Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders: Final Evaluation Report - People, Places, Public Services: Making the Connections
Click here to download the final evaluation report of the Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders. The report draws on the research of the national evaluation team from the last five years, including fieldwork in every Pathfinder area, together with case studies on particular themes and household surveys in all areas. The report also includes new findings from the most recent review of all Pathfinders in the autumn of 2007, together with new case studies.

Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Community Cohesion
Click here to download a report that explores community cohesion and the role that neighbourhood management can play in promoting it. The report draws on case studies from three Round 1 and two Round 2 Pathfinders.

Neighbourhood Management - Beyond the Pathfinders: A National Overview
Click here to download an overview of how neighbourhood management activity has been extended beyond the Pathfinder areas. The report includes a summary of the national evidence about the nature of neighbourhood management, beyond that generated from the National Evaluation; the findings of a new national survey of local authorities about the extent of neighbourhood management and the different models emerging; and summaries of ten new case studies of neighbourhood management initiatives.

Beyond the Pathfinders: 10 Full Case Study Reports
Click here to download the full versions of ten case studies of current neighbourhood management initiatives from around England.  These case studies are summarised in the 'Beyond the Pathfinders' report.

Measuring Public Services at a Neighbourhood Level: Lessons and Challenges
Click here to download a report by CEA that explores the value of neighbourhood level service performance data, the issues in gathering it and using it, and the implications of this for policymakers.

Using Data to Improve Services - A Toolkit for Neighbourhood Management Initiatives
Click here to download an updated version of the Using Date to Improve Services Toolkit. The toolkit gives practical advice to neighbourhood management and other neighbourhood renewal initiatives on how to gather and use service data as part of their engagement with service providers. The toolkit provides an overview module explaining why service data matters as well as four further modules: one relating to street cleansing and refuse collection services, one on uniformed policing, one on housing management and the final one related to Jobcentre Plus.

An overview of the 2004 and 2007 Round 2 Pathfinder Household Surveys
Click here to download the key findings of the Round 2 household survey results. This report focuses on programme-level findings and summarises the key changes in Pathfinder areas between 2004 and 2007, in relation to changes in the comparator. It provides an assessment of change and, to some extent, a consideration of impact by the Pathfinders.

Neighbourhood Management: empowering communities, shaping places - Annual Review 2006/2007
Click here to download the published Research Report of our evaluation of the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders and the 15 Round 2 Pathfinders for the year 2006/2007. The report assess the progress of the Pathfinders over the last year, how they are changing, the lessons to be learnt and identifies the wider policy implications of their work for local government and public service delivery. In particular it looks at how the Pathfinders are demonstrating the role that neighbourhood management can play in empowering communities and shaping places.

The contribution of Neighbourhood Management to cleaner and safer neighbourhoods
Click here to download an assessment of the contribution the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders made to improvements in neighbourhood community safety and environmental conditions in their local areas. The report looks at whether the Pathfinders were able to influence mainstream providers to improve the relevant services in their neighbourhood to make them cleaner and safer and improve the satisfaction of residents with their area as a place to live.

Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Social Capital
Click here to download a report that explores the role of neighbourhood management in developing social capital at the neighbourhood level. The report draws on case studies from one Round 1 and two Round 2 Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders.

Making Social Capital Count - An Action Learning Set Report
Click here to download a paper that summarises the lessons from Manton Community Alliance (a Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder) as they got agencies and residents together to explore what difference an explicit focus on building social capital could make to their work.

Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Economic Development
Click here to download an analysis of how Pathfinders have promoted economic development in their areas. This report presents the findings of 3 case studies in Round 1 Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders and 1 case study in a Round 2 Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder. The report also draws information from an Action Learning Set on Neighbourhood Economic Development run as part of the National Evaluation. To download a summary of this report please click here

2006/7 Research Reports

Alternative Approaches to Neighbourhood Management: 7 Full Case Study Reports
Click here to download the full case studies on the progress of seven non-Pathfinder neighbourhood management initiatives, one year on from our initial evaluations of these initiatives.

A Rough Guide to Neighbourhood Management: Making the Business Case for Neighbourhood Management
Click here to download a report from the National Evaluation's 2005/6 Action Learning Set on 'roll-out' . This is not an evaluation report, it is a practical and collaboratively prepared report drawing together a range of evidence and practitioner experience, to set out the case for NM. It is aimed at people new to NM or in the early stages of setting up an initiative, and may also be of use in helping to promote NM more generally in your areas.

An overview of the 2003 and 2006 Round 1 Pathfinder Household Surveys
Click here to download the findings from an initial study of the Round 1 household survey results. This report focuses on programme-level findings and summarises the key changes in Pathfinder areas between 2003 and 2006, in relation to changes in the comparator. It provides an assessment of change and, to some extent, a consideration of impact by the Pathfinders.

Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Housing
Click here to download an analysis of how Pathfinders have sought to work with and influence housing services affecting both social housing and private housing. The report presents the findings from three case studies in Round 1 Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders and draws on the 2005/2006 annual review of all 35 Round 1 and Round 2 Pathfinders.

Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Services For Young People
Click here to download an analysis of how Pathfinders have worked with and influenced services for young people, particularly those aged 11-19. The report presents the findings from three case studies in Round 1 Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders and draws on the 2005/2006 annual review of all 35 Round 1 and Round 2 Pathfinders.

Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Joining Up For Safer Neighbourhoods
Click here to download an analysis of how Pathfinders have added value to the process of promoting safer neighbourhoods through joining up local services to prevent crime, solve crime, reduce the fear of crime and tackle anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods. The report presents the findings from three case studies in Round 1 Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders and draws on the 2005/2006 annual review of all 35 Round 1 and Round 2 Pathfinders.

2005/6 Research Reports

2005/2006 Annual Review: Key findings
Click here to download the published Key Findings of our evaluation of the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders and the 15 Round 2 Pathfinders for 2005/2006. The report summarises the lessons learnt.

2005/2006 Annual Review: Full Research Report
Click here to download the published Research Report of our evaluation of the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders and the 15 Round 2 Pathfinders for the year 2005/2006. The report outlines the progress made to date and the lessons learnt.

Neighbourhood Management Theme Report: Rolling Out Neighbourhood Management
Click here to download an analysis of how Local Authorities and Pathfinders have approached the mainstreaming and roll-out of the neighbourhood management function. The report presents the findings from two case studies in Round 1 Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders and draws on the 2005/2006 annual review of all 35 Round 1 and Round 2 Pathfinders.

Alternative Approaches to Neighbourhood Management: Summary and Analysis
Click here to download the summary findings of seven case studies, each exploring a different approach to neighbourhood management in England. The report also provides an overview analysis which compares and contrasts the different approaches.

Alternative Approaches to Neighbourhood Management: 6 Full Case Study Reports
Click here to download six case studies of current neighbourhood management initiatives from around England.

Alternative Approaches to Neighbourhood Management: Wolverhampton's neighbourhood management pilot programme- Case Study
Click here to download an in-depth case study report of Wolverhampton's neighbourhood management pilot programme. A summary is also available here.

2002-2004 Research Reports

Scoping Stage: Summary Report
Click here to download a summary of the Evaluation team's report to DCLG on the initial scoping stage that the team undertook in spring 2002. The summary report presents the main findings of the research and a summary of the implications and recommendations.

Year 1 Annual Review: Key Findings
Click here to download the published Key Findings of our evaluation of the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders for the year 2002/2003. This was the first full year of the Pathfinder Programme; the report summarises the lessons learnt.

Year 1 Annual Review 2002/2003: Full Research Report
Click here to download the published Research Report of our evaluation of the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders for the year 2002/2003. This was the first full year of the Pathfinder Programme; the report outlines the progress made in the first year and the lessons learnt.

Year 2 Annual Review: Key Findings
Click here to download the published Key Findings of our evaluation of the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders for their second full year 2003/2004. The report summarises the lessons learnt.

Year 2 Annual Review 2003/2004: Full Research Report
Click here to download the published Research Report of our evaluation of the 20 Round 1 Pathfinders for the year 2003/2004. This was the second full year of the Pathfinder Programme; the report outlines the progress made in the second year and the lessons learnt.

Good Practice Guides

Good Practice Note 1 - Creating, Using and Updating a Neighbourhood Baseline
Click here to download this Note, which provides practical advice on how to prepare, make use of adn update a neighbourhood baseline.

Good Practice Note 2 - Undertaking Local Evaluation
Click here to download this Note, which explains the value of local evaluation and provides practical suggestions on how to do it.

Good Practice Note 3 - Developing Strategies
Click here to download this Note, which explains the importance of developing strategies based on evidence, and outlines some key principles to follow.

Good Practice Note 4: Using Household Survey Data
Click here to download this Note, which provides advice on how to interpret and analyse household survey data.