Rural Review Reports

The progress report on Rural Community Councils delivery
Evaluation of the RCAN Investment programme. Interim evaluation report (21/06/10)

The low awaited CRC enquiry report on the Uplands
Commission for Rural Communities Report (15/06/10)

In depth report using LM3 to measure Socio-economic effects of RDPE environmental scheme monies delivered by Natural England
It shows positive benefits on employment both within and outside the individual farm (09/05/10)

The NFU CAP reform policy 2013 onwards
Including opinion on rural development in wider sense (Pillar 2) (05/05/10)

RDPE conference report
Lots of stuff on how other EU states operate rural development and change funds. Good links. Part of CAP debate. (22/04/10)

Wild Bird populations 1994-2008
There seems to be one glaring omission, the count of predator birds Owls, Hawks, Buzzards and Kites as well as Magpies and Crows. Their predations on young chicks especially farmland nesting species is clear to any observer and without information on their numbers any assumptions on reason for change are incomplete. Wild bird population indicators for the English regions: 1994 – 2008  (21/04/10)

Economies, communities, housing, broadband and ageing
Report from Centre for Rural Economy at Newcastle
A good summary of what we know but in a form for IRS evidence reference. (06/04/10)

Defra publish their guidelines to management of National Parks
Parks basically coincide with our uplands and are the dominant landscape area of our region. This direction from the Defra policy makers frames the activities in the Uplands and should bring all the partners together including Natural England and Environment Agency, both Defra Quangos . There is a great new chunk on sustainable communities and reference to economic growth as well of course land management.  It must be the framework within the other reports including the CRC Uplands study fits as this is the action enabler strategy. English National Parks and the Broads - UK Government Vision and Circular 2010.  A must read for all those interested in Rural Affairs and the Integrated Regional Strategy (25/03/10)

CRC report
Mori Pole survey on rural/urban views across a range of subjects (10/03/10)

Children in the countryside
State of the countryside update: Children and educational services (09/03/10)

CRC Rural Advocate report 2010
Concentrates on young people in the countryside (or not in the countryside !!) (08/03/10)

Rural Services Network Major report from research and evidence of the membership on rural services now and going forward
Essential evidence for regional IRS for the 20% of the population who live in rural areas (08/03/10)

Land Use in 21st Century
The long awaited Foresight report.  The summary is daunting enough !! (04/03/10)

Rural Fuel Poverty First stage report by RSN for the CRC
Review of this important subject Evidence for IRS (22/02/10)

Promoting Rural Well Being
Report by Global Regeneration and Rural Innovation
Some very good practice I wonder why these things are not spread more widely. Is it finance or silo competition? (17/02/10)

Building a Society for All Ages
Government response and commitment (08/02/10)

CRC Detailed Evidence Work on Rural Services if one of Five Major Events Occur
Cancer, stroke, having a baby, being a young carer, losing your job (08/02/10)
CRC evidence on Cancer services in rural areas (17/02/10)

Rural Heathcare 2005   
Healthcare in a rural setting (a bit dated but still relevant) (29/01/10)

UN International Year of Biodiversity 2010
UN International Year of Biodiversity 2010 website 
There is a UK branch being hosted by the Natural History Museum (20/01/10)

DCSF research reports. Are there differences in educational attainment and access between rural and urban?
One report on secondary the other on 16 plus.  Ideal stuff for IRS evidence. (14/01/10)

RELU Research note on Social and Environmental Inequalities of Rural England
This is the science work feeding into CRC and Defra DSO 8. Covers their consultations and a range of their projects (food/fuel/floods/ dietary change etc) which are of course used in developing Government Policies. (06/01/10)

RELU review paper on the land use debate
Covers their consultations and a range of their projects (food/fuel/floods/ dietary change etc) which are of course used in developing Governmentt Policies. (06/01/10)

Defra end of term report
New bit on Food Security (DSO 7) and not too great on communities (DSO 8) (03/01/10)

EA plan for Humber River Basin Management
The River Basin Management Plan (24/12/09)

RELU projects on land management
Evidence submitted to the Foresight Review of land management.   Lots about stresses caused between food production farming and ecosystem services delivery including flooding. This is about possible future behaviors and conflicts of land managers. (15/12/09)

The NHF commissioned survey confirms what we know that services are disappearing
This work is a lead in to their conference (see link). NHF argues for more housing to arrest community decline (15/12/09)

Rural Services Network has produced the final edition of their Rural Manifesto
A must read but also ideas for talking to your MP candidates (09/12/09)

CRC Uplands.
This report has been prepared for CRC by Universities to inform their Uplands Review It summaries research into how upland communities work.  Sustainable Uplands need economic /social and environmental activity in a balanced way. This research review needs to be read alongside the Natural England Vision. (02/12/09)

CRC commissioned report on children’s service delivery in rural areas
Again highlights problems of lower incomes and access

Environmental Agency Vision 2010-2015
Outlined in their Corporate Strategy

The Future of Yorkshire and the Humber
The Smith Institute requested a number of essays on individual and corporate views of the next few years in our region. There are essays from YF and LGYH plus the City Regions. I wrote one for the rural so we were there in the urban centric bias. These are my views not those of the YHRAF although you will notice similarities with our maximizing document.

Defra
Publishes its Sustainable Development Action Plan for 2009/2011 

CRC 
Publishes Operational Guide for delivering credit union services in rural areas  

Fuel Poverty
2009 statistics

Government response to the EFRA committee on fuel poverty (has a rural bias).
This has some relevance to our Forum as it discusses rebates and benefit uptake and usual rural “individual” problems hidden in our communities.

The Debate on National Parks in Scotland.  Could be very relevant to debate in England next year.   Very important to see the aims.
Each of our national parks has four aims: conservation, recreation, and the sustainable use of resources - of course - and the economic and social development of communities. The fourth aim is unique to Scotland.

Skills assessment for land based and environmental sector 2009
The full Skills Assessment report and factsheets

Natural England putting the case to value the natural environment both social and economic issues discussed.
Climate change /flooding /coastal defense all discussed (27/10/09)

Ecosystem Services. Uplands potential and economic possibilities.
Six pilot area study report. Evidence for above Vision (03/03/10)

Post Offices
The Select Committee report on Post Offices and the CRC comment
Government responds on post offices (26/10/09)

An in depth evidence piece of research for Defra on the socio-economic aspects of organic farming by Exeter University
A must read if you are interested in evidence rather than emotive drivers

ACRE/RCAN series of briefings on rural issues 
Publications

Major report commissioned by CRC on rural skills and employment for vulnerable groups 
Report

The Ageing of the United Kingdom
Mapping the age profile of the region by Local Authority until 2028

Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rural Areas 2009
A Report for the Commission for Rural Communities

The Essex Rural Commission study  
An excellent review of living and working in the Essex rural areas.  Much applies to all rural areas.

Dorset Review
Rural Trends in Dorset

Department for Work and Pensions
Living with Poverty

Government publishes its Strategy for older people
Government publishes its Strategy for older people 

Working together for older people in Rural areas.  This report, prepared by Defra and Social Exclusion Task Force, is complimentary to the Older People Strategy 

Working positively with Rural Estates 
A sound piece of research Dorothy will be pleased !!   

Small Business Federation
Publishes a New Approach to Rural Economy

New Local Government Network (NLGN)
Launches their thoughts on sub-regional economic progress 

Rural Financial Inclusion 
CRC detailed report

Migration and Rural Economies Assessing and Addressing Risks
IPPR research report

This is how Hampshire does it. Can we learn from them?
How Hampshire are thinking

The Foresight Study into land use  
Look at the five themes it covers socio issues as well as the usual production /enviro conflicts.

Defra report on biodiversity 2009 
Statistical Release

Government Departments and the Church of England
Recommend action on Realising the Potential of Faith Buildings  

All you need to know about Farming and Growing in 2008  
DEFRA report

Countryside and Community Research Institute  
Some scientific studies for evidence for some of the common debates on food, floods and money circulation in rural. 

North Yorkshire    
Update on performance against indicators March 2009    

The Halifax survey says life is better in the sunny South
Maybe using the wrong indicators? Read the survey

Prepare yourself for the land use debate  
A review paper by Alan Woods of the RELU centre.  Very interesting consultation responses from the varying interested parties. 

Food Security 
Government Food and Farming Study to look at global food supply and its implications is launched

Chatham House considers Food Security 
Food Futures: Rethinking UK Strategy

Defra Response
To Rural Advocates Report Resilience and Opportunity

Rural Advocates Report to the Prime Minister   
This can be found on www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk   and is titled Report of Rural Advocate 2007.   It coincided with the RSN Sustaining Rural Communities by accident rather than design I think.

ACRE also submitted a response in conjunction with Action for Market Towns and NALC.

Possible land resource for affordable rural housing
Church partnership leads initiative to free assets for affordable homes

Setting up a Community Meeting Place
When all else has gone

Lord Pitt Flood Debate
House of Lords Debate on Government Response to Pitt Flooding Report 

Uplands ELS Scheme
Defra makes Parliamentary statement on the Uplands ELS Scheme

A New Approach to Rural Transport by the Commission for Integrated Transport.
It has novel ideas. 

CRC Updates Deprivation Statistics
State of Countryside Report  

Childrens Play Areas
Special help for East Riding, Rotherham and Kirklees

Defra Secretary of State Report on Disability Equality   
Chapter 9 gives Defra Commitments

Countryside Survey  
This is a detailed scientific report on changes in the countryside environment, landscape and ecology over the past ten years. It details the changes which have occurred following the considerable investment of taxpayers monies channeled through various environmental schemes.

Latest Survey of State of Environment/landscape and Changes in Last Ten years.
It shows effects or not of the Natural England spend on farmer schemes, on plant species and birds.     

Solutions for Rural Transport
CRC think pieces.

Capacity Building Projects
2006-2008

The Rural Media Company
A new rural development resource for the voluntary and public sectors.

Adult Social Care in Rural Communities
A CRC report

New Defra Statistics 
Relating to farm incomes and households.  

Rural Community Support
Essex County Council have announced a Rural Commission chaired by Elinor Goodman to consider how rural communities can best be supported.

Steps to Release Economic Potential  of Rural Areas
Advice from Rural Advocate to the Prime Minister.

CRC have published two more documents based around their Poverty Themed Work
They deal with Rural Financial Poverty and can be found on the Commission for Rural Communities web site.

Deprivation in Rural Areas Quantitative Analysis and Socio-economic Classification
Commissioned by CRC from Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI).

For those who want to find and tackle smaller pockets of deprivation - this analysis helps them do that (by identifying most deprived OAs as well as SOAs).

It shows the gap between numbers picked up by measuring deprived areas and numbers picked up by measuring deprived people.  Only 2.4% of deprived English areas are in rural England yet 17% of all English poor households are rural households.

Living Working Countryside
The Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing

Research - Hill Farming systems in south west England: economic viability and delivery of public goods.
Dartmoor and Exmoor National Park Authorities and the Duchy of Cormwall commissioned Exeter university to assess the impact of changes in public financial support to upland farmers in south west England.

UK Food Security in a Changing  World    
Defra discussion paper published 17/07/08    

Commission for Rural Communities News Release
CRC launches it's State of Countryside Report for 2008.

Strategy Unit food report published
A ten-month Strategy Unit project looking at food policy across Government was published by the Cabinet Office today.  Entitled Food matters and Commissioned by the Prime Minister the report focuses on food issues in the UK and puts them in a global context.  It draws together evidence about long-term trends in food production and consumption, and how food safety and nutrition impact on the health of the UK. You can read the press release and follow links to the full report here.

Biofuels review published
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today set out a new approach to biofuels based on recommendations from the Gallagher review; including that the introduction of biofuels in the UK should be slowed down to take into account emerging scientific evidence about their sustainability. Read the press release

Old archived mailings can be viewed as follows:
Go to www.jiscmail.ac.uk and click on 'register password' under quick links.
Once you have registered a password, you will need to go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/FCRN where you can view the archives.
You will need to enter your email address and password when prompted to do so.

Defra has published its 2008 Dept Report      
This details the Defra performance evidence against a range of rural service delivery as laid down in PSA across Government.  www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/deprep/2008/index.htm

CAP Reform
Common Agricultural Policy “health check”.  The EU Commission has published its proposals and launched a six month consultation.

The Defra response can be found on Defra website.

A farming response can be found on the NFU website.  This also has a fully briefing by NFU Brussels office on some of detail.

State of the Natural Environment  2008   
Natural England have published their first report. There is also a Manifesto and a Yorks&humber Regional report. 

Rural Economic Scrutiny Report
Y&H Assembly, Rural Economy Scrutiny report and recommendation.
Scrutiny 12
A Summary of Scrutiny 12 - The Rural Economy
Rural Economy Scrutiny Review

Sustaining Rural Communities
The Rural Services Network of which the YHRAF are members  published a report on Rural Communities  this week.   It can be found on www.rsnonline.org.uk and is called Sustaining Rural Communities – a call for action.

Rural Challenges, Local Solutions     
Defra report on behalf of the Rural Delivery Pathfinders.  This looks at innovation in rural delivery.  East Yorks CC was our Pathfinder.  Hard copies from defra@cambertown.com reference PB12675 or www.defra.gov.uk/rural/ruraldelivery/pathfinders/default.htm

What Future for the Countryside 2026 Vision   
CPRE  debating document  to a consensus on land use www.cpre.org.uk