Background Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) or ‘partnership of partnerships’ for Newcastle

1. Background Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) or ‘partnership of partnerships’ for Newcastle Established in 2001 Key decision makers from all four sectors - Public - Private - Voluntary - Community Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

2. Role Community Strategy ‘social, economic and environmental well being’ The Newcastle Plan 2004 – 2007 Local Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

3. Newcastle Partnership Board 9 Public Sector 3 Private Sector 3 Voluntary Sector 3 Community Sector Collaborative working across sectors combining and targeting resources effectively to meet locally identified needs Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

4. Delivery Structure Safe Newcastle Partnership Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership Well Being and Health Prosperous Newcastle Newcastle Learning Partnership Environment Transport Creativity Housing Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

5. Cross-cutting Themes Communications Equalities Community Cohesion Sub-groups Neighbourhood Renewal Target Communities East End Partnership Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

6. Newcastle Partnership Team Director Partnership Co-ordinator Policy Officer Marketing & Communications Officer Administrator Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

7. Resources Newcastle Partnership collective budgets in excess of £1,500m Neighbourhood Renewal Fund - £25.6m over 5 years (2001 – 2006) - £15.4m over next 2 years (2006 – 2008) Safer Stronger Communities Fund Building Safer Communities – £385k Drug Strategy Partnership Support Grant – £71k Neighbourhhod Element - £412k Community Empowerment Network Core funding - £200k Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

8. 2007 and beyond Sustainable Communities Strategy ‘plan of plans’ Local Area Agreement (LAA) Agreement between Government, the local authority and its partners (the LSP) Improve the way local partners work together Bring new creative solutions to longstanding problems Simplify funding streams from central government Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

9. Local Area Agreement (LAA) 4 Blocks Children and Young People Healthier Communities and Older People Safer and stronger communities Economic Development Timescales First draft to GONE by September 2006 Operational from April 2007 Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

10. Scrutiny and LSPs ODPM consultation paper “LSPs: Shaping their future” highlights need for; “effective and transparent and accountable governance and scrutiny arrangements for LSPs to enable partners to hold each other to account and local people to hold the partnership to account” Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

11. Scrutiny GONE – Annual Performance Assessment - Partnership Working - Outcomes against NRF targets - Improvement Planning Scrutiny Management Committee - Local Area Agreement (LAA) Working together to make Newcastle a great north city

12. Contact Details Kehri Ellis Director Newcastle Partnership Room 3 Civic Centre Newcastle NE1 8PR 0191 277 7050 kehri.ellis@newcastlepartnership.org.uk www.newcastlepartnership.org.uk Working together to make Newcastle a great north city