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Q1 2019

January, February, March

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Community Engagement January highlights

• January saw the lowest level of complaints on Tractivity in over 18 months while an upgraded enquiry system was tested and

implemented.

• Main Site Forum was hosted on 9 January

• The intention is to reduce the frequency because most issues have been solved and the remaining few have resource

allocated to them.

• The Independent Advisory Group meeting took place with ASC Chief Constable, where SDC announced it is running one of the

national pilot schemes to counter serious and organised crime such as people trafficking and county lines (no suggestion that

risk is exacerbated by HPC)

February highlights

• The Transport Forum set for 31 January had to be cancelled due to adverse weather. As a result, the Transport Forum merged

with the Community Forum which took place on 7 Feb with the highest attendance ever.

• A series of key local stakeholder visits took place, including visits from Taunton MP Rebecca Pow, Somerset Chamber and the

new Chief Executive of Somerset West and Taunton Council.

• Mendip District and Somerset County Councillors visited HPC to aid their understanding of the challenge of transporting

aggregate.

• Radio 4 visited and recorded a programme at Sedgemoor Campus, which was broadcast on 15 February.

• Tunnel Boring Naming ceremony took place on 8 February. 75 primary school pupils and teachers attended the event (some of

whom are pictured here), which was widely applauded on social media.

March highlights

• Hosted the official opening of Sedgemoor Campus with Ian Liddell-Grainger MP.

• Turf cutting ceremony was held at Withycutter Pub housing development in Bridgwater. 6 flats and 3 houses are part funded by

HPC Housing Fund.

• A book launch was held at Cannington Court on archaeology found during construction of Cannington Bypass.

• Sedgemoor District councillors were briefed on workforce accommodation matters. The headlines were:

• 3787 workers on site, 50% of whom are home-based

• Sedgemoor Campus running at c20% occupation currently

• Councils have generated over 1,800 bed-spaces to date using our Housing Fund

• For now there is plenty of accommodation for HPC workers

Community Relations – Q1 2019


Above: 75 primary school pupils and teachers

attended the Tunnel Boring Naming ceremony

Above: Ian Liddell-Grainger MP officially opens

Sedgemoor Campus

Above: The launch of a book dedicated to

archaeological findings during the construction of

Cannington Bypass

Community Relations – Q1 2019Inspire Education

• Successful Project update meetings with Somerset County Council and key external stakeholders

• New cross age -range resources (activities and homework sheets) finalised and distributed for delivery with the Hinkley

Visitor Centre team

• Support to Somerset Council’s STEM Academy at the National College for Nuclear inclusive of Young People from key target

areas (e.g. West Somerset and Bridgwater)

• March KS1234 and KS34 emails delivered to 180 Teachers/Careers Leads across the regions. All stats way above the

industry average (open rate and click-throughs).

• Positive signup to the Year 10 'Step into Engineering' Skills days at the National College for Nuclear/HPC site (June 26th).

Balfour Beatty supporting

• Inspire through to Young HPC - conversion rate of 29.92%

Young HPC

• Young HPC has 717 members registered and 5 participants of the SEN Supported traineeship have successfully secured

employment on the project and 1 outside the project in the community in a construction field

• Working collaboratively with BTC Construction Skills Innovation Centre, Young HPC delivered a successful Introduction to

Construction Skills Event, which has led to members of Young HPC attending applying and being offered apprenticeships

on the project. Daisy EDF and Oliver Cavendish/Doosan/Wessex water. Arthur’s mum was so excited about steel fixing

that she has also applied for an apprenticeship with Bylor in this field following her support of her son’s attendance

at the Young HPC Introduction to construction Skills Event.

• Young HPC is going to be delivering a suite of out-reach events to raise the profile of the project, to engage and

inspire 16 – 21 year olds

Apprentices

• 378 Apprentices have worked on the HPC Project so far.

• Apprenticeship data currently being collated from contractor partners, and that will see an increased overall figure

of over 400 to be submitted to BEIS in Cross Whitehall Report.

• New HPC Apprenticeship video to be launched

• Apprenticeship Levy transfer to be piloted with Somerset Larder in April to support apprenticeship starts and training

• HM Treasury visit to HPC site on 25th March was a success, and will now provide additional opportunity to support

messaging around policy

Community Relations – Q1 2019

Employment and skills

• 1548 new registrations to the HPC Jobs Service in Q1 2019.

• 49% of individuals registered for work from 90 minute commute zone.

• 62 New vacancies from HPC contractors in Q1 2019.

• 568 Telephone enquires to HPC Jobs Service in Q1 2019.

• 21 New HPC contractors engaged with in Q1 2019.

• 23 Different outreach and engagement sessions held during Q1 2019 to promote the HPC project.

Supply chain

• The total number of Suppliers registered is now 4133 (2387 local and a further 1746 in the wider region).

• £521m spent on contracts, land purchases and s106 agreements in the SW and 340 companies have benefitted from those contracts to

date

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Total HPC Job

Service

Registrations:

16,347

Total Jobs

Starts:

751

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Community Contact Overview – Q1 2019


Accommodatio

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Community BusService

Community

Infrastructure

Compensation

Employment

Opportunities

EnergySecurity

Environment

EventDetails

FlyParking(associated with

HPCBus

Service)

ForumDetails

Generaltraffic

HGVmoveme

nts

HPCBus

Service

LocalSupplyChain

NationalSupplyChain

Noise -Constru

ction

Park &Ride

facilities-

internal

ProjectSupport

PropertySupportScheme

Retraining

Roadimprovements

RoadSafety

SchoolInteracti

on

Speaking

engagement

Sponsorship

TourDetails

Waste -Nuclear

WildlifeWindowinstallati

ons

WorkerBehavio

ur

Workforce in theCommu

nity

YoungHPC

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Enquiry 4 7 2 62 1 9 1 3 1 3 6 3 1 5 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 3

Complaint 2 1 1 87 2 3 2 13 4 2 1 1 2 1

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Community Contact by Location – Q1 2019


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