 years. For both males and females, this gap is about 5 years larger than the gap for both the West Midlands and England. Although reductions in the gap between the most and least deprived areas will take a long time to deliver, it is important that this inequality is addressed in the design and delivery of services. A key priority for Public Health is to ensure that all service areas in the Council consider what they can do to help reduce health inequalities.

Progress &

Indicator Coventry West

Midlands England TargetMale life expectancy at birth in years 2008-10

77.2 77.9 78.6

Inequality in male life expectancy at birth in years 2006-10

11.7 9.0 8.9

Inequality in male disability-free life expectancy at birth 1999-2003

16.6 11.3 10.9

Female life expectancy at birth in years 2008-10

81.6 82.2 82.6

Inequality in female life expectancy at birth in years 2006-10

7.9 5.8 5.9

Inequality in disability-free female life expectancy at birth 1999-2003

14.5 9.2 9.2

Data obtained from Marmot Indicators for Local Authorities in England 2012 – published February 2012: Health Outcomes

Find out more at the following websites:

Annual Report of the Director of Public Health: http://www.coventrypct.nhs.uk/OurWork/PublicHealth/PublicHealthReports.aspx

Marmot Indicators for Local Authorities 2012: http://www.lho.org.uk/LHO_Topics/national_lead_areas/marmot/marmotindicators.aspx

Reduce alcohol and drug use and smoking and provide effective treatment services

Drug use The focus of drug treatment has moved towards recovery, and away from simply getting people into treatment. For treatment to be counted as successful, heroin/crack cocaine users must be abstinent from these substances, and use of other drugs must be under control.

In the twelve months to the end of March 2012, 16% of all drug users successfully completed treatment, which was a decrease on 18.3% for the previous twelve months but slightly above the England average of 15%. Of those exiting treatment successfully in this period, the rate of re-presentation for treatment within six months was 7%. This was better than the England average of 10%. Average length of time in treatment was 2.8 years, which was slightly better than the England average of 2.9 years.

Alcohol use The percentage of alcohol clients completing a planned discharge to the satisfaction of a clinician (abstinence not necessarily required) was 60%; better than the previous year's performance (with

More people successfully complete treatment in Coventry than the England average

60%

16%

58%

15%

Coventry

England

Cov

Eng

2%more likely to complete treatment in Coventry than the England average

1%more likely to complete treatment in Coventry than the England average

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quarterly rates ranging between 51% and 59%) and better than the England average of 58%.

Although there is a time lag in obtaining data, the number of alcohol related admissions to hospital does provide a useful measure of the impact of alcohol on the health of individuals, as well as the cost to the NHS. Admissions have risen slightly for the last two quarters, following reductions over the previous three quarters. However there has been no change when compared to the same quarter the previous year. The rate remains above both the England and West Midlands rates, both of which have remained roughly static over the same period.

Coventry and Warwickshire jointly awarded a contract to the charity Addaction, a national substance misuse charity, in consortium with Cranstoun, another provider of specialist services, to provide specialist drug and alcohol treatment services (The Recovery Partnership) from December 2011.

Progress

Indicator Coventry West

Midlands England & TargetDrugs: % exiting treatment successfully rolling 12 month period April 11 to end March 2012

16%

15%

Drugs: % exiting treatment successfully in period, re-presenting within 6 months April 11 to end March 2012

7%

10%

Alcohol: % completing planned discharge 2011/12

60%

58%

Alcohol related admissions to hospital per 100,000 population Oct 2011 to end Dec 2011

610 Provisional

501 494

Find out more about services provided by the Recovery Partnership at http://cw-recovery.org.uk/

Rate of smoking The smoking rate from the Coventry Household Survey 2012, was 25% overall, which was about the same as for the previous year. The smoking rate for males was 26% and females 24%. There was high variation between areas: The 20% most deprived areas in the city had an overall smoking rate of 35%, compared to 7% for the least deprived 20%. There were 3,355 four-week quitters in period April 2011 to end March 2012. These are people who received support from the NHS Stop Smoking Service and who reported four weeks after the designated quit date that they had not smoked for two weeks. The target of at least 1991 four-week smoking quitters has been exceeded. These improving figures have been largely due to opening up opportunities for any qualified provider to receive payment for each successful quitter. In addition a two tier tariff system under which a higher tariff is payable for a quitter from a group likely to be more resistant to giving up, has helped to target resources at these groups. Of the 3,355 four-week smoking quitters, 1,104 were from a deprived area, 871 were routine or manual workers and 139 were pregnant. (NB there is some overlap between these figures as a person could fall into more than one category.) This work on helping people to quit smoking is also supported by the work on tobacco control and promotional work to encourage commitment to giving up smoking.

Smoking is the greatest cause of preventable death and one of the city's

biggest causes of health inequality. According to the Household Survey 2012,

1 in 4 adults smoke. This is about the same as in 2011.

Progress

Indicator Coventry West

Midlands England & TargetFour-week smoking quitters per 100,000 population aged 16+ (number) April 11 to end March 2012

1,319 (3,355)

6711

7752

Rate of smoking (Coventry Partnership Household Survey 2012) significance test applied to assess progress

25%

1Average for the West Midlands Region, all Primary Care Trusts, April to December 2011 2 Average of rates for six West Midlands Primary Care Trusts involved in any qualified provider commissioning; data available April to December 2011

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Tackle obesity by getting more people involved in physical activities and eating a healthy diet

A person is obese when they carry too much body fat in relation to their height and sex. A person with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater is considered obese. Obesity increases an individual's risk of a number of health problems, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancers. These health problems not only affect a person's own quality of life, but are costly to treat. Healthy behaviours in Coventry

Taking part in exercise and eating sensibly help in reaching and maintaining a healthy weight as well as reducing the risk of heart disease, cancers and diabetes. The Household Survey asks residents about their intake of fruits and vegetables and participation in exercise. 28% of residents reported eating at least 5

portions of fruit and vegetables a day in 2012; an increase of 3% points from 2011.

39% of residents reported participating in physical activity 5+ times a week in 2012. This is an increase of 6% points from 2011; although it did not reach the level reported in 2009 (43%). Sport England's Active People Survey (year to October 2011) results suggest that 20.1% of Coventry adults take part in at least 3 x 30 minute sessions of sport a week. This is not statistically different from the level in 2007/08.

The Healthy Weight programme is now in its third year having developed a joint strategy and action plan, supported by a large investment of funding from the Coventry Health Improvement Programme. Future developments Recognising that there are wider determinants of obesity, the Public Health Outcomes Framework (January 2012) set out additional measures that local authorities will be expected to monitor in future. These include: utilisation of green space for exercise/health

reasons – the Government says definition and data source available but not yet identified;

excess weight in adults – the Government says definition exists but data source needs developing; and

diet – the Government says definition and data source need developing.

1 in 4 adults are obese; 2 in 3 adults are overweight or obese

In a room with 12 Coventrians, four will have a healthy weight, five will be overweight, and three will be obese.

Progress & Indicator Coventry

West Midlands Target

Household Survey 2012: Eating 5+ portions of fruit & vegetables daily

28%

Participating in physical activity 5+ times a week

39%

Data obtained from Coventry Partnership Household Survey 2012; significance test applied to assess progress.

Successes of the healthy weight programme

54,279 adults and children taking part in physical activity through Physical Activity and Sports Services In Our Neighbourhood – PASSION.

1,010 referrals to One Body One Life, a weight management programme for families and individuals. 60% showed improvements in healthy eating and 49% showed improvements in mental wellbeing.

341 people referred to the Counterweight programme since April 2011 with ¼ losing 2.5 kg during the 12-week course.

424 people referred to Slimming World with an average weight loss of 4 kg.

£192,000 allocated to 40 Cook and Eat Well healthy eating programmes. 31 cooking clubs were set up allowing over 2,500 people to learn or develop cooking skills.

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50.0%

4.7% gap

50.0%

4.7% gap

42.4%

12.3% gap

48.0%

6.7% gap

39.7%

15.0% gap

32.7%

22.0% gap

19.2%

35.5% gap

12.5%

42.2% gap

0.0%

54.7% gap

50.0%

4.7% gap

58.0%

-3.3% gap

Black African

Mixed White/Black

African

Black Caribbean

Black Other

Transient Communities

Free School Meals

Special Educational

Needs

Looked After

ChildrenGypsy / Roma

Boys Girls

2011 Coventry 54.7%

England 58.2%

3.5%gap

2007 Coventry 38.9%

England45.7%

6.8%gap

Coventry, proud to be a city that works to…

Improve children and young people's education and opportunities

Executive summary

This Scorecard sets out the Coventry Partnership's performance at the end of 2011/12 on a range of headline indicators. The key messages section focuses on performance information released up to and including March 2012; updated for July 2012.

Key messages Young people in Coventry have made good progress in their GCSEs. Results for 2011 show that 54.7% of

Coventry's young people achieved five good GCSEs, that is, 5 A*-Cs including English and Maths. The city's GCSE results have improved at a faster rate than the England average: between 2007 and 2011, the gap with the England average narrowed from 6.8% (38.9% in Coventry against 45.7% nationally) to 3.5% (54.7% in Coventry against 58.2% nationally). As part of the Council's equality objectives, the Overcoming Barriers to Learning programme is working to narrow the gap in performance of key underachieving and vulnerable groups. These are set out in the charts below: 5+ GCSEs A*-C (including English and Maths): Coventry has narrowed the gap with England… …but there are still variations in GCSE results for key underachieving and vulnerable groups

Data on conceptions to girls aged under 18 for 2010 showed that the rate in Coventry has fallen from 59.7 per 1,000 girls aged 15-17 in 2009 to 50.5 in 2010. This is the lowest it has been since the original target was set in 1998, when the rate was 60.5.

In terms of supporting children to live safe from harm, the Council has set a target to safely reduce the number of looked after children in Coventry over a three year period, to between 450 and 500 by September 2015. During 2011/12, the number of looked after children fell from 585 on 1 April 2011 to 577 at 31 March 2012. The continued high numbers reflect continuing high levels of need to protect children in the city. The fundamental service review and the programme of service changes, including improving early intervention and prevention services, should help the Council achieve the reduction in the number of looked after children.

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Improve children and young people's level of achievement, educational progress and aspirations

Early Years – the % of pupils with a good overall level of achievement has increased by 6%, from 53.3% in 2010 to 59.3% in 2011; exceeding the target of 55% and the national average of 59%.

Key Stage 2 – 71% achieved level 4+ in both English and Maths; down from 73% last year when the national average was equalled. The local target (80%) was missed.

GCSE – 86% achieved five good GCSEs (A*-C); up 3.8% points from last year; doubled in the last 10 years. 54.7% got five good GCSEs including English and Maths; up 3.0%. Coventry has closed the gap to 3.5% points on the national average. However, the city dropped from 6th to 8th place against 11 statistical neighbours, as others improved more quickly; but remains close to their average of 55.7%.

A-Levels – 97.4% pass rate (A* to E) compared to 97.8% nationally. 40.9% achieved A* to B; an improvement from 39% last year; but lower than 52.6% nationally.

The Overcoming Barriers to Learning programme helps achieve the Council's equality objectives by targeting resources to narrow the gap in attainment for key under-achieving and vulnerable groups. Multidisciplinary groups are now established to bring together schools, children's centres and social care to further support improvements.

Attendance and persistent absence – attendance at primary schools has remained stable; and has increased in secondary and special schools. Attendance at primary and secondary is comparable to the national average and statistical neighbours, but attendance at special schools is lower than the national average by 3.4%. Persistent absence at primary schools in the academic year 2010/11 was 1.6%, same as last year. At secondary schools, this decreased from 4.6% in 2009/10 to 3.9% in 2010/11.

GCSE 5+ A*-C including English and Maths

30%

40%

50%

60%

200

3

2004

200

5

200

6

200

7

200

8

200

9

201

0

201

1

% a

chie

ved

Coventry Stat. Neighbours England

Progress & Indicator Coventry England Target

% making expected progress between Key Stage 1 and 2 2011

84% English 82% Maths

84% English 83% Maths

Level 4+ in both English and Maths at KS2 2011

71% 74%

5+ GCSEs A*-C inc/l. English and Maths 2011

54.7% 58.2%

5+ GCSEs A*-C in any subject 2011

86.0% 80.5%

% making expected progress between Key Stage 2 and 4 2011

69.0% English

62.8% Maths

71.8%English

64.8%Maths

A-Level pass rate (A* to E) 2011

97.4%

97.8%

% inspected by Ofsted rated good / outstanding: 2011/12

Nursery and primary 42.2% 35/83

Secondary schools 78.9% 15/19

Post-16 provision 68.4% 13/19

Special schools & Pupil Referral Units

75.0% 6/8

Improve children and young people's health and wellbeing by encouraging positive lifestyle choices and tackling health inequalities

Health and wellbeing Immunisations – the percentage of Coventry's child population immunised by their 2nd birthday is better than the national average. Coventry's Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) uptake has increased from 94.2% last year to 95.1%. This is better than the West Midlands (already the best of the English regions), and the England average of 89.1%. Coventry met the World Health Organisation target of more than 95%. The percentage of Coventry's child population immunised against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio and Hib (DTaP/IPV/Hib) has increased from last year's 97.6% to 98.5%. That is better than the West Midlands (97.3%) and England (96%).

Breastfeeding has positive health benefits for both mother and baby. In 2011/12 Q3, 39.2% of babies were

Childhood obesity in Coventry is higher than the national average of 9.4% for children at reception and 19.0% for at Year 6. It is, however, broadly similar to the West Midlands region. Coventry is working to reduce childhood obesity, by promoting healthier food choices, and encouraging physical activity by creating attractive play environments.

National Child Measurement Programme 2010/11, 14 December 2011

1 in 10 children in Receptionare obese

1 in 5 children in Year 6 are obese

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partially or fully breastfed 6-8 weeks after birth; compared to 41.1% in Q2 and 39.7% in Q1. This compares to 40.4% in the West Midlands at 2011/12 Q3; and 47.0% in England.

Teenage pregnancy – the number of conceptions to girls aged under 18 has fallen from 335 in 2009 to 273 in 2010. This represents a rate of 50.2 per 1,000 girls, down from 59.7 in 2009. This is the first time that the number of conceptions has fallen below 300 since the original target was set in 1998. The map below illustrates teenage pregnancy by area:

Research evidence demonstrates that good relationship and sexual education, accessible contraception and sexual health advice helps reduce teenage pregnancies. Coventry has launched a c-card scheme, which allows anyone aged between 13 and 25 to get free condoms and advice. The Council has developed a core relationship and sexual education package for primary and secondary schools, consisting of standard curriculum lessons, as well as training for teachers and support staff to deliver the lessons. It is also offering one-to-one support and on-site delivery of the c-card. A tailored package of support is in development for children with special educational needs and extended learning centres.

Child poverty – children in poverty achieve less well; are more likely to be obese; have poor dental health; and have a substantially higher risk of teenage pregnancy. In 2010, 27.5% (16,680 children) in Coventry were in relative poverty; compared to 27.6% (16,610) in 2009 and 28% (17,360) in 2008. Children in poverty declined from 2009 to 2010 across the West Midlands (24% to 23.8%) and England (20.9% to 20.7%). Official 2011 data on child poverty is not yet available, but the Centre for Research in Social Policy has developed estimates at a local level, published by the Child Poverty Action Group. The overall rate is 26.7% in Coventry and 20.9% in England. This, however, masks variations at ward level, ranging from 4.5% in Wainbody to 45.1% in St Michael's.

Progress &

Indicator Coventry

West Midlands Region Target

% immunised against MMR by their 2nd birthday (2010/11)

95.1% 91.5%

% immunised against DTaP/IPV/Hib by their 2nd birthday (2010/11)

98.5% 97.3%

Breastfeeding prevalence at 6-8 weeks (2011/12 Q3)

39.2% 40.4%

Conceptions to girls aged under 18 expressed as a rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-17 (2010; annual)

50.2 40.5

Obese children at Reception (2010/11 school year)

10.7% 10.1%

Obese children at Year 6 (2010/11 school year)

20.2% 20.5%

Progress & Indicator Coventry England Target

Children in relative poverty (2010; under 16s living in households with incomes under 60% of the national median before housing costs)

27.5%

20.7%

More than 1 in 4 children in Coventry live in relative poverty

Child poverty estimates (2011) by ward

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Minimise the risk of harm to children and young people through early interventions and prevention with families, strengthening, safeguarding and improving outcomes for vulnerable children

Young offenders Youth Justice Board data on the rates of young people aged 10-17 receiving their first reprimand, warning or conviction per 100,000 10-17 year olds in the population shows a rate of 489 in Coventry for 2010/11, down from 1,027 in 2009/10. Coventry has the lowest rate in the West Midlands (average of 688); and compares well to the England rate of 876.

Children's social care, including looked after children Measuring performance helps the Council determine whether social care referrals and safeguarding thresholds are appropriate. In 2011/12, there were 3,794 social care referrals in 2011/12, a rate of 556 per 10,000 population under 18 (calculated against 2010 mid-year estimates). This is slightly more than last year's total of 3,655 referrals (rate of 535 per 10,000). Repeat referrals have fallen from 24.4% in 2010/11 to 21.4% in 2011/12. 65.5% of looked after children remained in the same placement for two or more years in 2011/12, down from 66.2% in 2010/11.

Looked after children and child protection During 2011/12, the number of looked after children fell from 585 on 1 April 2011 to 577 at 31 March 2012. The number of looked after children is still higher than similar areas.

In March 2012, there were 423 children subject to a Child Protection Plan (up from 379 in September 2011).

Strategies are being put in place to help reduce the number of young people coming into care or custody and to support foster carers. This year, government funding of £300,000 was secured to help implement Multi Systemic Therapy (MST) and Keeping Foster and Kinship Carers Trained and Supported (KEEP); thus helping to sustain families and reduce placement breakdowns.

Early intervention Coventry strives to support families through early intervention, as it helps keep families together, and represents better value for money. Official estimates from the Department for Education suggest that there are between 890 to 920 families with multiple problems in Coventry, with around 350 to 360 with a child with Special Educational Needs or behavioural problems.

In 2011/12, 1,391 Common Assessment Framework (CAF) assessments were completed. The CAF is a single assessment shared between social care, education and health. It helps ensure that children receive co-ordinated support from different services. An increase in the number of CAFs completed is an indicator of more children and families receiving the support and early help they need.

Young people aged 10-17 receiving their first reprimand, warning or conviction (rate per 100,000)

489

688

876

0

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200

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600

700

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900

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00

Coventry

West Midlands

England

Progress & Indicator Coventry Target

No. of looked after children March 2012

5771

No. of Children subject to a Child Protection Plan March 2012

4231

Social care referrals per 10,000 under-18 population 2011/12; 68,264 under 18s in Coventry

5561 3,794*

% repeat referrals to social care 2011/12

21.4%2

% of Looked After placements lasting 2+ years 2011/12

65.5%1

Young people aged 10-17 receiving their first reprimand, warning or conviction rate per 100,000 10-17 year olds (2010/11)

489

1 These are the end of year figures submitted to the Department for Education (SSDA903 and Children in Need census returns). Note that these figures have been revised from the Council Plan end of year performance report following data validation. 2 This is provisional data.

Coventry offers a range of free support for parents and carers to help make raising children easier, including Positive Parenting courses. There has been a big increase in take up of Positive Parenting courses from 259 in 2010/11 to 495 in 2011/12. Parents completing a Positive Parenting Programme course in…

2010/11

259

2011/12

495 3 There are an additional 92 parents who have completed a 1-to-1 Triple-P session, making a total of 587 parents taking part in some type of Triple P work.

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Number Indicator Latest

performanceTarget

2011/12Progress

Target status

Details on…

Sustainable Community Strategy Indicator Summary

SCS 1.1aJobseekers' Allowance (JSA) claimant count

4.70%June 2012

Page 6

SCS 1.1b Average employment rate63.70%

Apr 2011 to Mar 2012

Page 6

SCS 1.1c Median gross annual pay £21,3162011

Page 6

SCS 1.2aNew business registrations per 10,000 people aged 16+ (2010)

37.82010

Page 7

SCS 1.2bNew business registrations (number of new enterprises)

9652010

Page 7

SCS 1.3aPercentage of 16-18 year olds not in education employment or training (NEET) (based on survey)

6.0%680 peopleDec 2011

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SCS 1.3b

Percentage of 18-24 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET), as measured by the numbers on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA)

6.3%2,755 peopleJune 2012

Page 8

SCS 2.1a

The percentage of people surveyed who agreed that their neighbourhood was a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together (Coventry Partnership Household Survey)

94%2012

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Support people to develop skills needed to access jobs and progress to higher skilled jobs

Create the conditions for growth and enterprise in the city's economy

Create a diverse range of businesses, jobs and apprenticeships to meet the aspirations and potential of all Coventry's residents

make the city more vibrant

create growth, jobs and enterprise particularly through advanced manufacturing and green technologies

Coventry, proud to be a city that works to…

Improve equality of access so that all communities can participate in cultural, sports and physical activities

Coventry, proud to be a city that works to…

Raise Coventry's cultural profile and reputation with local communities, visitors and tourists

Indicator to be developed

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Number Indicator Latest

performanceTarget

2011/12Progress

Target status

Details on…

Sustainable Community Strategy Indicator Summary

SCS 2.3aPercentage change in crimes recorded in streets within the ring road (year on year)

–9.2%Jan-Mar 2012

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SCS 2.3b

Percentage of households feeling safe in their own neighbourhood at night (Coventry Partnership Household Survey)

80%2012

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SCS 2.3cPercentage change in footfall in the City Centre (year on year)

–3.1%Jan-Mar 2012

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SCS 2.3dNumber of empty units in the city centre

47 unitsJune 2012

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SCS 3.1a (i)Male life expectancy at birth in years 77.2

2008-10Page 14

SCS 3.1a (i) e (i)

Inequality in male life expectancy at birth in years

11.72006-10

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SCS 3.1a (i) e (iI)

Inequality in male disability-free life expectancy at birth

16.61999-2003

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SCS 3.1a (ii)Female life expectancy at birth in years 81.6

2008-10Page 14

SCS 3.1a (ii) e(i)

Inequality in female life expectancy at birth in years

7.92006-10

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SCS 3.1a (ii) e(ii)

Inequality in female disability-free life expectancy at birth

14.51999-2003

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SCS 3.2aDrugs: percentage exiting treatment successfully (rolling 12 months)

16%2011/12

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SCS 3.2bDrugs: percentage exiting treatment successfully who re-present within 6 months (quarterly cumulative)

7%2011/12

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SCS 3.2cAlcohol: percentage completing care planned discharge

60%2011/12

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SCS 3.2dAlcohol related hospital admissions to hospital per 100k of population

610Provisional

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SCS 3.2eFour-week smoking quitters per 100,000 population aged 16+ (number of people)

1,319 (3,355 people)

2011/12

780(1,991 people)

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Coventry, proud to be a city that works to…

reduce health inequalities

Make the city centre a vibrant cultural centre

Reduce health inequalities between communities

Reduce alcohol and drug use and smoking and provide effective treatment services

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SCS 3.2f

The percentage of residents living in Coventry who say they smoke (Coventry Partnership Household Survey)

25%2012

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SCS 3.3a

The percentage of residents who say they eat 5+ portions of fruit and vegetables daily (Coventry Partnership Household Survey)

28%2012

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SCS 3.3b

The number of residents who say they participate in physical activity 5+ times a week (Coventry Partnership Household Survey)

39%2012

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SCS 4.1a(i)Percentage making expected progress between Key Stage 1 and 2 - English

84%2011

91%2011

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SCS 4.1a(ii)Percentage making expected progress between Key Stage 1 and 2 - Maths

82%2011

89%2011

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SCS 4.1b Level 4+ in both English and Maths 71%2011

80%2011

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SCS 4.1cFive good GCSEs (A* to C) including English and Maths

54.7%2011

58%2011

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SCS 4.1d Five good GCSEs (A* to C) any subject 86.0%2011

80.0%2011

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SCS 4.1e(i)Percentage making expected progress between Key Stage 2 and 4 - English

69.0%2011

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SCS 4.1e(ii)Percentage making expected progress between Key Stage 2 and 4 - Maths

62.8%2011

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SCS 4.1f A-Level pass rate (A* to E) 97.4%2011

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SCS 4.1g(i) …nursery & primary schools 42.2%35/83

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SCS 4.1g(ii) …secondary schools 78.9%15/19

65%+ Page 18

SCS 4.1g(iii) …post-16 provision 68.4%13/19

65%+ Page 18

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Tackle obesity by getting more people involved in physical activities and eating a healthy diet

improve children and young people's education and opportunities

Percentage of schools inspected by Ofsted rated good or outstanding:

Improve children and young people's level of achievement, educational progress and aspirations

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SCS 4.1g(iv)…special schools and pupil referral units

75%6/8

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SCS 4.2a(i)Percentage of children immunised against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) by their 2nd birthday

95.1%2010/11

95% Page 19

SCS 4.2a(ii)

Percentage of children immunised against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Pertussis & Hib (DTaP/IPV/Hib) by their 2nd birthday

98.5%2010/11

95% Page 19

SCS 4.2cPrevalence of breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks

39.2%2011/12

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SCS 4.2dConceptions to girls aged under 18 conception expressed as a rate per 1,000 population

50.22010

45.4by 2010

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SCS 4.2e Obese children at Reception10.7%2010/11

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SCS 4.2f Obese children at Year 620.2%2010/11

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SCS 4.2g

Children in relative poverty (under 16s living in households where incomes are under 60% of the national median before housing costs)

27.5%2010

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SCS 4.3aNumber of Looked After Children (LAC) (updated monthly)

577March 2012 Final

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SCS 4.3bNumber of children subject to a Child Protection Plan (updated monthly)

423March 2012 Final

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SCS 4.3cSocial care referrals per 10,000 under-18 population (number of referrals)

556 (3,794)Final

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SCS 4.3d% of referrals to social care that are repeat referrals

21.4%Provisional

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SCS 4.3e% of looked after children's placements lasting two or more years

65.5%March 2012 Final

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SCS 4.3f

Young people aged 10-17 receiving their first reprimand, warning or conviction - rate per 100,000 population aged 10-17

4892010/11

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Improve children and young people's health and wellbeing by encouraging positive lifestyle choices and tackling health inequalities

Minimise the risk of harm to CYP through early interventions and prevention with families, strengthening, safeguarding and improving outcomes for vulnerable children