New Europeans in central Sheffield
New Arrivals Service
March 2011
New Europeans in
Central Sheffield
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Background & Context
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Methodology
- Local data & information
- ‘Sheffield & You’ survey
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Survey outcomes
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Reporting & Using Findings
Background & Context
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2004 & 2007 – accessions of 12 new member states to the EU:
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Malta
- Cyprus
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Accession state nationals settling in Sheffield since 2004 – mainly from Slovakia
and Poland
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Slovak Roma populations in the East and North East of Sheffield, other
accession state migrants predominantly in central areas of the city
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New Arrivals Service – completed 2009-10 study focusing on East & North East
Community Assembly areas (Slovak Roma populations)
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2010-11 study (Nov 2010-Feb 2011) focused on accession state nationals in
Central Community Assembly area, & Ecclesall & Nether Edge wards
Background & Context
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New Arrivals Service – completed 2009-10 study focusing on East & North East
Community Assembly areas (Slovak Roma populations)
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2010-11 study focused on accession state nationals in the central areas of
Sheffield (Central Community Assembly & adjoining wards)
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Community Assembly focused – Sheffield governance
Methodology
National & Local Information
DATA
SOURCE(S)
Worker Registration Scheme – new registrations
(Sheffield postcode data)
UK Border Agency
National Insurance Number – new applications
(Nationality & Sheffield postcode data)
Department for Work & Pensions & UK Border Agency
International Passenger Survey
(estimates of immigration and emigration)
Home Office
Local Migration Profiles - Sheffield & South Yorkshire
Yorkshire & Humber Regional Migration Partnership
Interpretation requests by language
(Sheffield health services)
Sheffield Community Access & Interpreting Service (SCAIS)
Sheffield Pupil Level Annual Schools Census
( PLASC - pupil first language data)
Children, Young People & Families Service (Sheffield City
Council)
First Point interpretation requests – EU languages
(April 2010 - December 2010)
First Point (Howden House)
Address data – casework involving EU migrant
households (Central Community Assembly Area)
Private Sector Housing Team (Sheffield City Council)
Health Visitor caseloads - EU migrant families
(Central Community Assembly Area)
Rivelin & Sheaf Multi-Agency Support Team (MAST, Sheffield
City Council)
Dziennik Polski (Polish language magazine) commercial
distribution points
Dziennik Polski (London)
A8 nationals in central Sheffield
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Locations (highest density to lowest):
• S2 - London Road/Nether Edge
• S6 - Walkley and Hillsborough
• S7 & S11 - Ecclesall Road/Ecclesall Ward
Nationalities
• Polish & Slovak most common
• Smaller numbers of Czech, Hungarian and Lithuanian nationals
Worker Registration Scheme (2009) - applicant nationality profile (Sheffield & Y&H region)
Local data – some examples…
Commercial distribution points - ‘Dziennik Polski’ magazine
(Sheffield, 2010)
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Local data – some examples…
3799
4000
3500
Number of Requests
3606
3475
3202
3000
Czech
2500
Hungarian
Latvian
2205
2000
Lithuanian
1500
1000
Polish
Slovak
664
500
0
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009/2010
Financial Year
A8 languages interpretation requests, 2004-2010 (Sheffield Community Access & Interpreting Service)
Local data – some examples…
2
2
2
5
2
Bulgarian
2
Hungarian
Latvian
5
Lithuanian
Polish
Romanian
Slovak
Slovenian
28
PLASC Schools Census 2010-11 - pupil first language data, A8 languages (Central Community Assembly Area)
Methodology
‘Sheffield & You’ survey
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Non-Roma accession state nationals – less contact with services, far less data
available
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Survey method – selected to facilitate as wide a range of participation as possible
(limited project resources)
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Survey translated into Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Lithuanian & Czech (% most
common WRS registration nationalities)
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Survey asked respondents for information on the following aspects of their life in
Sheffield:
– Family circumstances
– Migratory history and intentions
– Education & skills
– Housing
– Employment
– Use of health and/or advice services in Sheffield
Methodology
‘Sheffield & You’ survey
• Web and paper-based survey completion available (both translated)
• Translated flyers advertising web survey
• Targeted distribution of paper surveys – including via schools (EMTAS – guided
by PLASC data)
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Methodology
Successes & Challenges
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Limitations of national produced data – indicative only
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Local information from service providers – useful supplement, but not
consistently collated/reported across partners & limited to those accessing
services
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21 survey responses - 20 via schools, all paper-based. Effective point of
community access, although survey information biased towards parents with
children in Sheffield schools
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Low web survey response rate – would benefit from targeted, online marketing
of survey participation & more intensive, longer term work with employment
agencies
‘Sheffield & You’
survey outcomes
Demographics
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Respondent nationalities
1
2
Polish
1
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Slovakian
Slovak Roma
Lithuanian
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Czech
3
14
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16 of 21 respondents were
female
Majority aged 25-34
19 of 21 indicated English
language ability
Other second languages
included Russian, Czech (Slovak
respondents) & French
20 of 21 in Sheffield with
spouse/partner & children at
school
‘Sheffield & You’
survey outcomes
Employment
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16 of 21 in employment
Employment types included skilled
machine operators (2 Polish respondents),
food production (5 from all nationalities),
social care (1 - Slovak), manual labour (3),
academia
2 had arranged employment in Sheffield
before leaving the UK
8 used employment agencies to find
current role
12 employed for over 1 year in current role
Underemployment common – if in same
industry/sector as country of origin, not
working at same grade in UK
1
3
<3 months
7
3-6 months
1-2 Years
2+ Years
5
Length of time in employment in the UK
‘Sheffield & You’
survey outcomes
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Settlement intentions
– All survey respondents indicated planned long-term settlement in Sheffield
(2+ years or permanent)
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Views on local areas
– Positive experiences in local areas
– School location, community safety & good transport links most important
aspects of a local area
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Local service usage
– Advice services used appropriately & as needed - First Point, CABs
– Awareness of different health services - GPs, A&E
– Information on available services found via friends &/or family and
translated service information (leaflets, flyers, posters etc)
Reporting & Using Findings
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7 Community Assemblies – 4 wards
& 12 elected Members each
Some devolved decision-making &
associated resources – eg parks,
street cleaning, libraries etc
Strong emphasis on involving local
people & local organisations in
decision-making – ‘You Say’ & ‘You
Choose’ sessions
Annual Community Assembly Plan:
- local priorities (via consultation)
- allocation of CA resources
- plans for ongoing consultation by
CA - details of role of statutory
services in taking local priorities fwd
Reporting & Using Findings
Central Community Assembly Plan
2010-11 Priorities
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Activities for young people
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Education, jobs & incomes
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Environment
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Good shops & local services
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Traffic & parking
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Community support & people getting
on together
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Health
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Community Safety
EXAMPLE…
Things for young people to do
What?
Where?
Who?
Who raised it?
Targets
Budget
Timescale
Youth Choose – an
event-based grant
fund for young
people to use
Central CA wide
Central CA
To support
activities and oneoff events that
young people want
£10,000
November
2010
Central Community Assembly Plan
CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
– Increasing take-up of free school meals:
• May 2011 changes for A8 nationals will mean increased levels of entitlement
to free school meals - are schools aware?
• How can take-up be promoted to eligible A8 families?
• What are potential benefits of increased take-up?
– Activities for young people:
• Do A8 children and young people take part in mainstream activities? To what
level?
• Are providers effective at facilitating participation by A8 children & young
people?
• What can be learned from initiatives in other areas – for example, the ‘Blast
Off’ football initiative (E & NE areas – Activity Sheffield & SY Police)?
– Youth Forums:
• Are A8 young people currently represented &/or involved in Youth Forums?
Central Community Assembly Plan
COMMUNICATION
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How does the Community Assembly communicate with local accession
state national populations and ensure their involvement in decision-making?
Can access routes that were successful for the study, such as schools, be
used for consultation & communication by the Community Assembly?
COMMUNITIES & LOCAL AREAS
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Accession state families’ priorities for their local areas of residence in part
reflect those of other local residents – community safety, good transport
links etc – and many intend to stay permanently.
Are accession state populations included in local area planning and
consultation activities?
Questions…..
Sheffield City Council Asylum Team
0114 273 6612
asylum@sheffield.gov.uk