Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme
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The Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme was a co-operative programme in England
between residents and stakeholders such as the local authority
, business
es etc aimed at improving specific deprived neighbourhood
s.
The programme is sponsored, and part funded, by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit of the Department for Communities and Local Government
who is responsible for overseeing the UK Government's neighbourhood renewal strategy in England.
The programme was started in July 2001 when twenty schemes were announced. Fifteen further programmes started in December 2002. All schemes receive revenue
grants over a seven year period to pump prime the renewal initiatives. After seven years, the schemes are expected to continue to operate within existing funding provisions.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
between residents and stakeholders such as the local authority
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es etc aimed at improving specific deprived neighbourhood
Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...
s.
The programme is sponsored, and part funded, by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit of the Department for Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government
The Department for Communities and Local Government is the UK Government department for communities and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001...
who is responsible for overseeing the UK Government's neighbourhood renewal strategy in England.
The programme was started in July 2001 when twenty schemes were announced. Fifteen further programmes started in December 2002. All schemes receive revenue
Revenue
In business, revenue is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers. In many countries, such as the United Kingdom, revenue is referred to as turnover....
grants over a seven year period to pump prime the renewal initiatives. After seven years, the schemes are expected to continue to operate within existing funding provisions.