Doncaster overview

Doncaster

Doncaster overview

Doncaster has an industrial history rooted in coal and transport. 291,100 people live in the large town of Doncaster itself and its neighbouring towns and villages, surrounded by wide areas of countryside. 3.5 per cent of the population are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, with some 4,000 gypsy and traveller residents and approximately 1,000 new migrants.

People are less well off than many other parts of the country, unemployment is higher and has been rising, and the health of the population is generally worse. This means greater pressure on public services. People living in Doncaster do not have equal chances of enjoying good health. Both men and women living in more prosperous areas are more likely to live longer than those living in poorer areas.

The industrial landscape is changing, after the decline of the coal industry and with the growth of modern communications. Doncaster is still redefining what its future should be. The challenge is for everyone in the borough to have a stake in that future.

'Discover the Spirit' is the area's local strategic partnership, responsible for making the Borough Strategy work, and for developing a better future for the area. Membership includes a wide range of representatives from the public, private, community and voluntary organisations.

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How is Doncaster doing?

This independent assessment by six inspectorates sets out how well local public services are tackling the major issues in Doncaster. It says how well they are delivering better results for local people and how likely these are to improve in future. If, and only if, our assessment shows that the following special circumstances are met in relation to a major issue, we use flags to highlight our judgements. We use a green flag to highlight where others can learn from outstanding achievements or improvements or an innovation that has very promising prospects of success. We use a red flag to highlight where we have significant concerns about results and future prospects that are not being tackled adequately. This means that local partners need to do something more or different to improve these prospects.

Doncaster has identified the following priorities for the area:

Prospects for children and young people
A Prosperous Place
Skills and Lifelong Learning
Health and Caring
Safer, Cleaner and Greener

Doncaster area assessment

Green flags - exceptional performance or innovation that others can learn from

No green flags have been identified for Doncaster

Red flags - significant concerns, action needed

How are local public services in Doncaster performing?

Each area is served by a range of bodies providing public services, including local councils, health, police and fire and rescue. We've independently assessed each of these to find out how well they are using public money and delivering services to local people. Find out how well you're being served by your local public services and see how well they compare with local public services in other areas.

Organisational assessments for Doncaster

Performance indicators and public finances for Doncaster

Find out about the performance information in your area covering issues such as crime, health, social care, education, unemployment and much more.

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Doncaster has identified some of these performance indicators as the most important in this area and set targets to be achieved. Find out what the priority indicators are for Doncaster and how well they are performing.

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Find out about how much money is spent on local public services in Doncaster such as councils, police, health and fire and rescue, how well this is being spent and how your council tax compares to other places.

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