Hello Richard

 

Thanks for your information request. Please find below our response to one
question in your request.

 

The other questions in your request we cannot answer. I have contacted
Sheffield Homes Limited, who manages the council housing stock, and they
may, with some clarification, be able to answer your questions. Rather
than you contacting them they have agreed to accept the request from me
today, and will contact you about your request.

 

If you’re unhappy with the service you’ve received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint you should write to the Complaints
Team, Floor 2, Howden House, Union Street, Sheffield S1 2SH or complete
the on-form on our website:
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-c....
If you’re not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted our
complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Many thanks

 

Mike

 

Mike McEnery. Senior Development Officer.

Sheffield City Council Communities Portfolio. Business Strategy Service.

Floor 8 Redvers House, Union Street, Sheffield S1 2JQ.

Telephone (0114) 273 5925. 

Email [1][email address]

 

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RESPONSE

 

     Has Gleadless gone up, or down the indices of multiple deprivations

     in the last 2 years. Figures for each year please.

    

There are no figures for 2011/12 or 2010/11. The Indices of Deprivation
are published every three years by the Department for Communities and
Local Government (DCLG). They were first produced in 2004; the latest
third edition was published in March 2010. The indices show comparative
levels of deprivation across England at a small area level called Lower
Super Output Areas (LSOA’s).  Therefore, they are a measure of deprivation
relative to other areas rather than an absolute measure of deprivation. 
The data has both scores and a ranking for every LSOA: the higher the
score the greater the level of deprivation.  For rankings, 1 is the most
deprived LSOA. The indices are produced for a number of domains,
including:

 

Income

Employment

Health and Disability

Education, Skills and Training

Barriers to Housing and Services

Crime

Living Environment

 

These seven domains combined and weighted produce an overall index of
multiple deprivation. The report also explores the changes in Sheffield
during the period 2004 to 2010. The maps included show the levels of
deprivation at a national level rather than a local level. Indices of
Deprivation 2010 — Sheffield Report Overview

Sheffield has moved from 63rd to 56th most deprived local authority,
although the total number of local authorities has reduced from 354 to
326.  The rankings of the authorities missing from the 2010 indices
suggests a very minor deterioration in Sheffield’s relative deprivation. 
Despite a previous overall improvement between 2004 and 2007, Sheffield
has become relatively a little more deprived between 2007 and 2010.
Comparative increases in deprivation, compared to the rest of the country,
appear particularly acute when considered against measures linked to
Education and Skills and Crime and Disorder. Inequalities within Sheffield
have increased since 2007.  Since 2007 the gap between the worst off and
best off people across Sheffield has increased. Over the period 2007 to
2010 more parts of Sheffield have become more deprived – 48 separate city
geographies are now in the 5% most deprived in the country. 18 geographies
in Sheffield are now in the 1% most deprived (nationally) for Education
and Skills.  The city is now more unequal in education and skills than in
previous years. 48% of Sheffield’s measured geographies are in the top 10%
most deprived (nationally) for Crime and Disorder – this is the worst of
any of the domains measured by IMD. In 2004 there were 7 LSOAs in the
bottom 1% of the overall Index of Deprivation - in 2010 this figure is
down to 2. The full report can be downloaded from the council website:
[2]https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-c....

 

Here is a link to a report by NHS Sheffield that gives an analysis of the
Index of Multiple Deprivation in 2010 for Sheffield, by Lower Super Output
Area, Neighbourhood, Ward, Community Assembly and Local Authority area,
with reference and comparison to IMD 2007. It also contains analysis by
Sheffield and National deprivation quintiles and deciles, inequality
analysis, population analysis, and comparisons to other Local Authority
areas.

[3]www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthdata/resources/imd2010.pdf

 

Public Health Sheffield has also produced a health profile for the
Gleadless Neighbourhood. Available here:
[4]www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthdata/nhoods12/57_Gleadless_2012.pdf. It
includes a number of key observations:

 

There is a smaller percentage of the population in each of the five year
age bands up to the age of 39 compared to the bands between the ages of 40
and

84. Notably higher proportion of persons aged 45+ (56.3%) compared to
Sheffield (38.8%), and 12.3% aged 75+ compared to 7.4% for Sheffield.
16.3% of

school children are from BME groups compared to 30.5% for Sheffield as a
whole.

 

Significantly low rates of modelled prevalence of common mental health
disorders and mixed anxiety and depression.

 

Significantly low rate of referral and admission to mental health
specialties for persons aged 16-64, and admission to mental health
specialties for all persons aged 16+. Significantly low rate of emergency
hospital admission due to deliberate self-harm.

 

Deprivation levels are slightly better than the Sheffield average.
Significantly lower level of crime. Significantly high secondary school
attendance rate.

 

Significantly low All Cause All Age mortality rate for females, and for
males and females combined.

 

Significantly high elective hospital admission rate for persons aged 65+.

 

Significantly low rates of alcohol related hospital admission, emergency
hospital admission for injuries in children age 5-17, hospital admission
for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and modelled adult
smoking prevalence. Significantly high level of modelled adult obesity.

 

Significantly low rates of modelled prevalence of common mental health
disorders and mixed anxiety and depression.

 

Significantly low rate of referral and admission to mental health
specialties for persons aged 16-64, and admission to mental health
specialties for all persons aged 16+. Significantly low rate of emergency
hospital admission due to deliberate self-harm.

 

The changes for the LSOA for the Gleadless Valley LSOA 051D are

Change in score 04-07    Change in score 07-10    Change in score 04-10

8.074303                              5.155697             
                13.230000

 

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  Your Ref: FOI Date: 28th January
0095  2013 
Sheffield Homes

Customer Care and Communications Team

PO Box 1918

Sheffield S1 2XX

Telephone: 0114 2930000/2053333 

 

 

 

 
   
 
 
     

Dear  Mr Donn 

 

Thank you for your recent request for the information you have provided
below.

 

This has been logged as FOI 0095  and will be dealt with as a Freedom of
Information Request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

 

The Act states that we must respond to you within 20 working days. We will
respond to your request by  25th February 2013 .

 

If you have any queries please contact me on  0114 230000 

 

Thank you.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Alex Westran

Housing Co-ordinator

Customer Care and Communications Team

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Donn,

We require clarification to be able to fully respond to your
request for information.

In the part of your request where you ask:

"What is the city wide policy with regard to stairwells in all
maisonette blocks?"

we have several policies relating to different aspects of manageing
stairwells, please could you confirm what policy you are
requesting?

If you wish to disucss this in further detail, please contact me
through this site or by calling 0114 2930000 and asking for me.

Kind regards Alex Westran

Dear Mr Donn,

Thank you for confirming the details of your request. We are currently putting together the information you requested.

You have asked for clarification on the Gleadless IMD statistics, it was Sheffield City Council that supplied you with this information, I have forwarded your request to them.

Thanks
Alex Westran

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Hello Richard

Sheffield Homes have contacted us asking if we can resend the information to you we provided about Gleadless IMD statistics as you were having problems getting to this information.

I have pasted the information below in this email, and also attached this detail as a plain text file to the email.

Many thanks

Mike

RESPONSE

Has Gleadless gone up, or down the indices of multiple deprivations
in the last 2 years. Figures for each year please.

There are no figures for 2011/12 or 2010/11. The Indices of Deprivation are published every three years by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). They were first produced in 2004; the latest third edition was published in March 2010. The indices show comparative levels of deprivation across England at a small area level called Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA's). Therefore, they are a measure of deprivation relative to other areas rather than an absolute measure of deprivation. The data has both scores and a ranking for every LSOA: the higher the score the greater the level of deprivation. For rankings, 1 is the most deprived LSOA. The indices are produced for a number of domains, including:

Income
Employment
Health and Disability
Education, Skills and Training
Barriers to Housing and Services
Crime
Living Environment

These seven domains combined and weighted produce an overall index of multiple deprivation. The report also explores the changes in Sheffield during the period 2004 to 2010. The maps included show the levels of deprivation at a national level rather than a local level. Indices of Deprivation 2010 - Sheffield Report Overview
Sheffield has moved from 63rd to 56th most deprived local authority, although the total number of local authorities has reduced from 354 to 326. The rankings of the authorities missing from the 2010 indices suggests a very minor deterioration in Sheffield's relative deprivation. Despite a previous overall improvement between 2004 and 2007, Sheffield has become relatively a little more deprived between 2007 and 2010. Comparative increases in deprivation, compared to the rest of the country, appear particularly acute when considered against measures linked to Education and Skills and Crime and Disorder. Inequalities within Sheffield have increased since 2007. Since 2007 the gap between the worst off and best off people across Sheffield has increased. Over the period 2007 to 2010 more parts of Sheffield have become more deprived - 48 separate city geographies are now in the 5% most deprived in the country. 18 geographies in Sheffield are now in the 1% most deprived (nationally) for Education and Skills. The city is now more unequal in education and skills than in previous years. 48% of Sheffield's measured geographies are in the top 10% most deprived (nationally) for Crime and Disorder - this is the worst of any of the domains measured by IMD. In 2004 there were 7 LSOAs in the bottom 1% of the overall Index of Deprivation - in 2010 this figure is down to 2. The full report can be downloaded from the council website: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-c....

Here is a link to a report by NHS Sheffield that gives an analysis of the Index of Multiple Deprivation in 2010 for Sheffield, by Lower Super Output Area, Neighbourhood, Ward, Community Assembly and Local Authority area, with reference and comparison to IMD 2007. It also contains analysis by Sheffield and National deprivation quintiles and deciles, inequality analysis, population analysis, and comparisons to other Local Authority areas.
www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthdata/resource...

Public Health Sheffield has also produced a health profile for the Gleadless Neighbourhood. Available here: www.sheffield.nhs.uk/healthdata/nhoods12.... It includes a number of key observations:

There is a smaller percentage of the population in each of the five year age bands up to the age of 39 compared to the bands between the ages of 40 and
84. Notably higher proportion of persons aged 45+ (56.3%) compared to Sheffield (38.8%), and 12.3% aged 75+ compared to 7.4% for Sheffield. 16.3% of
school children are from BME groups compared to 30.5% for Sheffield as a whole.

Significantly low rates of modelled prevalence of common mental health disorders and mixed anxiety and depression.

Significantly low rate of referral and admission to mental health specialties for persons aged 16-64, and admission to mental health specialties for all persons aged 16+. Significantly low rate of emergency hospital admission due to deliberate self-harm.

Deprivation levels are slightly better than the Sheffield average. Significantly lower level of crime. Significantly high secondary school attendance rate.

Significantly low All Cause All Age mortality rate for females, and for males and females combined.

Significantly high elective hospital admission rate for persons aged 65+.

Significantly low rates of alcohol related hospital admission, emergency hospital admission for injuries in children age 5-17, hospital admission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and modelled adult smoking prevalence. Significantly high level of modelled adult obesity.

Significantly low rates of modelled prevalence of common mental health disorders and mixed anxiety and depression.

Significantly low rate of referral and admission to mental health specialties for persons aged 16-64, and admission to mental health specialties for all persons aged 16+. Significantly low rate of emergency hospital admission due to deliberate self-harm.

The changes for the LSOA for the Gleadless Valley LSOA 051D are
Change in score 04-07 Change in score 07-10 Change in score 04-10
8.074303 5.155697 13.230000

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Our Ref: FOI0095

Your Ref:      

Dear Mr Richard Donn,

Re: Your Recent Request for Information
Please find below the information relating to your recent Freedom of
Information Request.

1)     What is the city wide policy with regard to stairwells in all
     maisonette blocks? (This was clarified as all policies with regard to
stairwells)
 
In respect of policies reading communal areas. The attached documents are
the only documents that are applicable - I have highlighted relevant parts
within documents and explained how policy is implemented below.

The Tenancy Conditions cover responsibilities in respect of repairs
maintenance to communal areas ( page 1 of document).

The Health and Safety policy outlines general requirements in regard to
properties which are implemented through regular Heath and safety
inspections of communal areas.

Under the overarching H&S requirements the Fire Safety Policy details
requirements under the Regulatory Reform ( Fire Safety) Order 2005 which
are implemented by the inspection of communal areas for fire risk items or
obstruction to safe escape or required maintenance work resulting from
risk assessment.
    
2)      Does the council class stairwells as part of the building, a
communal area, or a separate entity?
 
As the Freedom of Information Act gives access to information that we
hold, unless something is recorded, such as a policy, procedure or
statistic, it is difficult to provide an answer. In this particular
instance, we have no formal classification of stairwells. I would say that
in most instances we would consider stairwells part of the building and a
communal area, however this could differ from block to block dependant on
how the building and stairwell were constructed and built in with the
surrounding environment.
    
3)    How many properties in Gleadless do not comply with the decent homes
standard with regard to insulation and weatherproofing?
     a. houses
     b. maisonettes.
 
90% of houses and 94.6% of maisonettes met the governments Decent Homes
Standard.  This standard does not measure levels of decency specifically
with respect to weatherproofing or insulation.  The decent homes criteria
"provides a reasonable degree of thermal comfort" takes account of
effective insulation in homes.  On the Gleadless Valley estate 3% of
houses fail on thermal comfort and  0.4% of maisonettes fail on thermal
comfort.
    
4)     How much CESP funding have you received towards boilers for the
designated areas of Gleadless?
    
Approximately £90,000 has been received through CESP funding for boiler
replacement on Gleadless Valley.
 
5)     How many new boilers have been delivered to Gleadless in the last
year to the 2000 plus properties constituting Gleadless /Gleadless Valley?
 
In the full year 2011/12, 78 boilers were replaced and to the end of
quarter 3 2012/13, 266 boilers have been replaced.
 
    
6)     Has Gleadless gone up, or down the indices of multiple deprivations
in the last 2 years. Figures for each year please.
 
Answer provided by Sheffield City Council
    
7)     How much have the rents increased in Gleadless since the decent
     homes work in 2007, please give the figures annually for
     houses 1,2 and 3 bedroom.
     maisonettes 1,2 and 3 bedroom.
     tower blocks 1,2 and 3 bedroom.
     up until the current date.
 
We do not record the increase in rents due to decent homes work being
carried out as very few properties see an increase. The only increase in
rents we record is the annual rent increase and we only have this
information split by area and property type back to the 2008/9 increase
 
Please see the attached 'rent increase info' document for further
information.
8)     What is the current average energy rating for maisonettes in
     Gleadless?
    &
9)     How does this compare to other areas of the city?
 
The average energy efficiency rating known as SAP for Gleadless is 75.15. 
 
This is compared with:
 
North West Area - 75.52
Central Area - 72.89
South East Area - 72.46
South West Area - 75.35
North Area - 69.13
East Area - 72.66 
 
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to request a review then please let us know.  You can do
this by either writing to the above address or by emailing
[email address]

If you are not content with the outcome of this review, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Commissioner does not make a decision unless you have exhausted the review
procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Alex Westran
Housing Co-Coordinator
Customer Care and Communications Team
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