Changes in local agreements and more
27th November 2007, 4:02 pm
A number of connected consultations (for England), where you might like to take a look at NCVO’s Briefing on Developments on Local Government Issues first - in Word format, 235kb, from http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/index.asp?id=2445.
Community strategies, local area agreements, performance indicators
Draft guidance to local authorities and their partners on creating strong safe and prosperous communities, in connection with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 is out for consultation. It covers Local Strategic Partnerships, Sustainable Community Strategies, the new duty to involve, Local Area Agreements, the revised best value regime and commissioning. Responses by 12th February. http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/statutoryguidance.
The government is also consulting to 21st December on the technical definitions for the set of 198 national performance indicators from which LSPs will chose up to 35 to apply locally. http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/indicatorsdefinitions
Sector representation in Local Strategic Partnerships
‘Principles of representation: A framework for effective third sector representation in Local Strategic Partnerships’ is a set of guiding principles intended to assist the local third sector to organise itself and maximise the impact of its voice on LSPs. Consultation to 12th February, http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/principlesofrepresentation.
Local snapshots in Comprehensive Area Assessments
Connected with the above is a consultation document on developing the Comprehensive Area Assessment by the Audit Commission. This is designed to give an annual snapshot of life in a local area and help local services to improve quality of life. To 12th February - see Office of Third Sector intro.