Nottingham experiences some of the worst levels of deprivation in the country. 2009 statistics speak for themselves, with 62 per cent of under-18s in the city living in a family where no adult works or where total household income is less than £16,500. The Nottingham North constituency also has the highest teen pregnancy rate in Western Europe.
The community costs of anti-social behaviour and chronic underachievement seemed to be rising, but over the past five years the city's Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) - which combines health services, police, schools, business, children's services and the voluntary sector - has been inspired on a new mission of 'pre-emption, prevention and early intervention'.
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