Local Strategic Partnership
A Local Strategic Partnership is a single body that:
- Brings together at
local level the different parts of the public sector as well as the
private, business, community and voluntary sectors so that
different initiatives and services support each other and work
together.
- Is a non statutory, non-executive
organisation; operates at a level which enables decisions to be
taken and is close enough to individual neighbourhoods to allow to
be determined at community level.
- Should be aligned with local authority
boundaries.
The local strategic partnership for Melton Borough is called the
Melton Community Partnership
Melton Community Partnership
Melton Community
Partnership (MCP) or otherwise known as the Local
Strategic Partnership (LSP) is intended to be a cross-agency,
umbrella partnerships that include all sectors of society (public,
private, community and voluntary) with a remit to work together to
improve the quality of life in a particular locality.
The Government sees them as the
main mechanism for the co-ordination of delivery of better local
services. Local authorities are expected to take the lead in
developing the LSP but they do not 'own'
the partnership. However, the Government specifically expect
the local authority to take responsibility and be accountable for
ensuring that:
The membership and methods of consultation and
engagement are balanced and inclusive.
Difficult decisions are addressed and
resolved, not just the easy ones. Those decisions should not simply
represent the lowest common denominator.
The partners properly resource and support the
LSP
.
Sustainable Community
Strategy
A Sustainable Community Strategy creates a
long-term, sustainable vision in an area and sets the agenda for
priorities in the local area agreement.
The Melton Community Partnership adopted the
Sustainable Community Strategy (2008 – 2013) in June 2008. This
strategy sets the vision for Melton Borough, where we want to be by
2026.
'We want to enhance the quality of life
for everyone in the borough of Melton to achieve a sustainable,
prosperous and vibrant community ... a place where people want to
live, work and visit".
Sustainable Community Strategy
Leicestershire Local Strategic
Partnership
There is a Local Strategic Partnership that
covers the County of Leicestershire. It is called
Leicestershire Together. One of the partnerships key roles is
the development, monitoring and implementation of a Leicestershire
Community Strategy
Melton Community Partnership Contact
The chair of Melton Community Partnership is
Cllr Malise Graham.
E-mail: mcp@melton.gov.uk
Address; Melton Community Partnership (LSP), Melton
Borough Council, Parkside, Station Approach, Burton Street, Melton
Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1GH
The Melton Community Partnership website is currently undergoing
maintenance and will be available shortly.
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