Transcript Mark Gilks - presentation

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WEST LONDON
IN PROMOTING COMMUNITY COHESION
Mark Gilks, Chief Executive - London
Borough of Hounslow
West London
West London
• 1.4 million people live in West London
• 30% of the population were born outside the UK
• 48% of children in primary schools are from a BME
background
• Around 80% of the young people entering the workforce
in West London in future years will be from BME
communities. (West London Economic Development
Strategy)
West London
• West London is a leading international business centre its GDP is £19 billion, generating over 700,000 jobs
locally
• New/knowledge Economy - A4 corridor, Heathrow Bedfont Lakes/Stockley Park, White City/Chiswick Park,
Wembley Development
• Major media and culture sector – White City, Ealing, A4
Population
Total Population 1.5 million
350
301.6
300
263.8
243.1
250
212.7
208.0
200
165.5
150
100
50
0
Ealing
Brent
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Harrow
Hammersmith
and Fulham
Diversity
White
Black
Caribbean
Black
African
Black
Other
Asian
Indian
Asian
Asian
Pakistani Bangla
deshi
Chinese Other Other
Asian
Brent
Ealing
Harrow
Hounslow
Hammersmith &
Fulham
Hillingdon
West London
46.1
58.6
62.0
64.7
76.7
10.3
5.1
2.6
1.3
5.9
6.4
3.4
2.3
2.7
3.8
3.4
1.6
1.0
0.7
2.6
18.5
17.5
22.0
18.2
1.7
4.1
4.0
1.9
4.5
1.0
0.4
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.8
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.8
4.4
3.6
3.1
2.5
1.6
5.4
4.6
3.7
3.9
5.1
81.4
64.9
1.2
4.4
1.1
3.3
0.6
1.6
9.1
14.5
1.5
2.8
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.4
2.7
2.2
4.1
Inner London
Outer London
Greater London
United Kingdom
66.2
76.4
72.5
89.1
7.5
3.2
4.8
0.9
7.0
2.7
4.3
0.7
2.8
1.1
1.8
0.5
3.2
8.0
6.1
1.6
1.7
2.2
2.0
1.2
4.0
0.6
1.9
0.5
1.2
0.8
1.0
0.2
2.1
2.2
2.2
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4.5
2.8
3.4
1.4
History
• The Pathfinder
Programme in 2002
resulted from the
disturbances in the
northern towns
• West London was chosen
to be 1 of 14 programmes
across the whole of
England
• The Pathfinder ended in
September 2004 development of the
legacy programme
• West London continues
to pioneer the Community
Cohesion agenda
through the work of the
West London Community
Cohesion Partnership.
• LB Hounslow
coordinates Partnership
West London Community Cohesion
Partnership
An Alliance of the 6 West London public, private and the
voluntary sectors across:
Brent, Ealing, Hounslow,Hammersmith &Fulham,
Hillingdon and Harrow,
Key Partners:
West London Network (6 West London Councils for
Voluntary Service)
Trinity Mirror Group
West London Business
West London Housing
The Police
Challenges for West London:
• Socially Excluded
Communities
• Impact of new arrivals
• The needs of young
people
• Gun crime and drug
related violence
• Racial harassment and
hate crimes
• Affordable Housing
• Social Capital
• Extremist Organisations
• International tensions
• Changing demographics
of West London
• Perceptions about
resource allocation
• Transport
• Air Quality
• Regeneration
• Competitiveness
A Partnership Approach
• The sharing of
information and
intelligence
• Identifying and sharing
good practice
• Strengthening
partnerships
• Developing a pro-active
media and
communications strategy
• Generating new
resources and influencing
main programme budgets
• Strengthening the local
infrastructure to build
strong alliances across
sectors and between the
diverse communities
Achievements
 Mainstreaming
Community Cohesion
 Strengthening
Communications
 Lobby for West London
 West London People
 LGBT & Disability Booklet
 Good Practice reports
 Stakeholder conferences
 Contribute to national
policy on Community
Cohesion
 West London Forums
 Directory of Community
Media
 Members Awareness
Programmes
 Work of Partnership cited
as “good practice” in
Home Office Community
Cohesion Practitioners
Toolkit.
The Future
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Develop stronger partnerships and share intelligence
Ensure that all services cross West London
mainstream Community Cohesion
Implement pro-active communication strategies to
dispel myths about communities and resource
allocation
Ensure effective channels to reach out to socially
excluded communities
Ensure that statistics and services are accurate &
reflective of West London’s changing population
The Future
6. Develop effective leadership to counteract extremist
organisations
7. Ensure that LSP’s are the champions for Community
Cohesion
8. Do we understand the needs of all our communities?
9. Are our services improving life opportunities for all?
10. Are our services ensuring cohesive communities?
The West London Community
Cohesion Partnership
Providing Leadership
across West London