Departmental Policies (Southwark) (Hansard, 2 April 2001)

§ Ms Armstrong

The principal funding that this Department has provided to the London borough of Southwark is shown in the table. This includes grants and borrowing approvals for revenue and capital expenditure.

17WSingle Regeneration Budget (SRB)1. Peckham Partnership (SRB Round 1)The Peckham Partnership is a Round 1 SRB scheme, and the largest to have been approved to date. The scheme is currently in its sixth year of operation.The majority of funding has been spent on the physical renewal of the notorious 1960s built 'Five Count it Estates' in the Liddle Ward of Peckham, originally covering a residential population of 11,000. A large scale programme of decanting, demolition, refurbishment and re-build has led to a demonstrable improvement of the physical appearance of the area, leading to improved levels of resident satisfaction aid improved community safety resulting from changes in estate layout and street-scape. The Partnership has also achieved its aim of increased housing tenure mix, with the success of the first phase of the homes for sale (open market and shared ownership) hailed as a particular success, particularly in attracting local people to stay in the area.2. Greater Peckham Alliance (SRB Round 6)Following on from the mainly physical renewal work of the Peckham Partnership and the desire by the local community to work with statutory agencies to improve the social and economic fabric of the area. The Greater Peckham Alliance (GPA), a newly formed community based partnership, has successfully secured funding under SRB Round 6.The main purpose of the GPA is to initiate a range of capacity building projects, build community involvement and commission community-led projects with the central aim of improving local residents educational attainment and economic status plus developing the social fabric of the overall community in Peckham.3. Aylesbury Plus Initiative, Southwark (SRB Round 4)This is a six-year scheme that aims to improve the overall physical and social conditions on the Aylesbury estate through a package of education, training, employment and community safety measures. The scheme builds on Southwark's experience of major regeneration work in the nearby Peckham Partnership area and will therefore input into the wider regent ration of this part of the borough. Housing problems will also be tackled.4. Southwark Campaign Against Hate Crime (SRB Round 6)Led by the London borough of Southwark, the purpose of this seven year programme is to develop and resource a resilient and sustainable integrated community based approach to the reduction of hate crimes in Southwark—acts of violence and abuse motivated by prejudice. This will include fully resourced services for victims and challenging interventions with offenders, to secure improved social cohesion and ongoing regeneration of the borough.5. Elephant Links (SRB Round 5)Led by the London borough of Southwark the purpose of the programme is to catalyse major commercial and public investment and release potential sustainable local regeneration in the Elephant and Castle area.6. Cross River Partnership—Southwark (SRB Round 2 & 3)The London borough of Southwark is one of the four accountable bodies for the early Cross River Partnership schemes, the others being the London borough of Lambeth, the City of Westminster and the South Bank Employers' Group t which comprises private and public sector employers in the South Bank area of both Lambeth and Southwark). The Partnership comprises these four bodies together with the Corporation of London, Railtrack, Focus TEC, Groundwork, TfL, PLA and the LTB. CRP's overall objective is:to improve and protect the environment of the Cross River area, reinforce London's status as a world class centre for leisure, the arts and business, offer education and training and create job opportunities for local people and improve the quality of life for those who live, work and visit the area".