Background and References for the LSP/LAA process 

This is the new governance arrangements for sub-regional target/performance understandings with Government.

We have given a number of references which take you through the mass of blurb as directly as possible.  

The major differences are that Rural is mainstreamed (ie rural is no longer a separate and different agenda).  Rural needs, therefore, to highlight where service delivery may need specific definitions within the indicators. The new rural definitions will be used throughout

The areas of rural in the regions subregions are given in table below.

A very good review of the process is given in a power point presentation by David Wilford of Govt Office, Leeds. GOYH presentation

The main guidance documents are:-

• Creating Strong and Prosperous Communities
• Development of the new LAA Framework Operational Guide 2007 (Nov)
• Public Service Agreements (PSA) setting the Government's requirements of its Ministries
• The performance indicators are available

The timetable for the process is very short, basically if one is going to influence an LSP it will have to be done by April because the LAA has to go to Govt Office and then the Secretary of State for Communities for signing off and implementation in June.

The LSP were set up from 2001 onwards, basically to develop more partnership working to deliver a community strategy based around neighbourhood renewal and deprivation. See here

The new role is significantly wider with new partners, see Chapter 1 of the LAA Framework document.   It particularly outlines that elected councillors have a critical role that the business sector is a major key and that the “community “ should be involved. This community involvement is cemented in a new “duty to involve” which requires engagement rather than consultation (pages 11 and 12).  The Govt Office will use a measurement termed the Comprehensive Area Assessment to monitor this wider involvement (page 13).  These arrangements considerably strengthen the ability of interested parties to knock on doors.

The overall aim is to ensure a “sense of place” is based around local priorities.

There is evidence on their websites that LSPs are taking up this challenge, for example, North Yorkshire restructuring and Calderdale LAA Presentation to their December 13th meeting.

Because they have a variety of names I have listed the fifteen LSP/LAA areas in the Yorkshire and Humber region with websites.  These give lots of detail with many listing minutes which show how they are dealing with the new responsibilities.

North Yorkshire (remember this is two tier so NYSP also has to account for Hambleton, Ryedale, Craven, Richmondshire, Selby, Scarborough and Harrogate).  They also have two National Parks www.nysp.org.uk

York (York Without Walls) www.yorkwow.org.uk  

There is a joint York/North Yorkshire Rural Partnership  chaired by Gill Dixon (CE of

Craven) which can be found on the www.nysp.org.uk site.

East Yorkshire  www.lsp.eastriding.gov.uk

There is an East Yorkshire Rural Partnership which is a partner in the LSP.  Its Chairman is Sir Ian MacDonald of Sleat and contact is Annie Hatfield.  Our Steering

Group colleague, Helen Wright, has a major input into this partnership

North Lincs   www.nlspartnership.org/  

North East Lincs   www.nelincs.gov.uk/council/council/localstrategicpartnership/ 

Hull (OneHull) www.onehull.co.uk/

There is a Rural Partnership being formed by N and NE Lincs

West Yorkshire

Leeds (Leeds Initiative)   www.leedsinitiative.org 

Bradford (Bradford Vision )  www.bradfordvision.com/ 

Calderdale (Calderdale Forward ) http://calderdaleforward.org.uk  

Kirklees (Kirklees Partnership) www.kirkleespartnership.org  

Wakefield  www.wakefieldlsp.org.uk

Here is a West Yorkshire Rural Partnership

Our colleague on the Steering Group, Dave Melling is conversant with this Partnership and Bradford Vision.

South Yorkshire 

Sheffield (Sheffield First)  www.sheffieldfirst.net 

Doncaster  www.d-s-p.org.uk   (Website under development)

Barnsley (One Barnsley)  www.onebarnsley.com 

Rotherham (Rotherham Vision) Rotherham Visio