DAIWA Anglo Japanese Research Exchange Visit 14 November 2005

Scotland’s 4 th City Population – 145,000 Collapse of manufacturing jobs Out-migration High rates of poverty High quality suburbs Highest % of students Bio-Tec research Digital Media initiatives Regional centre City of contrasts Dundee

Proportion of different social groups by local authority

Community Planning Challenges Significant level of poverty (48% in CRF) High number of students (9.9% of ec.act.) Dense urbanisation Private sector landlords City Centre issues Peripheral estate issues Vacant homes – 1406 ( 6.5%)

Social challenges Significant levels of drugs misuse Comparatively high rates of crime High rates of child protection enquiries Poor educational outcomes Teenage conception rates particularly high

Main Service Departments Dundee City Council

Communities Department Community Regeneration / Social Inclusion Partnerships Community Safety Decentralisation / Neighbourhood Management Initiative Equality Action Partnerships with voluntary & community organisations Health Development Children & Young People The Central Library, Community Libraries & Learning Teams Literacies Initiative Community Centres and Projects Outdoor Activities

Purpose To bring the Council closer to its communities and to promote community learning and development Goals Support the active informed citizen Promote community regeneration

Strategic Priorities increasing citizen participation securing positive, challenging contact with young people developing local community centres and libraries building partnerships with the voluntary organisations and community groups delivering community learning

Dundee Community Plan City Council Corporate Plan Service Plans Local Community Plans Planning Relationships

Community Planning Themes ECONOMY LIFELONG LEARNING SOCIAL INCLUSION DUNDEES’ ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY SAFETY HEALTH & CARE ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP NETWORK MAP

NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP NETWORKS Council Departments Partner Agencies THE COMMUNITY Individuals Community groups Representative Structures Community networks COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERS Dundee City Council Tayside NHS Board Tayside Police/Fire Brigade Communities Scotland Scottish Enterprise Tayside Voluntary Sector Representatives Private Sector Further Education Communities Officers Local community planning

Summary Local government faces significant challenges Strong community engagement with government Good range of services, with some very interesting and well developed examples City Council ‘base-level’ provision has been enhanced significantly as a response to needs The city cannot afford the current level of services Tensions between local gov. and central gov.

Dundee City