1. abcdefghijkl Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 and Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics Robert Williams

2. abcdefghijkl Hope to cover today  Background to SIMD  Results  Can and can’t do  General Scottish Executive Uses  Introduction to SNS

3. abcdefghijkl Defining deprivation…  Deprivation “focuses on the lack of goods, services or social relations or inadequate physical or social environment which results from a lack of financial resources”  It is a relative measure where standards are defined in relation to social norms or expectations

4. abcdefghijkl SIMD Background  Long-Term Strategy - 2003 interim index developed by Oxford University - consultation by Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice  Commitment to using better data, better geography and providing regular updates  Results in construction of an improved index over the next ten years

5. abcdefghijkl SIMD 2004  Well respected methodology developed by Oxford University  6 domains  Current Income, Employment, Health, Education, Access, Housing  31 separate indicators

6. abcdefghijkl SIMD 2004  New data zone geography  Splits Scotland into 6505 small areas  Ranking of small areas for each domain and by overall multiple measure  Identifies pockets of deprivation

7. abcdefghijkl Local Authority share of most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland

8. abcdefghijkl Deprivation within a Local Authority Local AuthorityTotal PopulationPopulation in most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland % of LA population in most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland Number and Percentage of population which are income deprived Glasgow City57786930877353.4%160474 (27.8%) Inverclyde842032784833.1%15802 (18.8%) Dundee City1456634122128.3%28741 (18.6%) Edinburgh City4486245053011.3%52821 (11.8%) East Lothian9008800.0%9545 (10.6%)

9. abcdefghijkl Most Deprived 5% of data zones Most Deprived 15% of data zones

10. Edinburgh City

12. Glasgow City

13. abcdefghijkl Uses of SIMD 2004  SE’s official measure of area based multiple deprivation  Identify Scotland’s most deprived areas  Support funding allocations or bids  Look at emerging problems

14. abcdefghijkl Uses of SIMD 2004  Help SE measure progress on a range of Closing the Opportunity Gap and portfolio targets on deprived areas -‘ To promote community regeneration of the most deprived neighbourhoods, through improvements by 2008 in employability, education, health, access to local services, and quality of the local environment.’  Community Regeneration Fund

15. abcdefghijkl Community Regeneration Fund  £318m over 3 years (2005/2006 - 2007/2008)  Two thirds allocated to the most deprived 15% of data zones  Remaining third allocated to CPPs with above average (>15%) concentrations of deprivation  Transitional arrangements

16. abcdefghijkl Regeneration Outcome Agreement  Guidance issued 12 August  80% of CRF funding targeted at the most deprived geographical communities  Up to 20% on thematic or group basis  Flexibility if strong case  Expect strong correlation with SIMD areas

17. abcdefghijkl What the indices don’t do Relative measure so don’t do:  Absolute difference between areas  Comparisons over time  BUT SIMD indicators and SNS can be used  Not a measure of ‘Most affluent’  Not all living in deprived areas are deprived

18. abcdefghijkl Long term strategy  Developing existing domains  Developing new domains  Crime  Physical Environment  Other Financial Resources  Social Relations & Capital

19. abcdefghijkl Next SIMD  SIMD 2006  Data zone population estimates from GROS  New and developed domains?  Data for housing domain?  Explaining change: SIMD 2004 and 2006

20. abcdefghijkl Introduction to SNS  Programme to improve small area statistics  2001 Onwards  Data supports a number of the SE’s commitments  Those with small area emphasis – Closing the Opportunity Gap – Area deprivation: SIMD  Access to Central Government information will improve policy development at a local level

21. abcdefghijkl SNS Data Development  Deprivation  Population  Housing  Education  Health  Community care  Labour market  Benefits  Access  Physical Environment Data zone is the key geography

22. abcdefghijkl Access to SNS  Freely available over Internet  SNS Data Download CD  SNS Geography CD

23. SNS Statistical Analysis  SNS Tabular outputs  SNS Thematic mapping outputs  Analysis based on SNS and SIMD

24. Edinburgh North and Leith: View data in tabular format

25. View data in thematic map format: Percentage of the population on key income benefits and credits

26. Average tariff score of pupils on the S4 roll

27. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004 : Decile

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29. 15% Most DeprivedOther 85%Total Employment Rate55.2%76.6%73.4% Unemployment Rate12.2%4.9%5.8% Economic Activity Rate63.0%80.6%78.0%

30. abcdefghijkl Number of pupils Average Tariff Score Most deprived 5% of data zones in Scotland 3294114 Most deprived 10% of data zones in Scotland 7219118 Most deprived 15% of data zones in Scotland 10513122 All Scotland61009168

31. abcdefghijkl Further Information  SNS www.sns.gov.uk  SIMD 2004 www.scotland.gov.uk/SIMD2004Mapping www.scotland.gov.uk/SIMD2004Mapping  Closing the Opportunity Gap www.scotland.gov.uk/closingtheopportunitygap www.scotland.gov.uk/closingtheopportunitygap  CRF and ROA Guidance www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/Web/Site/What wedo/Communityregeneratinfund.asp www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/Web/Site/What wedo/Communityregeneratinfund.asp