New Deal for Communities

New Deal for Communities is a regeneration programme led by the government of the United Kingdom for some of the England's most deprived neighbourhoods. The programme was established by Tony Blair's Labour Government and is overseen by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit within the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Local NDC partnerships were established for each regeneration area to ensure that change is community led. Initially in 1998, 17 local partnerships were announced, later increased in 1999 with the establishment of a second round of 22 partnerships, increasing the total number to 39.

In 1998 local partnerships were agreed for the following local authority areas:

These partnerships stopped receiving funding in 2010.

In 1999 further local partnerships were established within the following local authority areas:

These partnerships will cease receiving funding in 2011.

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