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Mainstreaming & Neighbourhood Renewal
Neighbourhood renewal is about reversing the decline in deprived neighbourhoods. It involves working from the grassroots to deliver economic prosperity and jobs, safer communities, efficient transport, good education, decent housing and better health, as well as fostering a new sense of community among residents. 'Mainstreaming' involves getting the public services that can drive these changes – the police, education, health, social housing and transport - to re-focus more of their resources in favour towards failing neighbourhoods, helping them to recover from years of decline.
Title: Mainstreaming & Neighbourhood Renewal
Author: Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister
Series: Factsheet 18
Number of pages: 8
Date published: April 2004
This factsheet outlines the factors you will need to consider when mainstreaming these public services. It also helps give you some levers when negotiating with service providers. The report is written in plain and straightforward language. It gives a good primer to the main factors involved in mainstreaming. In addition to guidance it also provides examples of where mainstreaming public services has had a real effect on the ground, for example North Manchester, Birmingham's Castle View Estate and Doncaster.
Topics covered in the factsheet
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Key issues
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Bending the spend
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How floor targets will help
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Going local
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Reshaping services to suit local needs
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Mainstreaming and Neighbourhood Renewal from the ODPM website 
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Last update: 08 April 2004