sandwell conference 2009 final

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Great People

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Doris Strange

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Adam Price

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Great Place

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Great Prospects

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State of Sandwell

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Tipton Wednesbury West Bromwich Smethwick Oldbury Rowley Regis

Great People

• Teenage conception rates are falling

• Premature deaths from circulatory diseases have risen, but overall under 75’s CVD deaths have fallen by 41% since 1995

• Sandwell supports more vulnerable adults to maintain independent living than the national average

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Tipton Wednesbury West Bromwich Smethwick Oldbury Rowley Regis

Great Place

• Recorded crime in Sandwell has fallen by 8.3% since 2007/08

• Two thirds of residents are satisfied with their local area

• Most residents feel local street cleanliness is average or better

• Significant reduction in non-decent council homes since 2002, proportions now lower than private sector housing

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Tipton Wednesbury West Bromwich Smethwick Oldbury Rowley Regis

Great Prospects

• More school leavers are staying on in further education

• Sandwell’s GCSE results improved by 5.5% points, a faster rate than the national average

• Since the recession the gap between Sandwell & England has widened again on people claiming ‘out-of-work’ benefits

• Increase in people qualified to NVQ2 but no significant increase in NVQ3 or above in 2008

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Tipton Wednesbury West Bromwich Smethwick Oldbury Rowley Regis

To see the State of Sandwell Report 2009

go to

www.sandwellpartnership.co.uk

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Tipton Wednesbury West Bromwich Smethwick Oldbury Rowley Regis

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