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(In beginning its review the Local Government and Housing Committee was a\
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(Regeneration was instigated to appraise the major factors affecting comm\
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(The Index of Multiple Deprivation has revealed the high levels of povert\
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(Wales and its negative consequences for the well being of many individua\
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(Fortunately, I am also aware of the huge commitment and energy that many\
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The statutory sector, )Tj
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(The recommendations contained in the review are drawn from a wide body o\
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(the Committee and are presented to encourage the Welsh Assembly Governme\
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(work is often hard and difficult and the recommendations here are intend\
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(In completing the review the Committee was constantly grateful for the p\
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(being received and I am sure that all Committee members would wish me to\
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(Gwenda Thomas AM)Tj
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(The Local Government and Housing Committee is one of the National Assemb\
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(The committee's aim is to achieve a better quality of life for the peopl\
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(to help local people, particularly those living in disadvantaged areas t\
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(communities, with decent housing, good local facilities and high quality\
environment )Tj
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(to deliver value for money for the people of Wales, with better and more\
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(to streamline the Assembly's work and give far greater weight to the nee\
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(Committee Membership)Tj
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(The committee comprises the following members:)Tj
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(Gwenda Thomas \(Chair\) Neath)Tj
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(Peter Black South Wales West)Tj
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(William Graham South Wales East)Tj
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(Edwina Hart \(Minister\) Gower)Tj
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(Pauline Jarman South Wales Central)Tj
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(Peter Law Blaenau Gwent)Tj
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(Dai Lloyd South Wales West)Tj
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(Tom Middlehurst Alyn and Deeside)Tj
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(Janet Ryder North Wales)Tj
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(1.1 Regrettably, many communities in Wales have experienced prolonged an\
d extensive economic )Tj
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(decline linked closely to the demise of the traditional industries of mi\
ning, steel production and heavy )Tj
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(hardship linked to a developing crisis in agriculture. Regardless of the\
location in Wales, the )Tj
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(1.2 The National Assembly for Wales has addressed these problems facing \
Welsh communities and its )Tj
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(Better Wales document outlines key objectives to promote social justice \
and social inclusion. Since )Tj
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(devolution a wide range of policies have emerged which have a direct imp\
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(regeneration has become a central policy theme in Wales. Key policies su\
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(Sustainable Communities and Healthy Living Centres set the scene for the\
development of the )Tj
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(1.3 Against this background of increasing community regeneration activit\
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(Government and Housing Committee Review of Community Regeneration was in\
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of National Assembly policies to )Tj
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(The Terms of Reference of the Review)Tj
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(1.4 The terms of reference of the review were to consider:)Tj
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(the policies and programmes aimed at community regeneration which have b\
een adopted by the )Tj
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(National Assembly and its sponsored bodies with a view to making recomme\
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(the financing for those policies and programmes; )Tj
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(the role of partnership in developing community regeneration; )Tj
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(what further issues the committee should address on other aspects of the\
community regeneration )Tj
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(1.5 In addition, the review terms of reference document identified a ran\
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(In August 2001 the Committee issued an invitation to approximately 90 or\
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(In October 2001 the Committee appointed Professor David Adamson, Directo\
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(In November 2001 the Committee began to receive oral presentation from a\
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(These various sources of evidence have provided a significant informatio\
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(All of the projects visited spoke of the \221constant struggle\222 they \
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(funding. Whilst Communities First contributes to such a process there re\
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(funding streams which have effect on community regeneration and which ha\
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T*
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T*
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T*
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jectives and local authority )Tj
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(provision. Without this service provision the plight of the most disadva\
ntaged communities would be )Tj
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(critical. Recognition of this by the development of a stable funding reg\
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(underpinning of community regeneration in Wales. The Committee therefore\
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(Organisations who have contributed to the Committee's review have questi\
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the Communities First )Tj
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(programme, there was a view that this was not adequately funded for the \
enormity of the regeneration )Tj
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(task in Wales. There was also a view that concentration of scarce resour\
ces in the most deprived )Tj
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(communities left other communities, with only slightly lower levels of d\
isadvantage, without support )Tj
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(\(WLGA\). Comparisons were made with funding opportunities in England wh\
ere there is anecdotal )Tj
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with so many variations in the )Tj
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, with considerable currency )Tj
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some city based local )Tj
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(authorities at greater levels than for the whole of Wales. Confirmation \
of this view requires further )Tj
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(research. In considering these views the Committee felt that direct comp\
arison with England had little )Tj
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(value as the distinctive policy approaches render comparison difficult a\
nd unreliable. It was also felt that )Tj
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(the key issue was to determine whether funding of community regeneration\
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(Recommendation 8: )Tj
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dget )Tj
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promote an active programme of )Tj
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(Collectively, these recommendations on funding address the major concern\
s evident in the submissions )Tj
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ups seeking funding and would )Tj
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(reduce the complexity and bureaucracy of the experience.)Tj
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(Increasingly, social policy is attempting to involve stakeholders in the\
design and delivery of )Tj
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(programmes, especially in policies to promote social inclusion. Such act\
ions require a high degree of )Tj
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(community involvement and the exercise of skills and professional standa\
rds of operation by ordinary )Tj
T*
(community members. There is a consensus in community development literat\
ure that such participation )Tj
T*
(is essential to effective community regeneration but also a recognition \
that it is difficult to promote and )Tj
T*
(develop. Raising community capacity to participate requires long-term st\
rategies and programmes of )Tj
T*
(communal and personal development. The issue of capacity development has\
been well-explored in )Tj
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(Welsh Assembly Government initiatives, especially Communities First. Thi\
s is recognised in the )Tj
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(Communities First requirement that Communities First partnerships develo\
p a Capacity Development )Tj
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(Plan alongside the Community Action Plan. Many organisation presenting e\
vidence have expressed )Tj
T*
(concern about the readiness of communities to take on a major role in re\
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ty presented and was devoting )Tj
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ommunity development Cymru, )Tj
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roliferation of policies in )Tj
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(which community participation is a critical component and the correspond\
ing need for significant )Tj
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(underpinning by techniques to raise capacity within communities. These c\
oncerns have been noted by )Tj
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(Recommendation 9: )Tj
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ing )Tj
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(Community Action Plans and Capacity Development Plans to ensure that com\
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(Concern has also been expressed about the organisational capacity of key\
public agencies to work in )Tj
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(community sensitive ways within the community regeneration framework whi\
ch has emerged in recent )Tj
T*
(years. New roles and administrative functions are developing for local a\
uthorities, health authorities and )Tj
T*
(other public sector organisations. Training of staff has lagged behind s\
uch developments and many )Tj
T*
(public sector workers find themselves working for the first time in comm\
unity settings. Their capacity to )Tj
T*
(work sensitively in such contexts requires a similar process of capacity\
development that community )Tj
T*
(members require. There are examples of best practice in this field. For \
example Swansea City and )Tj
T*
(County Council initiated a training scheme for all its Housing Managemen\
t team to promote more )Tj
T*
(community-based ways of working. Referred to as )Tj
/T1_2 1 Tf
(The Knowledge)Tj
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( this programme sought to re-)Tj
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(orientate housing services to the needs of the tenant. To promote organi\
sational capacity in the practice )Tj
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(Recommendation 10: )Tj
/T1_2 1 Tf
(That the Welsh Assembly Government works with all relevant agencies to )Tj
T*
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(Recommendation 11: )Tj
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(That the Welsh Assembly Government hosts a forum in which all relevant )Tj
T*
(partners and agencies develop a national plan for Community Regeneration\
Capacity. The forum would )Tj
T*
(include WLGA, WCVA, Communities First Support Network, ELWa, WDA, FE Col\
leges, Universities )Tj
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(and a range of community based organisations.)Tj
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(Organisations have expressed concern about a failing supply of qualified\
and experienced community )Tj
T*
(regeneration workers to meet the demands of new initiatives such as Comm\
unities First \(Community )Tj
T*
(Agents for Change in the Valleys, Community Development Cymru, Llandrill\
o and Rhyl College, )Tj
T*
(SPARC/Planed\). Many reported difficulties recruiting appropriate staff,\
a situation now made worse by )Tj
T*
(the large numbers of positions created by Local Authority Communities Fi\
rst Teams. Independent )Tj
T*
(projects \(e.g. Ebbw Fach Development Trust\) felt that they were losing\
staff to the higher wages, longer-)Tj
T*
(term contracts and better career structures offered by local authorities\
. Agencies were also concerned )Tj
T*
(that entrants from other areas of public service did not possess the req\
uired skills and working practices )Tj
T*
(of the community regeneration approach. Some organisations \(People and \
Work Unit, .Llandrillo and )Tj
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(Rhyl College, Caia Park, Wrexham\) were concerned to provide a route by \
which community members )Tj
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to take up paid opportunities )Tj
T*
(when they arose in their own communities and elsewhere. College and Univ\
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(Recommendation 12: )Tj
/T1_2 1 Tf
(That the Welsh Assembly Government work with FE, HE, ELWa, the Consortiu\
m )Tj
T*
(for Community Regeneration Training, and community organisations to map \
current provision, develop )Tj
T*
(innovative short courses and work place learning to promote rapid skilli\
ng of new entrants to the )Tj
T*
(community regeneration field. That the Welsh Assembly Government underpi\
ns the process with a )Tj
T*
(bursary scheme to encourage new entrants to training programmes.)Tj
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(A major concern of the review was to address the issue of partnership an\
d its working within the policy )Tj
T*
(framework within Wales. The evidence presented to the review suggests st\
rongly that partnership makes )Tj
T*
(a significant contribution to the achievement of community regeneration \
in Wales \(CPRW, Rhondda )Tj
T*
(Housing Association, Community Matters, Community Enterprise Wales, SPAR\
C/Planed. However, )Tj
T*
(this view does not underestimate the issues and difficulties associated \
with partnership working. Not )Tj
T*
(least in any discussion of concern is the problem of partnership overloa\
d which those providing evidence )Tj
T*
(pointed to. There were also concerns about the level of participation of\
community members in )Tj
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(partnership agencies and the need to avoid tokenistic representation.)Tj
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(There is a growing concern to ensure that community participation in reg\
eneration partnerships is )Tj
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(comprehensive and empowering and that it is not marred by tokenism and \221\
phoney\222 participation. The )Tj
T*
(evidence presented to the Committee has described a mixed picture and vi\
sits to community projects )Tj
T*
(have identified both good and bad practice. Relationships with key statu\
tory bodies such as local )Tj
T*
(authorities, housing agencies, health authorities and police authorities\
in general appear to be improving )Tj
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(and many such bodies are committing fully to the principles of community\
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(There were a number of examples where this was not the case and key agen\
cies such as a specific local )Tj
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(authority appeared to be unsympathetic and obstructive to the achievemen\
t of community determined )Tj
T*
(objectives. Examples were provided of difficulties with local elected me\
mbers and officers. Such )Tj
T*
(difficulties are reported widely throughout the sector and are in part t\
he product of rapid changes in the )Tj
T*
(ways in which statutory bodies are expected to work with their clients. \
In contrast there were examples )Tj
T*
(of best practice of international standing where statutory bodies were p\
roviding community leadership, )Tj
T*
(professional skills and resources to ensure that communities could achie\
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(The Committee concludes that statutory bodies play a key role in the com\
munity regeneration process. )Tj
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(Clearly, as major service providers they have a central role to play in \
the regeneration of all )Tj
T*
(disadvantaged communities. One of the key components of community regene\
ration is the improvement )Tj
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(of community regeneration partnerships. Representations from the Fire Br\
igades in Wales provided ideal )Tj
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(illustration of the benefits to be gained when a statutory agency works \
with communities for common )Tj
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(goals. Both the community and the organisation benefits in improved perf\
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(It is also clear that statutory agencies must recognise the role and con\
tribution of the voluntary and )Tj
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(community sectors when working in partnership. Communities First and sim\
ilar initiatives depend for )Tj
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(Local authorities are a specific example where their level of engagement\
with the community will be a )Tj
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(major factor in determining the success of community regeneration. In re\
ceiving evidence the )Tj
T*
(Committee heard a range of views regarding the role of local authorities\
in the regeneration process. One )Tj
T*
(view welcomed the partnership approach of Communities First but also poi\
nted to the central role which )Tj
T*
(Local Authorities conventionally played in economic and social regenerat\
ion \(WLGA, Blaenau Gwent )Tj
T*
(CBC\). The community leadership and community planning functions of loca\
l government gave it major )Tj
T*
(capacity to lead the regeneration process especially where community sel\
f-organisation was lacking. )Tj
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(Other reponses \(WCVA, GAVO, Community Matters, Ms J.Bird\)\) pointed to\
the major benefits of )Tj
T*
(community participation and developing local ownership of regeneration p\
rojects through partnership )Tj
T*
(working. They identified the value of empowerment of community members a\
nd valued a move towards )Tj
T*
(locality management in which control of services was in the hands of the\
community. Elsewhere, )Tj
T*
(evidence of regeneration organisations and local authorities working in \
close partnership \(Antur Nantlle )Tj
T*
(Cyf, Rhiwgarn\) provide illustration of the significant improvements whi\
ch could emerge at community )Tj
T*
(level from a partnership based approach to community regeneration. In co\
nsidering the specific role of )Tj
T*
(local authorities in the regeneration process the Committee have been co\
ncerned to harness the )Tj
T*
(traditional experience of local authorities together with the advantages\
of community participation and )Tj
T*
(empowerment. This empowerment has the be genuine and not tokenistic \(Co\
mmmunity Development )Tj
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(The Committee sees these objectives being best achieved by partnership w\
orking in which statutory, )Tj
T*
(voluntary, private and community sectors develop a framework of equal pa\
rtnership in which the )Tj
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(community is genuinely and directly involved. It makes the following rec\
ommendation:)Tj
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(Recommendation 13:)Tj
/T1_0 1 Tf
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/T1_2 1 Tf
(That local authorities act as equal partners within a partnership struct\
ure. )Tj
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(Funding is given to the partnership and controlled by partnership decisi\
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(Communities First is attempting to promote movement towards this relatio\
nship in the partnerships it is )Tj
T*
(funding. Clearly, in some localities there is development work required \
with local authorities and other )Tj
T*
(statutory agencies to promote and develop this participative mode of wor\
king. The Committee would )Tj
T*
(wish to see the development and dissemination of best practice in partne\
rship working. This will avoid a )Tj
T*
(\221post-code \221 lottery in the experience of community participation \
in the community regeneration process. )Tj
T*
(Currently, there are no mechanisms for monitoring the quality of working\
practices in regeneration )Tj
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(partnerships in Wales. )Tj
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(Recommendation 14:)Tj
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n community regeneration is )Tj
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(uniformly experienced throughout Wales.)Tj
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(If the advantages of working in community centred methods are well estab\
lished it is also true that there )Tj
T*
(are costs associated with community based practice. The Fire Services in\
presenting their models of )Tj
T*
(community engagement were clear about the advantages but also about the \
costs. Money spent on )Tj
T*
(community approaches is inevitably syphoned from core resources. This bo\
th detracts from core service )Tj
T*
(provision but also puts barriers in the way of organisations developing \
community-based approaches. )Tj
T*
(Given that there are recognised advantages in most areas of service prov\
ision to be derived from )Tj
T*
(community involvement, the Committee recommends that standard funding so\
urces for statutory )Tj
T*
(agencies include a specified sum to develop community approaches. This w\
ould be additional to current )Tj
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(levels of funding in recognition of the extra costs involved. The Commit\
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(Recommendation 15)Tj
/T1_1 1 Tf
(:That the Welsh Assembly Government introduces a grant component of fund\
ing )Tj
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(for 'community provision' by the statutory sector which will be derived \
from an additional element of )Tj
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(Representations have included the view that the approach adopted in Comm\
unities First localities is of )Tj
T*
(benefit to all communities in Wales \(WDA, WCVA, WLGA, Cardiff Community\
Housing Association\). )Tj
T*
(It is recognised that resources had to be directed at the most deprived \
communities, however, it is also )Tj
T*
(felt that the working practices of Communities First should be encourage\
d in all Welsh Communities. )Tj
T*
(There was concern that an area based approach may overlook the needs of \
special interest groups \(Age )Tj
T*
(Concern, PAVO, Commission For Racial Equality\).There was also concern e\
xpressed about those )Tj
T*
(communities, close to the levels of deprivation of the most deprived com\
munities identified by )Tj
T*
(Communities First, but lying outside the selection criteria \(WLGA\). So\
me representatives felt that cut )Tj
T*
(off points of this nature were too arbitrary and prejudiced against loca\
lities which were, by any normal )Tj
T*
(standard, deprived \(Community Networks Group\). There was also a view t\
hat the partnership approach )Tj
T*
(is universally beneficial and should be adopted even in what the WDA has\
termed \221communities of )Tj
T*
(opportunity\222. This would require some funding source to promote the d\
evelopment of all-Wales )Tj
T*
(partnership working but clearly not to the levels required in the most d\
eprived communities. The )Tj
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(Recommendation 16:)Tj
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(partnership and community participation \(including the provision of see\
d-core funding\), which underpin )Tj
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(Community regeneration has conventionally been seen as a \221bottom up\222\
activity deriving from )Tj
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(community based organisations. Recent social policy initiatives to promo\
te community regeneration are )Tj
T*
(innovative and present new challenges for government to work in partners\
hip with a wide range of )Tj
T*
(stakeholders. The Welsh Assembly Government has stated its partnership a\
pproach and Communities )Tj
T*
(First brings it into partnership with all stakeholders in the regenerati\
on process. The innovation of this )Tj
T*
(approach means that all organisations are learning the process as it dev\
elops. The People in )Tj
T*
(Communities Evaluation presents an ideal learning opportunity to inform \
the future development of )Tj
T*
(Communities First and community regeneration in Wales. The Committee rec\
eived evidence of the )Tj
T*
(outcomes of the People Communities Interim Evaluation report. Lessons to\
be learned for future )Tj
T*
(community regeneration include the view that effective evaluation of Com\
munities First from inception )Tj
T*
(onwards will be required to provide a constant fine-tuning of its operat\
ion to maintain its progress and )Tj
T*
(effectiveness. Critical to this will be the development of Welsh Assembl\
y Government expertise in this )Tj
T*
(field in the same ways in which it houses expertise in education and in \
health services. )Tj
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(The Committee is concerned that this be consciously developed by the Wel\
sh Assembly Government to )Tj
T*
(promote effective liaison and knowledgeable interaction with the practit\
ioners in the field. Some )Tj
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(Recommendation 17: )Tj
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(regeneration sector. This may be created by recruiting staff from the co\
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(In addition to this development of expertise the Welsh Assembly Governme\
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(partly fulfilled by its sponsorship of organisations to support Communit\
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(First Network. However, it also has a role in this area which may extend\
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(Communities First as a national strategy for promoting community regener\
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(Communities First is goes further that parallel policies in England, Sco\
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(The recommendations achieve the terms of reference of the review, which \
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