Our latest State of the Countryside Update looks at how rural places across England are faring when judged against official markers of deprivation, such as housing, income, health, access to jobs, training and services, crime rates, and environmental safety.
Analysis of the IMD can tell us something about patterns of deprivation in rural England, but comparisons with analyses of other types of measurement, using data about low income or long-term illness, show that it does not give a full picture of where people suffering deprivation can be found.
"The spatial differences shown in this report indicate why there is a need to approach matters relating to rural deprivation at a smaller spatial scale and in parallel with local knowledge and expertise."
"At a joint seminar held by CRC and CLG the participants discussed how a more sophisticated understanding of rural deprivation could be developed so that local bodies can determine how deprivation in their areas can be addressed through regeneration initiatives."
We want to continue continue to work with CLG to give public authorities who have to deal with these issues at local and regional levels the tools to address rural deprivation wherever it might be found.
Download our latest State of the Countryside Update
Read the report of the seminar
Download the seminar presentations by:
http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/items/3892
seen at 23:22, 11 December in Commission for Rural Communities.