Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods

Call for Evidence The initial call for evidence is now open and the commission will be accepting submissions until the end of 2024. We want to hear from people about their neighbourhoods as well as from community groups, academics, public sector agencies, local government, central government, policymakers, charities, wider civil society organisations, education, health and justice professionals and experts. In this first phase the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods is seeking answers to the following core questions: 1. There are different conceptions/definitions of a neighbourhood, which makes most sense given the stated remit? 2. Why do neighbourhoods matter - what do we know about how different socio- economic needs cluster and interact at the neighbourhood level? 3. How do people experience living in the most deprived neighbourhoods?  4. What are the interventions that have had most impact at a neighbourhood level? 5. What does this mean for building an effective neighbourhood policy both nationally and at regional and local authority levels? Submissions will soon be able to be made via a dedicate portal on our website, for now please email info@neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk

Watch: Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods chair Baroness Hilary Armstrong shares here thoughts on the purpose and timeliness of ICON

The Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods launches today to explore and address significant challenges faced by the country’s most deprived neighbourhoods. Chaired by former social exclusion minister Baroness Hilary Armstrong, the Commission will analyse existing research, generate new insights and propose concrete actions that could improve the lives and prospects of people living in these areas. The Commission’s launch comes at a time when inequalities within, not just between regions are becoming more pronounced than ever before. Research shows that some of England’s poorest communities sit alongside areas of great affluence, yet they are often overlooked by current policies aimed at larger geographies, such as towns, cities or entire regions.    Commissioners will rigorously examine the role of neighbourhoods in people’s lives, quantifying and qualitatively exploring the case for neighbourhood focused regeneration as a contribution to achieving wider social and economic objectives, and establishing ‘what works’ by drawing on both international and domestic evidence, with a particular focus on the most deprived and ‘left behind’ communities.  The names and biographies of all commissioners will be shared in due course, please follow us here and on X for updates. For further information please visit our website - https://lnkd.in/e74PDVGF