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Department for Communitiesand Local Government Community,opportunity, prosperity Annual Report 2007 Presented to Parliament byThe Secretary of State for Communities and Local Governmentby Command of Her MajestyMay 2007 Cm 7094 ￡32.50 All photographs ? Crown copyright ? Crown Copyright 2007 The text in this document (excluding the Royal Arms and departmental logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing that it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the document specified. Any enquiries relating to the copyright in this document should be addressed to The Licensing Division, HMSO, St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BQ. Fax: 01603 723000 or e-mail: licensing@.uk Contents Page Secretary of State’s Foreword 3 Permanent Secretary’s Introductio5 Structure of this report 6 1 Who we are 9 Our Ministers 10 Our Departmental Board 10 Our People 12 2 Our strategy 17 Building cohesion and tackling inequalities 18 Housing supply and improving the existing stock 21 Supporting sustainable economic development 23 Strengthening local government 24 Transforming our capability 26 3 Tackling disadvantage 31 PSA Target 1: Neighbourhood Renewal 35 4 Regional economic performance 41 PSA Target 2: Regional Economic Performance 42 5 Better local services 49 PSA Target 3: Fire and Rescue Services 53 PSA Target 4: Local Government 56 6 Balancing supply and demand for housing 61 PSA Target 5: Housing Supply 65 PSA Target 6: Planning 70 7 Decent homes and neighbourhoods 79 PSA Target 7: Housing 81 PSA Target 8: Liveability 84 8 Reducing inequalities 89 PSA Target 9: Gender Equality 94 PSA Target 10: Race Equality and Community Cohesio97 9 Efficiency targets 101 10 Managing our resources 109 Financial management 109 Human resources 116 Better regulatio 119 Sustainable development 123 Communications 125 Legal Services 127 Annexes A: Core Expenditure Tab