Sheffield Fairness
Commission
Saturday 8th September 2012
Agenda
10.00 Welcome – Cllr Julie Dore
10.05 Fairness in Sheffield – Prof Alan Walker
10.30 Workshops
12.15 Coffee and feedback
12.30 Closing comments – Prof Alan Walker
Welcome
Cllr Julie Dore
Leader Sheffield City Council
Fairness in Sheffield
Professor Alan Walker
Chair of the Fairness Commission
Source:
Deprivation in Sheffield Report
Dr A Rae
Communities of Interest
• Women working full time are paid, on average, 15.5%
less an hour than men for doing work of equivalent value
• The number of deaths caused by road traffic accidents
made up around 5% of all those of 0-14 year olds and
19% of all 15-24 year olds in Sheffield
• 12% of BME people feel unsafe when out in their local
area during the day in comparison with only 4% of White
British people
• People with disabilities tend to have lower rates of
employment, lower incomes and are more likely to be
living in poverty
• Only 36.4% in Sheffield of people with mental health
problems or learning disabilities were in employment
…Journey’s
End In The
North of The
City.
...A Trip On Route 83
Firth Park Ward
Life Expectancy
Male: 75.88 Years
Female: 79.47 Years
East Ecclesfield Ward
Life Expectancy
Male: 78.57 Years
Female: 81.41 Years
Burngreave Ward
Life Expectancy
Male: 75.70 Years
Female: 77.25 Years
…On Through City Centre
Streets
Southey Ward
Life Expectancy
Male: 77.57 Years
Female: 80.8 Years
Broomhill Ward
Life Expectancy
Male: 77.58 Years
Female: 78.29 Years
Central Ward
…Skirting Nether Edge
Past Endcliffe Park
Life Expectancy
Male: 76.90 Years
Female: 80.82 Years
Overall Level of Multiple
Deprivation
(Rank Score By LSOA 2010)
Nether Edge Ward
…Our Journey Starts Here In
Bents Green
Ecclesall Ward
Life Expectancy
Male: 82.17 Years
Female: 86.78 Years
Life Expectancy
Male: 80.84 Years
Female: 82.53 Years
Index of:
• Life expectancy
• Math & Literacy
• Infant mortality
• Homicides
• Imprisonment
• Teenage births
• Trust
• Obesity
• Mental illness
– incl. drug &
alcohol
addiction
• Social mobility
Index of health and social problems
Health and social problems are worse
in more unequal countries
Wilkinson & Pickett, The Spirit Level
www.equalitytrust.org.uk
Fairness Commission Remit
“… to make a non-partisan strategic
assessment of the nature, extent, causes
and impact of inequalities in the City and
to make recommendations for tackling
them.”
How does it work?
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Independently chaired Commission
Taken a ‘Select Committee’ approach
Commenced with a call for evidence
6 public hearings
‘Satellite meetings’
Generate a big debate within Sheffield on
inequalities and fairness
Publish a final report and recommendations
Reports to the Council and also considered by
Sheffield Executive Board
Continue the debate on fairness
Monitor the impact
What is Fairness?
• Fairness is a matter of social justice: a society in
which individuals and groups are treated fairly
and receive a just share of its benefits and
burdens.
• This does not mean addressing inherent
individual or biological differences between
people, for example, in terms of gender or race.
• Our focus is on those differences, inequalities,
which arise from the way a society or city, is
organised socially, politically and economically.
A Bold Vision
A city that is eventually free from damaging
disparities in living conditions and life
chances, a place in which every citizen
and community knows and feels that they
will be treated fairly. We aspire to be the
fairest city in the country.
Principles
1. Those in greatest need should take
priority
2. Those with the broadest shoulders must
contribute the most
3. The commitment to fairness must be a
long-term one
4. The commitment to fairness must be citywide
5. Prevention is better than cure
Principles (continued)
6. Be seen to act in a fair way as well as
acting fairly
7. Civic responsibility
8. An open continuous campaign for
fairness in the city
9. Fairness must be a matter of balance
10. The city’s commitment to fairness must
be demonstrated and monitored
Themes
1. Health inequalities
– Inequity of health service resource
allocation; Stronger focus on mental health
2. Poverty, welfare and benefits
– Living wage; strengthen support to advice
services
3. Employment and unemployment
– Quality of jobs; encouraging
entrepreneurship
Themes (continued)
4. Aspiration, attainment and skills
– Early years; schools more accessible for
parents
5. Housing and environmental issues
– Affordable homes; A Sheffield standard for
housing and the environment
6. Crime
– Rehabilitation to break cycles and patterns
of offending
7. Access to services and transport
– Flat fares for young people
What Next?
• Today’s event – your views and input
• Commission continues to consider
evidence and the output from today
• Final report and recommendations
• Implementation
• The big debate
Workshops
Workshop
Each group to use the pictures/words from
magazines provided and/or to draw to
provide a visual representation of:
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What would a fair city look like?
What would an unfair city look like?
Workshops (Continued)
2. Can you provide some specific examples
of how Sheffield is fair or unfair?
3. Where is Sheffield on the spectrum of
being a fair / unfair city?
4. What do you think the
solutions/interventions to the issues
identified in part 2 are?
5. Summary – 1 flip chart sheet only
Closing Comments
Prof Alan Walker
University of Sheffield