What is a Local Strategic Partnership?
What is an LSP
Local Strategic Partnerships (
LSP
s)
are non-
statutory
,
multi-agency partnerships, which matches local
authority
boundaries.
LSPs bring together at a local level the different parts of the
public, private, community and voluntary sectors; allowing
different initiatives and services to support one another so that
they can work together more effectively.
LSPs are central to the delivery of the New Commitment to
Neighbourhood
Renewal - National Strategy Action Plan (National Strategy)
(Acrobat 1,581kb). Further information relating to LSPs can be
obtained from the national policy document - LSP
Government Guidance (DETR, March 2001) (Acrobat 180kb) and
associated Appendices
to the Guidance (Acrobat 112kb).
Why do we need LSPs?
To achieve these improvements, the
Government, local authorities and other service providers need to
work co-operatively Lack of joint working at local level has
been one of the key reasons why there has been little progress in
delivering sustainable economic, social and physical regeneration,
or improved public services, that meet the needs of local
communities. A combination of organisations, and the
community, working co-operatively as part of an LSP will have a far
greater chance of success. To achieve these improvements, the
Government, local authorities and other service providers need to
work co-operatively, change the ways they work, reallocate
resources and 'bend' their mainstream programmes to tackle
issues that really matter to local people.
LSPs and Local Area Agreements
From 2007/08 all eligible WNF areas and their LSPs
will operate in the context of Local
Area Agreements (LAA). Those LSPs will need to continue
to demonstrate through the
LAA
how they are narrowing the gap between the most
deprived areas and the rest. For these areas, LAAs must
include mandatory outcomes with a neighbourhood renewal focus.
Information taken from neighbourhood.gov.uk
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