Borough Manifesto

Barking and Dagenham Together - Borough Manifesto

This sets out our long-term vision for Barking and Dagenham:

One Borough, One Community. No-one left behind

This short video summarises the aims of the manifesto:

Over the next 20 years we will work together to deliver our vision, joining forces to make change and improvements happen which benefit everyone. We will ensure every resident has a fair opportunity to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Almost 3,000 of you have helped develop the vision, aspirations and targets in the document, by giving your views on what you like about the borough, what you dislike, and your hopes for the borough. What you told us has formed the basis of developing a series of aspirations and targets.

The aspirations set out our hopes for the future across a number of themes. We have also set targets which will help us monitor whether we are on track to deliver the vision.

The targets are ambitious but realistic. If we achieve these targets we will see improvements in outcomes across a number of areas and the borough will be a better place to live, work, and study.

Borough Manifesto - Barking and Dagenham Together (PDF, 1.08MB)

State of the borough: Barking and Dagenham 2021

On 13 October 2021, we held the fourth annual State of the Borough Conference. Once again, the conference was held virtually and attended by partners from across the Borough.

This year’s conference focused on presentations and discussions about a small number of exciting new initiatives in the borough, Neighbourhoods, Reimagining Social Care, Kickstart and Community Banking, all designed with partnership working at their core.

The council’s Insight Team also presented the annual data update of our progress against the Borough Manifesto targets:

Borough Manifesto Targets 2021 (PDF, 320KB)
Infographics - State of the Borough 2021 (PDF, 657KB)

If you would like to find out more about our community and how it’s changing, please see our Borough Data Explorer and Social Progress Index.

Employment and Enterprise

8.5% unemployment - above previous year (6.1%) and above East London average (6.7%)
63.2% employment - below previous year (71.1%) and below East London average (72.9%)
4% ESA claimants - below previous year (4.2%) and above East London average (3.6%)
8.7% Universal credit and in employment - above previous year (4.1%) and above East London average (6.6%)
15.4% Universal credit and not in employment - above previous year (6.7%) and above East London average (12.4%)
37% new business surviving 5 years - above previous year (36.7%) and below East London average (39.7%)
0.50 job density - Above previous year (0.49) and below East London average (0.69)
1.5% job growth - Above previous year (0%) and above East London average (0.6%)
£33,200 median gross annual pay for full time workers - above previous year (£29,500) and below London average (£38,600)

Safety

42.6 Anti-Social Behaviour reported to police per 1,000 people - above previous year (23) and above Outer London average (42.1)
82 Anti-Social Behaviour reported to Council, per 1,000 people – below previous year (85.7)
50.3% feel unsafe after dark - below previous year (55.5%)
13.5% feel unsafe during the day - below previous year (14.7%)
2.3 racist hate crime per 1,000 population - above previous year (1.9) and above Outer London average (1.8)
15.5 domestic abuse offences per 1,000 people - above previous year (14.7) and above East London average (11.6)
44% assessments for children’s social care had domestic violence as a factor - below previous year (45%) and above East London average (39.4%)

Skills and Education

81.9% level 1 qualifications - above previous year (76.6%) and below London average (88.1%)
43.7% level 4 qualifications - above previous year (33.1%) and below London average (58.5%)
49.7 average attainment 8 score per pupil (GCSE) - above previous year (46.4) and below London average (53.1)

Environment

891.2kg waste per household - above previous year (872.6kg) and above London average (518.3kg)
25.2% recycling rate - below previous year (23.7%) and below London average (34%)
66.3% think rubbish or litter is a problem - above previous year (63.5%)

Community Engagement

18% gave unpaid help in the last 12 months – below previous year (22.3%)
60,561 engaged with Studio 3 Arts in 2020/21
4,700 Ever One Every Day participants registered as at September 2020 - above previous year (4,200)
17.5% adults volunteered to support sport or physical activity - above East London average (17.1%)

Housing

9.6 ration house prices to earnings - below previous year (10.7) and below East London average (12.2)
3,000 new homes to be built by Be First by 2024 - 75% of which will be affordable
2,000 affordable homes to be delivered by 2022
£1,200 median private sector rent - same as previous year and below East London average (£1,410)
8.9% non-decent homes - below previous year (9.6%) and below East London average (14.8%)

Health and Wellbeing

44.7% year 6 pupils with excess weight - below previous year (44.9%) and above East London average (40.9%)
65.5% adults with excess weight – below previous year (72.2%) and above East London average (60.9%)
2,227 NHS admissions with obesity as a factor per 100,000 people - above previous year (1,680) and below East London average (2,587)
7.33 life satisfaction self-perception - below previous year (7.52) and below London average (7.53)
7.71 worthiness self-perception - below previous year (7.88) and below London average (7.74)
7.44 happiness self-perception – below previous year (7.67) and above London average (7.37)
2.89 anxiety self-perception – above previous year (2.82) and below London average (3.19)
58.4 male healthy life expectancy - below previous year (60.1) and below London average (63.5)
59.2 female healthy life expectancy - below previous year (62.5) and below London average (63.8)
51.8% adults active 150 minutes per week - above previous year (47.5%) and below East London average (57.4%)
65.6% adult participation in sport and physical activity - above previous year (58.6%) and below East London average (70.5%)
24.8% adults walk 5 times a week - above previous year (22.7%) and below East London average (28.9%)
6.3% adults cycle once a week - above previous year (3.5%) and below East London average (13.6%)

Borough Manifesto Targets 2020

Barking and Dagenham’s position compared to 32 London Boroughs.

Anti-Social Behaviour - 18th in 2017 moving to 111th in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 14th
Healthy Weight - 31st in 2017 moving to 32nd in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 25th
Healthy Male Life Expectancy - 28th in 2017 moving to 32nd in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 14th
Healthy Female Life Expectancy - 31st in 2017 moving to 29th in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 14th
Waste - 32nd in 2017 staying at 32nd in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 17th
Personal Happiness and Wellbeing - 12th in 2017 moving to 16th in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 11th
Recycling - 30th in 2017 moving to 28th in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 19th
Improving income - 30th in 2017 moving to 31st in 2020. Target position for 2037 is 13th
Survival of New Businesses - 31st in 2017 moving to 29th in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 25th
Cycling - 26th in 2017 moving to 29th in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 17th
Walking - 32nd in 2017 moving to 30th in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 23rd
Educational Attainment - 31st in 2017 staying at 31st in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 18th
Unemployment - 31st in 2017 moving to 32nd in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 19th
Domestic Abuse - 32nd in 2017 staying at 32nd in 2021. Target position for 2037 is 20th

Borough Manifesto - 4-year trend

Barking and Dagenham’s position compared to 32 London Boroughs

Anti-Social Behaviour - 16th in 2018. 14th in 2019. 14th in 2020. 11th in 2021
Health Weight - 31st in 2018. 32nd in 2019. 32nd in 2020. 32nd in 2021
Healthy Male Life Expectancy - 32nd in 2018. 19th in 2019. 30th in 2020. 32nd in 2021
Healthy Female Life Expectancy - 30th in 2018. 26th in 2019. 23rd in 2020. 29th in 2021
Waste - 31st in 2018. 31st in 2019. 32nd in 2020. 32nd in 2021
Personal Happiness and Wellbeing - 18th in 2018. 5th in 2019. 9th in 2020. 16th in 2021
Recycling - 27th in 2018. 26th in 2019. 28th in 2020. 28th in 2021
Improving income - 30th in 2018. 31st in 2019. 31st in 2020. 29th in 2021
Survival of New Businesses - 30th in 2018. 21st in 2019. 29th in 2020. 30th in 2021
Cycling - 27th in 2018. 26th in 2019. 32nd in 2020. 29th in 2021
Walking - 32nd in 2018. 27th in 2019. 32nd in 2020. 30th in 2021
Educational Attainment - 31st in 2018. 29th in 2019. 31st in 2020. 31st in 2021
Unemployment - 30th in 2018. 32nd in 2019. 32nd in 2020. 32nd in 2021
Domestic Abuse - 32nd in 2018. 31st in 2019. 32nd in 2020. 32nd in 2021

State of the borough: Barking and Dagenham 2020

The third annual State of the Borough Conference 2020, was held virtually on 4 November. Over 90 partners came together online to reflect on Barking and Dagenham’s partnership response to the unprecedented challenges faced in 2020, and shared many of the exciting projects that will be happening in 2021.

There were a number of discussions about the opportunities for further partnership working over the coming year, focusing on areas that will have the biggest impact on the borough’s residents.

There was also the opportunity for the council’s Insight Team to present the annual data results which show our progress against the Borough Manifesto targets:

Borough Manifesto Targets 2020
Infographics - State of the Borough 2020