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10th April 2006

What is a Local Area Agreement?

• “…a new contract between central and local government to deliver the priorities of local people” (ODPM)

• Part of ten year strategy to build new relationships between local and central government based on mutual trust and responsibility

• Tackling top shared priorities for Southend – based on the Sustainable Community Strategies

• Achieved through partnership with greater freedom on how to act - the outcome is what matters

• LAAs are currently structured around four blocks, which are: Children and young people, Safer and stronger communities, Healthier communities and older people and Economic Development and Enterprise

• Some key themes of LAA’s– Improve local/central government relations– Improve service delivery– Improve efficiency– Improve partnership working– Enable local authorities to provide better leadership

LSP SCS and LAA Model

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10th April 2006

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Children and Learning

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ProsperityPartnership

Health & Older People

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Business Forum

Voluntary and Community

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Crime and Disorder

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Public Sector Forum

Newly Agreed Structure for Southend Together

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10th April 2006

Initiation – April 06

• Appoint Block leads and programme / project management leads.

• Establish SCS/ LAA Managment Group, which will need to meet every 2/3 weeks. Membership to include LSP leads, Blocks leads and programme management representative.

• Establish Block development teams with participants from relevant partner organisations.

• Agree overall programme timetable including LSP and GO East meetings.

How do we develop the SCS and LAA?