Target boroughs for the local procurement project are
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- London Borough of Hackney
- London Borough of Islington
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Borough of Southwark
- London Borough of Newham
All of these boroughs (except Newham) share a border with the
City of London; in addition seven out of eight appear in the top
10% of the most deprived boroughs in the UK as illustrated on the
map below.
The Deprivation Index measures the deprivation level for every
ward and local authority area in England. It combines a number of
indicators which cover a range of domains (Income, Employment,
Health Deprivation and Disability, Education, Skills and Training,
Housing and Geographical Access to Services) into a single
deprivation score for each area.
The above map illustrates the relative deprivation of all London
Boroughs on a national level (source: Indices of Deprivation 2000,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister). The deprivation scores of the
Local Procurement Project’s target boroughs are as follows:
|
London borough |
Deprivation score |
|
|
Appears in the top: |
|
Tower Hamlets |
1% most deprived boroughs in
England |
|
Hackney |
1% most deprived boroughs in
England |
|
Islington |
10% most deprived boroughs in
England |
|
Southwark |
10% most deprived boroughs in
England |
|
Newham |
10% most deprived boroughs in
England |
|
Lambeth |
20% most deprived boroughs in
England |
|
|
|
|
City of London |
outside the top 20% of deprived
boroughs |