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BEST COUNCIL PLAN
2018/19 – 2020/21
Tackling poverty and reducing inequalities
– with the city’s Inclusive Growth and Health & Wellbeing Strategies as key drivers
BEST COUNCIL PLAN                                                                                      people with the learning, attributes and
                                                                                                           awareness of opportunities they will need
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Looking forward, overall the prospects for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        economic growth in Leeds remain robust,
                                                                                                           to succeed in work. In addition, there is                                                                                                    supported by the city’s skilled workforce,
    2018/19 – 2020/21                                                                                      evidence that some mental health problems
                                                                                                           are becoming more prevalent, particularly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        the growth and innovation of its firms and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        universities, and the progress being made
    Tackling poverty and reducing inequalities                                                             amongst older people. Depression in                                                                                                          with infrastructure. However, we will only
                                                                                                           particular is also more common in people                                                                                                     fulfil this potential for growth if we sustain the
                                                                                                           with a physical illness, including those living                                                                                              progress we are making, and by taking action
                                                                                                           with long-term conditions.                                                                                                                   on areas where we could perform better. This
                                                       This population increase reflects the success
                                                                                                           Even so, targeted interventions have meant                                                                                                   includes tackling poverty, improving health
                                                       of the Leeds economy, both within the city
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and wellbeing, supporting greater resilience
           Our vision is for Leeds to be               and in neighbouring localities. Leeds has           that some inequalities are reducing more
                                                                                                           quickly in our most deprived areas.                                                                                                          across the city, boosting housing growth
        the best city in the UK: one that              seen the fastest private sector jobs growth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and regeneration, continuing to define and
          is compassionate and caring                  of any UK city in recent years and has
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        express our culture, increasing productivity,
         with a strong economy, which                  the largest concentration of financial and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        attracting and retaining a skilled workforce,
                                                       professional services and digital jobs in any             Local mapping highlights
          tackles poverty and reduces                                                                                                                                                                                                                   and enhancing transport and infrastructure.
                                                       city in the UK outside London. We also have             these issues and emphasises
           inequalities. We want Leeds                 one of the highest rates of business start-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        We must also be prepared for any downturn
                                                                                                               the different rates of progress                                                                                                          in the national economy where the outlook is
            to be a city that is fair and              ups and scale-ups in the country. Leeds                between different communities                                                                                                             uncertain, particularly in
        sustainable, ambitious, creative               is a major hub for health innovation, data
                                                                                                                        across the city                                                                                                                 the context of Brexit.
       and fun for all with a council that             analytics, innovative manufacturing and
       its residents can be proud of: the              knowledge-intensive jobs: for example, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Wetherby

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Walton

            best council in the country.               University of Leeds spins out more listed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Linton

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Thorpe Arch

                                                       companies than any other UK university, and                                  Otley                                                                                                                                                                                                  Collingham                          Boston Spa

                                                       the city experiences a “brain gain” with more                                                                                   Pool                                                                           Harewood

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Arthington               Weardley

                                                       undergraduates and graduates moving into
    About Leeds                                        the city than leaving. Leeds is now a top five
                                                                                                                                                                                            Bramhope                                                                                                                  Bardsey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Bramham

    Leeds is a growing city with                       UK tourism destination, attracting over 26                            Guiseley

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Scarcroft

    a population estimated at                          million visitors a year, and                                                           Yeadon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Alwoodley                                                                               Thorner
                                                                                                                                                                                    Cookridge

                                                       was ranked fifth by the                                                                          Rawdon
                                                                                                                                                                                                Holt Park
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Moor Allerton                                   Shadwell
                                                                                                                  Decile 1 MOST                                                                                      Adel

                                                       Lonely Planet in its
                                                                                                                                                                                              Tinshill

                                                                                                                  deprived 10%                                                                                                                                Moortown

                                                                                                                  in England
                                                       list of the best places                                                                                               Horsforth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Roundhay
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Barwick in Elmet

                                                       to visit in Europe in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Aberford
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Chapel Allerton
                                                                                                                  Decile 2                  Calverley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Whinmoor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Scholes

                                                       2017, with the city’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Headingley                                 Oakwood

                                                                                    top 10 destination
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Kirkstall                                                                                    Seacroft
                                                                                                                                                                 Rodley
                                                                                                                  Decile 3                                                                                                                             Potternewton

                                                       urban regeneration
                                                                                                                                                                                  Bramley                                                Woodhouse                 Chapeltown

    781,700
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Gipton
                                                                                         Leeds, UK                                                                                                                  Burley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Harehills

                                                       efforts and flourishing                                    Decile 4                                                                                                              CITY CENTRE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lincoln Green
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Burmantofts                                Halton             Whitkirk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Armley
                                                                                                                                                          Pudsey

                                                       cultural scene highlighted.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Osmondthorpe                                                                                                      Micklefield
    (ONS 2016),                                                                                                   Decile 5              Tyersal
                                                                                                                                                                                               Farnley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Wortley                                                                                          Colton                                      Garforth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Holbeck

    an increase of around 50,000 in the last decade.
                                                       However not everyone is benefiting fully                   Decile 6
                                                                                                                                                                                        New Farnley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Beeston
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Hunslet

                                                       from this economic success. There remain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Swillington

    However, it is the shift in the make-up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Kippax
                                                                                                                  Decile 7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Cottingley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Stourton

                                                       significant issues of poverty and deprivation                                                                                                                                                            Belle Isle

    of our population at local levels,
                                                                                                                                                                                     Gildersome                                                                                                               Woodlesford
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Churwell
                                                                                                                  Decile 8
                                                       in the city. Low pay is an increasing problem,                                                              Drighlington                                                                                                              Rothwell

    that is most striking.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Middleton                                                                                                            Allerton Bywater

                                                       with people caught in a trap of low pay and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Oulton

                                                                                                                  Decile 9                                                                                        Morley
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Carlton

    There have been rapid demographic changes          low skills, with limited opportunities for career                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Methley
                                                                                                                  Decile 10 LEAST
       during this time, particularly in some of our   progression. Our education and skills system               deprived 10%                                                                                                             East Ardsley

       most deprived communities which are the                                                                    in England
                                                       does not work for everyone, and we need to                                                                                                                                                                        Levels of health and wellbeing are inextricably
                FASTEST GROWING                        continue to make progress in improving our
                                                       schools so that they are equipping young
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         LINKED WITH DEPRIVATION
                and with the youngest age profile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       within the city, leading to targeted interventions.

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Best City                                                                                        We are justifiably proud of these accolades              CONTENTS
                                                     The following pages briefly explain             but we are not complacent: we recognise
    The Best Council Plan 2018/19 – 2020/21                                                          the complex challenges facing the city, as
    maintains our long-term ‘Best City’              why and how the city will focus on
                                                                                                     outlined above, and that the council has a
    strategic focus on tackling poverty and          these priorities and set out the key
                                                                                                     major place-shaping and leadership role
    inequalities through a combination of              performance indicators we use
                                                                                                     in helping address them through strong                   FOREWORD                    2
    strengthening the economy and doing this           to track progress. We have also               partnership working and engagement
    in a way that is compassionate and caring,         signposted the most significant                                                                        THE BEST COUNCIL PLAN
                                                                                                     with organisations across all sectors and
    allowing us to support our most vulnerable         ‘Best City’ strategies and action                                                                      ON A PAGE                   6
                                                                                                     our diverse communities. This role is
    children and adults.                            plans to read for more detail on both            strengthened by our track record of delivering           BEST CITY PRIORITIES:
    Building on the range of council and               the issues and the collaborative              highly visible day-to-day services for the
                                                      and innovative work that we and                city and our continuing efforts to be a more
                                                                                                                                                              INCLUSIVE GROWTH            8
    partnership strategies in place and in
    development, this Best Council Plan update       our partners are doing in response              efficient and enterprising organisation with             HEALTH & WELLBEING         10
    sets out seven interconnected priority areas       – and in which the whole city is              our values at the core of what we do and how
    of work that flow from our two main cross-                                                       we work. Our programme of organisational                 CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY        12
                                                             invited to play its part.
    cutting strategies: Inclusive Growth and                                                         cultural change alongside delivery of our                SAFE, STRONG COMMUNITIES   14
    Health and Wellbeing.                                                                            medium-term financial strategy remain
                                                                                                     central to this ‘Best Council’ ambition.                 HOUSING                    16
    • Inclusive growth                              Best Council
                                                                                                                                                              21ST-CENTURY
    • Health and wellbeing                          In 2016 Leeds won the Municipal Journal’s                                                                 INFRASTRUCTURE             18
    • Child-friendly city                           prestigious ‘Local Authority of the Year’
                                                    award. The judges commended our                                                                           CULTURE                    20
    • Safe, strong communities                                                                              The vision, ambitions and
                                                    “consistent and dynamic leadership” and                                                                   BEST COUNCIL               22
                                                                                                          priorities set out here would
    • Housing                                       “clear improvement vision” and noted that
                                                                                                        not be achievable without close
    • 21st-century infrastructure                   winning this category highlights a local
                                                                                                     partnership working and our skilled
                                                    authority’s success not just in one project or
    • Culture                                       department but right across the organisation.
                                                                                                     and dedicated councillors and staff:
                                                                                                     the elected members who serve the
    Although they are presented as seven            In the same year, we won the Local               city, our partners and everyone who
    priorities, everyone reading this plan – or     Government Chronicle’s Children’s Services
                                                                                                      works for the council plays a vital
    carrying it out – should see at once how        award with judges praising our “genuinely
                                                                                                      role in delivering the Best Council
    interlinked and mutually supportive these       ambitious programme reaching out to all
                                                                                                             Plan. We thank you all.
    priorities are. Taken together, a focus on      children and young people across the city
    these priorities will deliver better outcomes   through concerted interagency drive and an
    for everyone in Leeds.                          obvious clarity of leadership”.

                                                                                                                    Cllr Judith Blake      Tom Riordan
                                                                                                                             Leader of   Chief Executive of
                                                                                                                            Leeds City          Leeds City
                                                                                                                               Council             Council

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                                                        economy to their full potential                                                                      noise and emissions
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                                                        into better jobs                                                                                                                                                                               • Do well at all levels of
                                                    •   Targeting work to tackle poverty                                BEST CITY                                                     Housing                                                            learning and have the skills
                                                        in priority neighbourhoods
                                                    •   Tackling low pay                                               PRIORITIES                                                •    Housing of the right quality,                                      they need for life

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   n d how we wo r k
                                                                                                                                                                                      type, tenure and affordability
                                                                                                                              What we and                                             in the right places                                              • Enjoy greater access to
                                                                                                                           our partners are                                      •    Minimising homelessness through
                                                                                                                                                                                      a greater focus on prevention                                      green spaces, leisure
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                                                                                                                    focusing on in 2018/19                                       •    Providing the right housing                                        and the arts
                                                                                                                      to improve outcomes                                             options to support older and
                                           Safe, Strong                                                                                                                               vulnerable residents to remain
                                                                                                                                                                                      active and independent
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                                           Communities                                                                   with the city’s Inclusive
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                                           •   Keeping people safe from harm,                                              Wellbeing Strategies
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                                                                                                                                                                               has three main elements:
                                                                                                                                                                               continuing to improve
                                                                                                                                      Education and skills
                                          GROWTH                                                                                       are essential parts
                                                                                                                                                                               educational attainment

                                          •    Supporting growth and
                                                                                                  19,300                                of our economic
                                                                                                                                                                               across the city whilst closing
                                                                                                                                                                               the achievement gap for
                                               investment, helping everyone
                                               benefit from the economy to
                                                                                                  people aged 16+
                                                                                                                                           prosperity.                         disadvantaged learners                                 KPIs
                                               their full potential                           UNEMPLOYED                                                                       – one focus of our Leeds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      How we will measure progress
                                          •    Supporting businesses and                    2nd highest number across                                                          Children and Young People’s                            and achievements
                                               residents to improve skills,                the country’s 14 major cities            Education and skills are of                Plan; encouraging greater
                                               helping people into work and                                                                                                                                                            •    Jobs change in the Leeds
                                               into better jobs
                                                                                            (Source: ONS Experimental Statistics,
                                                                                                                                    economic value to individuals              collaboration between
                                                                                              October 2016 to September 2017)                                                                                                               economy (with additional
                                          •    Targeting work to tackle poverty                                                     as workers, to the businesses              schools and businesses; and                                  quarterly proxy measures
                                               in priority neighbourhoods                The people of Leeds will be                that employ them and to the                supporting businesses and                                    on employment rate and
                                          •    Tackling low pay                          at the heart of everything we                                                                                                                      economic activity and
                                                                                                                                    wider economy through greater              individuals in improving skills                              inactivity)
                                                                                         do, from equipping our young               productivity and competitiveness.          to boost competitiveness and                            •    Productivity forecast – GVA
                                                                                         people with the right skills and           There are also considerable                aid career progression.                                      per head
                                                                                         careers advice, to enabling                social benefits to individuals                                                                     •    Number of new business
                                                                                         in-work progression, retraining            and communities which foster                                                                            start-ups and scale-ups
    To ensure a strong economy                                                           and lifelong learning in our ever-                                                                                                            •    Business rates growth
                                                                                                                                    more equitable communities,
    in the longer term, Leeds                                                            changing labour market. As the                                                                                                                •    Visitor economic impact for
                                                                                                                                    in turn supporting economic                                                                             Leeds
    needs to continue to support                                                         UK navigates its way through               growth.                                                                                            •    Percentage of working-age
    and attract good-quality jobs                                                        Brexit, we will continue to offer
    and investment. Our diverse                  1million sqft                           support to our firms and our
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Leeds residents with at least a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Level 4 qualification
    economy has helped us to                  of city centre office space taken up       communities, but also further                                                                 28,000+                                         •    Number of people supported
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            to improve their skills
    recover from the economic                  in 2017, more than double 2016            strengthen the city’s international                                                      Leeds residents in full-time
                                                                                                                                                                                work earned less than the 2017                         •    Leeds as a destination for
    downturn better than many                  However our ambition is for a             profile and its attractiveness as                                                                                                                  higher education leavers
    of our neighbours, and we                  compassionate city as well as a           a location for investment.                                                             REAL LIVING WAGE                                       •    Percentages of Leeds
    continue to be a good place                                                                                                     Educational attainment at early years,     (Estimate based on Annual Survey of Hours and                residents and Leeds workers
                                               strong economy. Therefore we
    to invest and do business,                                                                                                         Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 4                   Earnings – ASHE – 2017 data set)                       earning below the Real Living
                                               are pursuing inclusive growth,              Leeds is, and always                                                                                                                             Wage
    with a strong performance in               to enable all people and places                                                                   BELOW                         As part of our Inclusive Growth                         •    Claimant rate for Employment
    new business creation and                  to realise their full potential in
                                                                                             will be, open for                      national average (2016/17 academic year)
                                                                                                                                                                               Strategy, we have secured firm                               and Support Allowance
    expansion.                                 contributing to and benefiting              business and talent.                                                                commitments from businesses                             •    Number of adults of working
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            age affected by in-work poverty
                                               from economic growth.                                                                                                           and other stakeholders to offer
                                                                                                                                     Education and skills                                                                              •    In development: an indicator
                                                                                                                                                                               support for our city.                                        on inward investment
                                                                                                                                       are key factors in
                                                                                                                                                                               Some major institutions have
                                                                                                                                     routes out of poverty
                                                                                                                                                                               already set out what they will
                                                                                                                                      and worklessness.                        do more of or do differently,
                                                                                                                                                                               and these commitments are
                                                       75.2%                                   25 million                           The economic and social                    key elements of our approach.

         30,000                               EMPLOYMENT RATE                             day visitors to Leeds in 2016, worth
                                                                                                                                    impact can be maximised by
                                                                                                                                    investing in the right skills:
                                                                                                                                                                               The Strategy identifies twelve
                                                                                                                                                                               big ideas to shape our city
                                                     higher than GB rate                   £1.12 billion to the local economy
        MORE JOBS                                                                                                                   these are the skills which                 by boosting our long term
    in Leeds and an extra 6,000                     and other Core Cities
                                                  (Source: Annual Population Survey,                                                achieve business success                   productivity, competitiveness
    businesses now than in 2009                        year to September 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Leeds economy forecast to
                                                                                                                                    and create opportunities                   and social inclusion. There
                                                                                                                                    for individuals. A continuing              is a lot of good work already                               OUTPERFORM
                                                                                                                                    challenge is clearly identifying           taking place in Leeds but there                 the national economy over the next 20
                More detail on the issues, planned                                                                                                                                                                             years, increasing its output by an extra
                                                                                                                                    future skills requirements                 remains an opportunity for this
                activity and work in progress:                                                                                      of the economy, but also                   to have renewed focus, a clearer                  £9bn annually – growth of almost

                • Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy                                      MAJOR REGENERATION                           ensuring more equitable
                                                                                                                                    access to education and skills
                                                                                                                                                                               strategic context and stronger
                                                                                                                                                                               commitment from businesses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 50%
                • Leeds Talent and Skills Plan                                         and infrastructure projects include HS2,                                                                                                   - and creating an extra 68,000 jobs.
                • Leeds City Region Strategic Economic Plan                             South Bank and the Enterprise Zone          for individuals. Our focus                 and others in the city.                         (Source: Regional GVA, ONS (2016); Volterra forecast)

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HEALTH AND
                                                                                                                                                                                Leeds is a pioneer in the use
                                                                                                                                                                                of information and technology.

                                           WELLBEING                                               Leeds will be
                                                                                                   a healthy and
                                                                                                                                                                                We have a thriving third sector
                                                                                                                                                                                and inspiring community
                                                                                                                                                                                assets. We have established
                                           •     Reducing health inequalities                     caring city for                           Proportion of people over 65
                                                 and improving the health of the
                                                 poorest the fastest                              all ages, where                           SUPPORTED TO
                                                                                                                                                                                strong relationships with health                       KPIs
                                                                                                                                                                                and care partners to continue
                                           •     Supporting healthy, physically
                                                 active lifestyles                                  people who                               LIVE AT HOME                       to pursue improvement and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       How we will measure progress
                                                                                                                                          increased from 52.6% (2015/16) to                                                            and achievements
                                           •     Supporting self-care, with more                  are the poorest                                                               integration aimed at making care
                                                 people managing their own health
                                                 conditions in the community                       improve their                                  53.9%                         services more person-centred,                          •
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Infant mortality rates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Children who are a healthy
                                           •     Enabling people with care                                                                                (2016/17)             joined-up and preventative,
                                                 and support needs to have
                                                                                                 health the fastest.                                                                                                                       weight at age 11
                                                                                                                                        The council supported                   whilst also responding to the                          •   Percentage of physically
                                                 choice and control
                                                                                                                                                                                financial challenges across the
                                                                                                                                        5,935
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           active adults
                                                                                                                                                                                whole system.                                          •   Percentage of adults who
                                                                                                 There are significant health                                                                                                              smoke
                                                                                                  and wellbeing inequalities            CARERS (2016/17)                                                                               •   Avoidable years of life lost
                                                                                                 across Leeds, with a gap in            96% of carers receiving services
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •   Suicide rates
                                                                                                                                        receive self-directed support.
     So many factors contribute                                                                LIFE EXPECTANCY                                                                   The Leeds Health and                                  •   Percentage of pupils
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           achieving a good level of
     to our health and wellbeing,
                                                                                            between the most and least deprived                                                    Care Plan is key in                                     development at the end of the
                                                                                                    areas of the city of
     meaning our challenge is to                                                                                                                                                  taking this forward:                                     Early Years Foundation Stage
     reflect the breadth of the agenda      LOWEST                                                10+ years                                         2x                                                                                 •   Reduced rate of early death
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           for people with a serious
     whilst being specific about the     SMOKING LEVELS                                                                                         as many                                                                                    mental health illness
     areas we need to focus on to              among adults recorded                                                                        women from                          with its focus on protecting                           •   Percentage of CQC-registered
     make the biggest difference.
                                               (Source: Annual Population
                                                     Survey 2016)                      People living in deprived areas typically have     deprived areas                        the vulnerable and reducing                                care services in Leeds rated
                                                                                                                                            of Leeds are                        inequalities; improving quality                            as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’
     In Leeds we believe that our                                                          MORE YEARS OF                                     admitted to                        and consistency; and building                          •   Number of permanent
     greatest strength and our most
                                                                                        LONG-TERM ILL HEALTH                                  hospital for
                                                                                                                                                                                a sustainable system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           admissions to residential and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           nursing care homes (a) for
     important asset is our people.                                                            and higher levels of poor mental                  alcohol-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           people aged 18-64 including
                                                      CANCER                                      health and wellbeing.                           specific
                                                                                                                                                                                against the backdrop of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           12 week disregards; (b) for
                                                      MORTALITY                                                                                  reasons                        reducing resources.                                        people aged 65+ including
           Health and                                rates for people under 75 years                                                              (than women
                                                                                                                                              in non-deprived)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           12 week disregards
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       •   Proportion of people who use
          wellbeing start                                 REDUCING                                                                                                                                                                         social care services who have
           with people:                                          (2014-2016)                                                                                                                                                               control over their daily life
                                                 Our ambition is for Leeds to
                                                 be the best city for health and
                                                                                                                                                          2-3x                                                                         •   In development: an indicator on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           social isolation and loneliness
                                                                                                                                                          more likely
     our connections with family,
     friends and colleagues;
                                                 wellbeing, underpinned by a                                                                           to die from an
                                                                                                                                                      alcohol-related
                                                                                                                                                                                               1 in 5
                                                 strong commitment to partnership                                                                                                       children say they often feel
     the behaviour, care and                                                                                                                       disease if you live
                                                 working across health and                                                                                                      STRESSED OR ANXIOUS
     compassion we show one                                                                                                                       in a deprived area
                                                 care services to get behind                                                                                                    (Source: Leeds My Health, My School Survey 2016/17)
                                                                                                                                               (than those in least deprived)
     another; the environment we                 the shared vision set out in the
     create to live in together.                 Health and Wellbeing Strategy:                                                                                                             TEENAGE
                                                                                                                  Most deprived
                                                                                                                                                                                           PREGNANCY                                          40%
                                                                                            We believe we are                           In addition, the network of                 rates continue to fall in Leeds but                 OF AVOIDABLE
                                                                                                                                                                                    still above England average (2015)
                  More detail on the issues, planned                                        well placed to respond.                     national health leadership                                                                         DEATHS
                  activity and work in progress:                                            We are working with communities             and research organisations in                                                                   due to unhealthy lifestyles
                                                                                                                                        the city, along with our city’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               139
                 • Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy                                      and partners, delivering asset-
                                                                                            based community development                 relatively strong economy
                 • Leeds Children and Young People’s Plan
                                                                                                                                        and exceptional universities,             INFANT MORTALITY                                       people died from drug
                 • Leeds Better Lives Strategy                                              approaches, to improve local
                 • Leeds Health and Care Plan                                               support for people with care                create a unique health and                   RATE RISING                                            misuse in Leeds.
                                                                                                                                        care infrastructure.                      having fallen to its lowest ever level              75% of the deaths were in men
                 • West Yorkshire and Harrogate Sustainability and                          and support needs.                                                                                      (2014-16)                                    (2014-16)
                   Transformation Plan
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CHILD-FRIENDLY
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Key Stage 2:

                                               CITY
                                                                                                                                                    The Leeds                                                             56%
                                                                                                                                                   Children and                                                    of pupils achieved

                                               •  Supporting families to give children the best                                                   Young People’s                                 EXPECTED STANDARD
                                                  start in life
                                               • Improving educational attainment and closing                      Research tells us that
                                                                                                                                                 Plan explains our                                 in reading, writing and maths, up
                                                                                                                                                                                                  8% points from the year before but
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    KPIs
                                                  achievement gaps for children and young                                                          child-friendly                                                                                   How we will measure progress
                                                  people vulnerable to poor learning outcomes                       EDUCATION                                                                                5 points below national.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and achievements
                                               • Improving social, emotional and mental                             IS THE KEY                      approach.                                                         (2016/17 academic year)

                                                  health and wellbeing                                              to building resilient                                                                                                            •     Number of children looked after
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Key Stage 4 (GCSE):
                                                • Helping young people into adulthood, to                          adults and improving                                                                                                              •     Number of children and young
                                                  develop life skills and be ready for work                                                                                                                                                                people subject to a child
                                                                                                                      adult outcomes.         The Plan sets out eleven
                                                                                                                                              priority areas of work:                                               39.3%                            •
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           protection plan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Attendance at primary and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 of pupils achieved a
                                                                                                                                              1. Help children and                                                                                         secondary schools
                                                                                                                   However, the educational
                                                                                                                                                 parents to live in safe and
                                                                                                                                                                                                              STRONG PASS                            •     Percentage of pupils reaching
                                                                                                              progress and achievement of                                                        (grade 9 to 5) in English and Maths,                      the expected standard in
                                                                                                                children and young people        supportive families                                 3.6% points below national. But                       reading, writing and maths at
     Our child-friendly city aspiration
     is visible throughout this Best               31%                                                            who could be classed as     2. Ensure that the most                               Progress 8 score 0.07 compared
                                                                                                                                                                                                   to national score of -0.03, ranking
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the end of Key Stage 2 (end
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           of year 6)
     Council Plan in the work we are               of key stage 2                                             DISADVANTAGED                      vulnerable are protected
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Leeds 37 of 151 local authorities.               •     Progress 8 score for Leeds at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the end of Key Stage 4 (end
     doing to improve the homes
                                                   children live                                              OR VULNERABLE                                                                                           (2016/17 academic year)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           of year 11)
     and places in which children
     live and play and better their
                                                   in the
                                                                  10% MOST                                         LEARNERS
                                                                                                                         is below national                                                       6. Improve at a faster rate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     •     Percentage and number of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           young people who are not
                                                          DEPRIVED AREAS                                                           levels.                                                          educational outcomes for                               in employment, education or
     overall health and wellbeing.                                  nationally (2015) up                                                                                                                                                                   training or whose status is
                                                                                                                                                                                                    vulnerable children and                                ‘not known’
                                                                     from 25% in 2011.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    young people
         We aim to improve                                          (Indices of Multiple Deprivation)

                                                                                                                                                                                                 7. Improve social, emotional,
          outcomes for all
           our children:                                                                                Realising this aspiration
                                                                                                                                                         1,255                                      and mental health and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    wellbeing
                                                                                                        will require progress across
                                                                                                                                               CHILDREN LOOKED
                                                                                                                                                  AFTER (March 2017)                             8. Encourage physical activity
     while recognising the need for                                                                     all the Best Council Plan                                                                   and healthy eating
                                                                                                                                                  down from 1,450 (March 2011)
     outcomes to improve faster for                                                                     priorities, with renewed action        a 13.4% reduction compared to
     children from disadvantaged                                                                        to integrate initiatives across            a rise of 11% nationally.
     and vulnerable backgrounds.                                                                         policy areas, for example:
                                                                                                             through the Health and           3. Support families to give
                                                                                                                                                 children the best start in life
     25,710 under 16s                                                                                         Wellbeing Strategy we will
                                                                                                              promote healthy, physically     4. Increase the number of                                           33.7%                                          6%
     across the city estimated to be                                                                         active lifestyles for our                                                                           of children aged
                                                                                                                                                 children and young people                                                                               of 16 and 17 year olds
     LIVING IN POVERTY...                                                                                 young people; our pursuit              participating and engaging                                    10-11 classified as
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (870 young people)

     ...that is   17.3%                                                                                  of safe, strong communities
                                                                                                          will endeavour to keep
                                                                                                                                                 in learning                                                OVERWEIGHT
                                                                                                                                                                                                              OR OBESE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 NOT IN EDUCATION,
     compared to an average of                                                                          young people safe from harm,
                                                                                                                                              5. Improve achievement and                                                                          EMPLOYMENT OR
                                                                                                                                                                                                    compared to 34.2% nationally
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TRAINING (NEET)
     16.3%                                                                                              protecting the most vulnerable;
                                                                                                        our approach to transport will
                                                                                                                                                 attainment for all
                                                                                                                                                                 Early Years Foundation Stage:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (2016/17)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   or whose activity is not known
     in England                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (2.9% NEET, 3.1% not known),
                                                                                                        aim to address the specific                                                              9. Support young people
                                                                                                                                                                           65%
     (November 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                    to make good choices                                in line with national.
                                                                                                        requirements of young people;                                                                                                                (DfE 2016 local authority NEET figures)
                                                                                                        and, improving the skills and                          of pupils achieved a                 and minimise risk-taking
                                                                                                                                                                                                    behaviours                                  11. Improve access to
                       More detail on the issues, planned                                               education of our young people                         GOOD LEVEL
                                                                                                        as they enter the world of work                                                          10. Help young people into                         affordable, safe, and
                       activity and work in progress:                                                                                            of development, up from 51% in
                                                                                                        is central to our approach to           2013 but below national average                      adulthood, to develop life                     reliable connected transport
                       • Leeds Children and Young People’s Plan                                         inclusive growth.                                 of 71% (2016/17 academic year)             skills, and be ready for work                  for young people

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SAFE, STRONG                                                                                           Each year, Community Committees are allocated
                                                                                                                                                       wellbeing and youth activity funding.

                                           COMMUNITIES                                                                                          Value of wellbeing projects                         Value of youth activities
                                           •     Keeping people safe from harm,                                                                 approved and funded                                    approved and funded
                                                 protecting the most vulnerable                                                                                                                                                            KPIs
                                           •     Helping people out of financial hardship                                                                                                               £0.5m
                                           •
                                           •
                                                 Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour
                                                 Being responsive to local needs,
                                                                                                                   66%                                                                                attracting match
                                                                                                                                                                                                    funding of £386k.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           How we will measure progress
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and achievements
                                                                                                              felt confident their
                                           •
                                                 building thriving, resilient communities
                                                 Promoting community respect                                  Community Safer                    £1.7m                                              This generated over                    •   Percentage of people with
                                                 and resilience                                           Partnership (Safer Leeds)
                                                                                                             ‘KEPT PEOPLE
                                                                                                                                                attracting match
                                                                                                                                                funding of
                                                                                                                                                                                                        11,000                                 a concluded safeguarding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               enquiry for whom their desired
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               outcomes were fully or
                                                                                                                                                £900k                                                  VOLUNTEER                               partially met
                                                                                                                     SAFE’                                                                               HOURS
                                                                                                            (Source: Office of Police & Crime   This supported                                                                             •   Increased self-reporting of
                                                                                                           Commissioner ‘Your Views’ survey,                                                        providing local activities                 domestic violence and abuse
                                                                                                             12 months to December 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                           for 8-17 year olds.                 incidents

     Leeds is a growing and richly               building thriving, more resilient
                                                                                                                                                             469                                                                           •   Number of people killed or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               seriously injured in road traffic
                                                                                                                                                         PROJECTS
     diverse city, with people of
     different ages and from many
                                                 communities across the city
                                                 that make the best use of
                                                                                                       We are bringing                          social
                                                                                                                                                                generating              44,000                                                 accidents [total number and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               the number of children]

     different backgrounds, cultures             their strengths and assets to
                                                                                                      people together to                        housing           VOLUNTEER HOURS                                                          •   Council tenant satisfaction
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               with the neighbourhood as a
     and beliefs living and working              overcome challenges.                               make a difference and                       estates in                                                            (Source:
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Leeds Community
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               place to live
     alongside each other. As a                                                                     help them to do more                        the outer areas,               Most deprived Committees Annual Report 2016/17)             •   Percentage of Leeds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               residents who say they feel
     City of Sanctuary, we celebrate                                                                 for themselves and                         and importantly those                                                                          safe in their local area
     this diversity and want Leeds                                                                                                              neighbourhoods who fall into the                                                           •   Proportion of households
                                                                                                     others so that their                       1% most deprived nationally.                                                                   reporting anti-social behaviour
     to be a welcoming city for all,
     where people get on with each
                                                                              88%
                                                                                                   communities can thrive,
                                                                                                      making sure that:
                                                                                                                                                We will work seamlessly with                                  19,967                       •
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               / nuisance concerns
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Number of reported hate
     other and feel they are part of
                                                                    of people surveyed
                                                                                                                                                partners from all sectors to                              ANTI-SOCIAL                          incidents
     their local neighbourhood. To                                                                                                              meet the needs and demands
     achieve this, we need strong                                         said they felt                                                                                                                   BEHAVIOUR
                                                                                                   • Residents, communities,                    of communities, regardless of                 (ASB) incidents reported to police
     local leadership, to increase                                                 SAFE                                                         responsibility for resources.
                                                                      in their local area            businesses and organisations                                                                        (12 months to December 2017),
     community conversations to                                                                                                                                                                 up 12% from the previous year.
                                                                     (Source: Office of Police &     are equal partners;                                                                                                                 We will also look to take a
     resolve problems and conflict                            Crime Commissioner ‘Your Views’
                                                                                                   • Local people are engaged to                We will continue to                                Most frequent ASB incidents
     locally, raise aspirations,
                                                         survey, 12 months to December 2017)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         wide approach to inclusive
                                                                                                                                                                                                   reported concern youth and
     create better links to social and           Central to our ambition is a                        achieve things that we cannot              work to make all our                                                                     growth, working to make the
                                                                                                                                                                                                           neighbour nuisance
                                                 new place-based, integrated                         achieve alone and we add                                                                                                            connections between tackling
     economic opportunities, and                                                                                                                 communities safe
     improve the city’s resilience to            approach to service delivery,
                                                 combined with a renewed
                                                                                                     value to their activities;
                                                                                                   • The city’s strategic priorities are
                                                                                                                                                   for everyone:                            !@***!!               1,692                  low pay and promoting skills
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and career progression, with
     extremist narratives. Increasing
                                                 focus on tackling poverty and                       aligned to local communities to                                                                      RACIAL HATE                    the challenges of welfare
     community engagement                                                                                                                                                                                 incidents reported to
     and participation will reduce               reducing inequality in some of                      deliver joint action;                      tackling and working to prevent                                                          reform and financial hardship.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         police, over 70% of all
     dependency on public services,              our poorest neighbourhoods.                       • Tools and support are                      risks, threats and harms, whether                       hate incidents reported
                                                                                                                                                it is anti-social behaviour, hate                                                                            People accessed
                                                                                                     provided so local people                                                                            (12 months to December 2017)

                                                                                                     can take action and we                     crime, domestic violence or theft                                                                       FOODBANKS

                  More detail on the issues, planned
                                                                                                     share information, skills
                                                                                                     and resources.
                                                                                                                                                                   and burglary.             This includes a continued
                                                                                                                                                                                             commitment to meeting                                          26,861
                  activity and work in progress:                                                   This approach expands
                                                                                                                                                                   19,951                    the statutory Prevent Duty:
                                                                                                                                                                                             ensuring the city’s safeguarding
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 times in Leeds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (12 months to April 2017),

                                                                                                   on the work of Community                                         DOMESTIC                                                                     up 6% on the year before.
                                                                                                                                                                                             arrangements are fit for purpose
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            30,000
                 • Safer Leeds Plan
                 • Leeds Children and Young People’s Plan                                          Committees by outlining a                                       INCIDENTS                 in order to protect and support
                                                                                                                                                reported to police (12 mths to Sept 2017)
                 • Leeds Better Lives Strategy                                                     more joined-up service offer in                                                           those most vulnerable from                                 food parcels (estimated)
                                                                                                                                                    45% of these included a repeat                                                                        handed out, up 3%
                 • Citizens@Leeds – Supporting communities and                                     a number of priority wards in                victims (8,719 incidents); 31% had           being drawn into extremism and
                   tackling poverty                                                                                                                                                                                                            (Source: Leeds Food Aid Network ‘FAN’
                                                                                                   the inner areas and priority                  children present (5,991 incidents)          terrorist-related activities.                       report for January to December 2017)
                 • Leeds City Council Equality Improvement Priorities
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HOUSING
                                              •     Housing of the right quality,     We continue to work to deliver     New council homes, including
                                                    type, tenure and affordability
                                                    in the right places               six priorities:                    specialist Extra Care housing
                                              •     Minimising homelessness through
                                                    a greater focus on prevention
                                                                                      • affordable housing growth;
                                                                                                                         schemes, are built to the Leeds           We continue                      KPIs
                                                                                                                         Standard: better urban design,             to address
                                              •     Providing the right housing       • improving housing quality;                                                                                  How we will measure progress
                                                                                                                         meeting space standards and
                                                    options to support older and
                                                                                      • promoting independent living;                                            homelessness                       and achievements
                                                    vulnerable residents to remain                                       using sustainable construction.
                                                    active and independent
                                                                                      • creating sustainable                                                  through prevention                    •   Growth in new homes in
                                              •     Tackling fuel poverty                                                                                                                               Leeds
                                                                                        communities;                                                          initiatives, ensuring                 •   Number of affordable homes
                                                                                      • improving health through                                             that no person needs                       delivered
                                                                                        housing                                                                 to sleep rough in                   •   Number of new units of extra
                                                                                                                                                                                                        care housing
                                                                                      • meeting the needs of older                                                    Leeds.                        •   Improved energy and thermal
                                                                                        residents.                                                                                                      efficiency performance of
                                                                                                                                                                                                        houses
                                                                                      In practice, we are co-
     One of the biggest challenges                                                                                                                                                                  •   Number of households in fuel
     Leeds faces is to provide
     enough quality and accessible
                                                       The Leeds Housing
                                                                                      ordinating activity to meet
                                                                                      housing needs, improve             55,364                                                                     •
                                                                                                                                                                                                        poverty
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Number of homeless

     homes to meet the city’s                           Strategy sets out             existing housing and               COUNCIL                                                                        preventions and number of
                                                                                                                                                                                                        rough sleepers in Leeds
     growing population, whilst                         our ambitions for             regenerate neighbourhoods,         HOMES                                                                      •   Percentage of housing
                                                                                      and to secure housing growth of    across the city                                                                adaptations completed within
     protecting the quality of the                       effectively meeting
     environment and respecting                              housing need
                                                                                      the right scale, type (including
                                                                                                                                                            45                                          target timescale

     community identity. The need
                                                             to make Leeds
                                                                                      a good mix of housing size and
                                                                                      tenure) and quality.
                                                                                                                         4,239                              households in
                                                                                                                                                                                                    •   Percentage of council housing
                                                                                                                                                                                                        repairs completed within
     for affordable housing and                                                                                          of these are sheltered or          TEMPORARY                                   target
     affordable warmth are key                                the best place          Working with developers and
                                                                                                                         EXTRA CARE                         ACCOMMODATION
     issues in meeting this                                        to live.           housing associations we identify
     challenge.                                                                       opportunities to build new homes
                                                                                                                         PROPERTIES                         (end October 2017),
                                                                                                                                                            down from 439 in 2011.
                                                                                                                         (Feb 2018)
                                                                                      – including affordable
                                                                                                                                                            Vulnerable young people,
                                                                                      homes –
                                                                                                                                                            adults and families are helped

                                                   This is above the
                                                                                      and convert
                                                                                      empty homes
                                                                                                                         76%                                further through our Housing
                                                                                                                         of general                         Related Support Programme,
                                                   11%                                back into use.
                                                                                                                         needs tenants                      providing support and
                                                   English average                                                       SATISFIED                          emergency accommodation.
                 13.5%                             and up from 11.9%
                                                   (38,613 households) in
                                                                                      11,355                             with the overall
                                                                                                                         service from the council
                                                                                                                                                            We carry out adaptations
             (43,871) of Leeds                                                        newly built and                                                       to housing to help disabled
                                                   Leeds the year before.
                                                                                                                                                                                                210,192
                                                                                                                         (2016/17 survey)
             households live in                                                       converted homes delivered                                             people live independently
                                                   (Source: Dept for Energy           (April 2012 to March 2017)                                            and prevent admission to
     FUEL POVERTY                                  and Climate Change, 2015                                              Through a mixture of self-                                             repairs carried out on council
     meaning their energy
                                                   figures released June 2016)                                                                              hospital or residential care. Our
                                                                                                                         regulation and enforcement we                                          housing across the city,
     costs are high relative                                                                                                                                Accessible Housing Register
                                                                                                                         encourage landlords to sign up
     to their incomes.                                                                                                                                      makes it easier for disabled
                                                                                                                         to the Leeds Rental Standard:
                                                                                                                                                            applicants and housing officers
                                                                                                                         an accreditation scheme
                                                                                                                                                            to match properties
                                                                                                                         aimed at driving improvements
                                                                                                                                                            to people’s needs.
                                                                                      The average house price is         in quality across the private
                   More detail on the issues, planned                                 5.76 X HIGHER                      rented sector. These initiatives
                                                                                                                         also provide employment            1,696
                   activity and work in progress:
                   • Leeds Housing Strategy
                                                                                      than the average single
                                                                                      income, similar to the rest
                                                                                                                         opportunities in construction
                                                                                                                         and increase the energy-
                                                                                                                                                            individual adaptations              97.5%
                                                                                      of Yorkshire & the Humber                                             installed in council homes          completed within target
                   • Leeds Core Strategy                                              (Source: ONS 2016)                 efficiency of homes.               to meet tenants’ needs              timescales (2016/17)
                   • Leeds Site Allocations Plan
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Harrogate
                                                                                                                                                                   Leeds

                                                   21ST-CENTURY                                                            Visualisation of
                                                                                                                                                                   Bradford
                                                                                                                                                                   Airport
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      To
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      York & the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      North East
                                                   INFRASTRUCTURE
                                                                                                                        Leeds Ingegrated           Skipton                                         To
                                                                                                                      Station Connectivity                                                        York

                                                                                                                                                         Bradford
                                                   •   Improving transport connections,
                                                       safety, reliability and affordability
                                                                                                                                         KEY                                                                          To Humberside
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         KPIs
                                                   •   Strengthening ‘Smart City’ infrastructure
                                                                                                                      Existing lines                                           Leeds
                                                       and increasing digital inclusion                                     HS2 lines              Halifax                                                                               How we will measure progress
                                                   •   Improving the city’s infrastructure and natural                        Roads                                                                                                      and achievements
                                                       environment, including flood protection                                                                                                            M62
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         •    Satisfaction with a range
                                                   •   Reducing consumption, increasing recycling and                                                                                                                                         of transport services
                                                                                                                                                             Dewsbury                 Wakefield
                                                       promoting low carbon energy                                                                                                                                           A1          •    Number of passengers
                                                   •   Improving air quality, reducing                                                         To Manchester
                                                                                                                               To Manchester                                                                                                  boarding buses in the
                                                       noise and emissions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Leeds district
                                                                                                                                                                 Huddersfield                                                             •    Increase in city centre travel
                                                                                                                                                   To Manchester                M1       To
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              by sustainable travel (bus,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              train, cycling, walking)
                                                                                                                                                                                       South
     Like other growing cities, Leeds                  To address these challenges                 A step change in the level of                                                      Yorkshire              To the                      •    Percentage of waste recycled
                                                                                                                                                                                                             South                       •    Carbon emissions across
     faces a number of significant                     and support our Best City                   public transport use is needed;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              the city
     challenges, including improving                   ambition, we require 21st-century           employment and housing                      INITIATIVES                                                                               •    Level of CO2 emissions
     air quality, linking people to                    infrastructure. This means                  growth areas in the city need               INCLUDE:                                                                                       from council buildings
     services and employment,                          further integration in planning,            to be advanced and problems                                                                                                                and operations
     and increasing the numbers                        funding and delivering improved             such as poor air quality need to
                                                                                                                                               Investing in                                We want Leeds to be                           •    Number of residential and
                                                                                                                                               a new Leeds                                 a healthy city in which                            commercial properties moved
     of people choosing public                         infrastructure for Leeds that               be tackled. Local and regional              High Frequency                                                                                 to a lower level of flood risk
     transport.                                        will help us support growth and             solutions need to be aligned                                                            to live, work and visit.
                              Congestion                                                                                                       Bus Network,                                                                              •    Percentage of adults in
                                                       improve connectivity, bringing              with national projects such as                                                          Working with partners to                           Leeds who have all 5
                             is an issue                                                                                                       aiming for
                                                                                                                                                                                           reduce carbon emissions                            basic digital skills
                                on busy
                               junctions
                                                       new markets within reach for
                                                       business, new jobs within reach
                                                                                                   HS2 and Northern Powerhouse
                                                                                                   Rail to spread the benefits.                90%+ of core bus services                   will bring about health and                   •    Percentage of adults in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Leeds who have not been
                   causing journey time                                                                                                                                                    wellbeing benefits. Subject
              delays and contributing to
                                                       for people, and a wider workforce
                                                                                                   The renewed commitment                      RUNNING EVERY                                                                                  online in the last 3 months
                                                                                                                                                                                           to consultation, proposals
                                                       within reach for employers.
                                                                                                   to HS2, the Northern                        10 MINUTES 7am– 8pm.
       AIR QUALITY ISSUES                                                                                                                                                                  to address this include the
                                                                                                   Powerhouse agenda, the                                                                  potential introduction of a Clean
                                                                                                   potential of further devolution              52 BUS DUE                                 Air Zone that would charge
                                                        Our approach needs                         deals and the West Yorkshire                                  REDUCED
                                                                                                                                                                                           buses, HGVs, taxis and private             with business, universities and
                                                       to go beyond a narrow                       Transport Strategy create a                                 BUS DELAYS                  hire vehicles that fail to meet
                                                                                                                                                                  through signal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      local partners in establishing
                                 Traffic                  pursuit of growth;                                                                                     technology and            the latest emissions standards             Leeds as a leader in the
                              on major                    rather we need to                                                                                                                for entering a defined area                application of big data, building
                                                                                                                                                                      bus priority
                        roads in Leeds                                                               unique opportunity                                        measures,reduced            within the city centre.                    on the assets such as the Open
              has increased by around                   do this in a way that
                                                                                                       to invest in new                                            waiting times                                                      Data Institute, Data Mill North
                               18%                        ensures Leeds is
                                                        liveable and healthy,
                                                                                                     transport initiatives                                        and improving
                                                                                                                                                                   stop facilities.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and Leeds Institute for Data
               between 2000 and 2016                                                                                                                                                            Leeds’ digital                        Analytics (LIDA).
              (Source: Department for Transport)       as well as prosperous.
                                                                                                    to support growth in the city;
                                                                                                                                                                                            infrastructure is vital
                                                                                                                                               New buses that meet
                                                                                                   using government funding                                                                to our future success.
                                                                                                                                               EURO 6 AIR QUALITY
                                                                                                   originally earmarked for the
                  More detail on the issues, planned                                                                                           STANDARDS
                                                                                                   New Generation Transport                    and offer a better
                  activity and work in progress:                                                   (NGT) trolleybus system.                    passenger experience                        This connectivity underpins
                  • Leeds Transport Strategy                                                                                                   by 2020.                                    growth, not only in our
                                                                                                   With local and private                                                                  flourishing digital sector but
                  • Leeds Inclusive Growth Strategy
                  • Leeds Local Flood Risk Management Strategy
                                                                                                   sector contributions
                                                                                                   the total investment
                                                                                                                                                                                           across all parts of our economy.                  11,000
                                                                                                                                x2
                  • West Yorkshire Low Emissions Strategy
                                                                                                   package is worth                                                                        Our Smart Cities work is a key               people employed in the digital
                  • West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan                                                                                                                                    priority, working                               sector (Source: ONS 2015)
                                                                                                   almost double.
                  • Transport for the North Strategic Transport Plan
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CULTURE                                                                                                               Leeds College of Music
                                                                                                                                                                  and Northern School of
                                                                                                                                                                  Contemporary Dance
                                            •   Growing the cultural and
                                                creative sector
                                            •   Ensuring that culture can be
                                                created and experienced by
                                                anyone
                                                                                                                                                                      Leeds City College
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        KPIs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        KPIs
                                            •   Enhancing the image of                                                     Leeds                                                                                        How we will measure progress
                                                Leeds through major events                                                                                                                                              We
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and want everyone in Leeds to…
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            achievements
                                                                                                                          College of
                                                and attractions
                                                                                      Leeds West Indian Carnival              Art                                                                                       •   Number of visitors at a range
                                                                                            celebrated its                                                                                                                  of venues and events

                                                                                              50th                                 Leeds has
                                                                                                                                                                        The Leeds International
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        •   Number of employees in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            creative industries in Leeds
                                                                                       ANNIVERSARY                                                                        Film Festival is the                          •   The Leeds Culture
                                                                                                 in 2017                               3                               LARGEST FILM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Strategy delivery plan is in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            development at the time
                                                                                                                            SPECIALIST                                   FESTIVAL                                           of writing; this may lead to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            additional KPIs being added
                                                           In 2016 the creative    Our objectives are:                      COLLEGES                                     in England outside London
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            to the Best Council Plan in-
                                                               industries in                                                CREATING                                     (Source – BBC ‘Lights, camera, action’)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            year in relation to this priority.
       We believe culture                                                          • For the city to value and
                                                              Leeds provided                                              FUTURE ARTISTS
                                                                                     prioritise cultural activity,
     has a vital role to play
      in realising our Best
                                                       22,500 JOBS                   using it as a means of
                                                                                                                               who will help deliver the
                                                                                                                              city’s cultural ambitions –                                                           • For the culture sector to grow
                                                                                     improving the quality of life             it is the only city                                                                    and increase its contribution
          City ambition.                        Leeds has been selected              of every person and every                 outside London
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      to Leeds’ economy, by
                                                to be part of the prestigious        community in Leeds;                          to offer three
                                                                                                                               fine art degrees
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      placing culture at the heart of
                                                ‘Pilot Cities’ European project,
                                                                                                                                                                           1st EVER
                                                                                   • For culture to build                                                                                                             the city’s narrative; and
     Our approach set out in the                a peer-learning programme            respect, cohesion and                                                                                                          • For established cultural
     Leeds Culture Strategy is to               which will help us benchmark                                                                                            film was shot in Leeds
                                                                                     coexistence between                                                                                                              organisations to be resilient,
     promote a positive attitude                key elements of our Culture                                                                                           by Louis Le Prince in 1888
                                                                                     and within                      • For Leeds to be nationally
     towards culture, focussing on                                                                                                                                                                                    and to create an environment
                                                Strategy with other cities,          communities and                   and internationally
     the contribution it can make to                                                                                                                                                                                       where new cultural
                                                learning from each other.            individuals;                      recognised as a liveable city,         • For Leeds to be at the
     the city’s confidence, profile                                                                                                                                                                                   		           organisations
                                                                                                                       and a thriving, internationally          forefront of cultural innovation,
     and economy and to wider                                                      • For people, whatever                                                                                                             		               can flourish.
                                                                                                                       connected cultural hub open              making the most of new and
     community cohesion.                             Our approach                    their background, to
                                                                                                                       to collaboration;                        emerging technologies;
                                                                                     be supported to be                                                                                                                    Roundhay Park
                                                    is rooted in our                 creative through school,                                                                                                           is the largest park in
                                                   communities and                   informal learning,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Leeds and is one of the
                                                                                                                     LEEDS 2017 TRIATHLON HIGHLIGHTS:
                                                takes a wide definition              training, volunteering and

                  170                                   of culture.                  employment, ensuring that
                                                                                                                                                                                                               LARGEST
                  £?languages
            different
                                                                                     culture can be created and
                                                                                     experienced by anyone;
                                                                                                                                                      Estimated additional
                                                                                                                                                      spend in the city                                       CITY PARKS
        globalspoken in economy
               value to the city                                                                                                                      (excluding                                                   in Europe
                                                We aim to embed it across
                                                such diverse areas as urban
                                                                                                                                                      residents) of
                                                                                                                                                                   £1.2m+
                                                regeneration, education and                                          According to the BBC, the viewing
                                                health and wellbeing.                                                 figures for the event peaked at
                                                                                                                                                            3,000 PEOPLE
                                                                                                                         2 million+                          took part in the amateur
                                                                                                                                                             events from juniors and
                                                                                                                                    .                                                                                   Estimated

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       70,000+
                                                                                    The Times voted Leeds as the     Live TV coverage by the BBC for            novices, to leading
                  More detail on the issues, planned
                  activity and work in progress:
                                                                                      NUMBER ONE
                                                                                    CULTURAL PLACE
                                                                                                                            6 hours                              amateur athletes
                                                                                                                                                                (Source: WTS website).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ROADSIDE
                                                                                                                      on the Sunday, including edited
                 • Leeds Culture Strategy                                                  to live in Britain        highlights of the Saturday events                                                                 SPECTATORS
                                                                                          (The Times March 2017)          held at Roundhay Park

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BEST
                                        COUNCIL                               organisation where people feel       other parts of Leeds. While
                                                                                                                                                           KPIs
                                                                              more confident and empowered.        face-to-face customer contact           How we will measure
                                                                                                                   remains important, we are using         progress and achievements
                                                                                                                   technology and training to grow         •   Workforce more                    •   Gender pay gap across
                                                                                                                   people’s digital skills, making it          representative of our                 council staff
                                                                                  We maintain our                                                              communities
                                                                                                                   easier for staff and citizens to                                              •   Level of over/underspend for
                                                                                 focus on inclusion                self-serve online and enabling          •   Number / percentage of                this financial year
                                                                                                                                                               apprentices employed by the
                                                                                    and diversity                  a quicker, more streamlined                 council
                                                                                                                                                                                                 •   Collection rates: council tax,
                                        redundancies. This has been                                                                                                                                  business rates and council
                                                                                                                   response to customers who can           •   Score out of ten given by staff       housing rental
                                        achieved by stimulating good                                               access services at times that best          for working for Leeds City        •   Percentage of orders raised
     Our journey to become              economic growth, creatively           This aims to eliminate barriers,                                                 Council [part of staff survey]        through the council’s financial
                                                                                                                   suit them. This is supported by
         a more efficient               managing demand for services,         celebrate differences and create                                             •   Average staff sickness levels         management system that are
                                                                                                                   our work to improve the quality             [reported overall and broken          placed with local suppliers,
        and enterprising                increasing trading and                a workforce more representative
                                                                                                                   and availability of information             down into Mental health;              the third sector and small and
      organisation centres              commercial income, growing            of our communities.                                                              Musculo-skeletal disorders            medium-sized enterprises
                                                                                                                   provided to customers, staff
                                        council tax from new properties                                                                                        and Back & neck; Heart &          •   Prompt payment of invoices
         on an ongoing                                                        The ‘breakthrough’ approach          and elected members based                   blood pressure]                       against target
                                        and a significant range of            that has served us so well           on a range of insight, including
         programme of                   organisational efficiencies,
                                                                                                                                                           •   Reduction in workplace            •   Percentage of ICT service
                                                                              in bringing together multi-          stakeholder engagement and data             accident and incident reports         desk calls fixed at the first
     organisational cultural            including reducing staffing           disciplinary teams from across
                                                                                                                                                               [with a specific reduction in         point of contact
                                                                                                                   analysis; we remain committed to            absence related to violence
            change                      levels by over 3,200 ‘FTEs’           council services, partners and       ‘open data’ where possible and              & aggression and manual
                                                                                                                                                                                                 •   Level of customer complaints
                                        (full-time equivalent members                                                                                          handling]                         •   Proportion of customers using
                                                                              communities to tackle key            in compliance with the General                                                    self-service when getting in
                                        of staff) between 2010/11 and         challenges also continues, with      Data Protection Regulations.            •   Number of employees who
                                                                                                                                                                                                     touch with the council
                                        2017/18. These efforts will                                                                                            believe that their immediate
     This is aimed at making the                                              a specific ‘task and finish’ focus   Improved data and insight informs           manager/supervisor looks out      •   Percentage of information
     best use of the resources          continue. For 2018/19, this           on programmes and projects           our decision-making, enabling us            for their general health and          requests received responded
                                        includes the introduction of                                                                                           wellbeing                             to within statutory timescales
     within the council and                                                   that support our strategic           to better prioritise interventions                                                [both Freedom of Information
     strengthening our leverage,        100% business rates retention                                                                                      •   Percentage of staff appraisals
                                                                              priorities and help address          and resources to where they are             and mid-year reviews
                                                                                                                                                                                                     and Subject Access
     influence and partnerships         as part of the government’s           future financial challenges.         most needed.                                completed
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Requirement requests]
     across the city, the region, and   pilot programme.
                                                                              With the reopening of a              Underpinning everything we do –
     nationally.
                                        Though we employ fewer                refurbished Merrion House in         our policies, strategies, processes,
     To date, we have responded to      people, we remain confident           2018, many of our front-line         communications and resilience –
     the financial challenges facing    we can deliver our Best Council       council services are in one          and how we work are our values.
     local government and been          Plan priorities through investing     place, improving customer            They provide a reference point for     Leeds City Council: a council which is honest,
     able to balance the budget         in our staff’s wellbeing as well as   access in the city; the ongoing      staff on how they are expected
     each year, protecting front-       skills, helping them perform at
                                                                                                                                                          fair, good with money, joined up and proud to
                                                                              rollout of Community Hubs            to behave and what they, and
     line services and avoiding         their very best. We encourage         serving as focal points for          our customers and partners, can
                                                                                                                                                          make a difference – the Best Council in the UK.
     large-scale compulsory             a ‘can do’ culture across the         members of the public in             expect from us.

     Our Values – underpinning everything we do and how we work

                 Being open,                              Treating                             Spending              Working                               Working with
                 honest and                                people                                money               as a team                             people, engaging
                     trusted                                 fairly                              wisely              for Leeds                             all communities
                           – I can                           – It feels                             – I make          – I am part of                       - I am proud
                            be my                                 like I                                every        a team with a                         to make a
                              best                              count.                                 pound         ‘can do’ attitude                     difference
                                                                                                   go further

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