About Us
The Tower Hamlets Partnership (referred to below as the
Partnership) is the borough's Local
Strategic Partnership
and was launched in November 2001,
bringing together key
stakeholders
to work together to provide and improve
services for local residents. Members of the
Partnership
include the Council, Police, the Primary Care
Trust, public services, voluntary and community groups, faith
communities and local businesses and residents.
In particular it gives residents more powerful input in the way
services are provided and ensures that all aspects of the community
work together to achieve the objectives of the Borough's
Community
Plan
and Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy. The
Partnership helps bring local people to the decision making table
in a variety of ways; from the very local level through to
borough-wide initiatives, it helps to ensure that services are not
only offered to the highest of standards but also offer the best
value for money possible.
By working towards one set of goals and targets, known as the
Community
Plan
, all of these organisations aim to improve the services
they offer and make Tower Hamlets an even better place to live work
and visit.
Our responsibilities
The
Partnership is responsible for developing and delivering the
Community Plan, which sets out the Borough's key
priorities
,
targets and describes the ideal living and working situation in the
borough, according to all
stakeholders
. It is adopted by the Council and all key
partners listed above. The Partnership delivers this plan in
a number of ways, with all work contributing to one of four themes
which are discussed below.
Our Community Plan aims to make Tower Hamlets a better place to
work, live or play in. The Partnership has recently refreshed
the Community Plan, focussing on
aspiration
s
until the year 2020. The four themes for the new Community
Plan are:
Thousands of people have contributed to creating the Community
Plan, including residents, businesses, voluntary and community
organisations as well as key public services such as the Council,
Police and the health service to improve the lives of local people
by joining up services.
Tower Hamlets Partnership is not a service provider in its own
right. It works through the activities of all of our
partners, co-ordinating and facilitating improvements and joining
up work where needed.
Our approach is to tap into the resources and expertise of
individuals and organisations within the local community to develop
creative solutions and to be ready to grasp the many opportunities
available in Tower Hamlets.
For more information about the Partnership
you can get in touch on 020 7364 4572 or by e-mailing consultation@towerhamlets.gov.uk