Local Strategic Partnerships
Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)
bring different parts of the public sector together with the private,
community and voluntary sectors to work together to ensure that public
services meet the needs of local people. They prepare and implement a
community strategy; bring together local plans, partnerships and
initiatives; work with those local authorities that are developing
public service agreements: and develop and deliver a neighbourhood
renewal strategy. Since the introduction of Local Area Agreements in
2004, LSPs have had a key role in the application of resources through
this new funding mechanism.
LSPs are expected to make real efforts to involve people who are
traditionally under-represented, such as faith communities and black
and minority ethnic communities. Consequently, in multi faith areas,
many will see the local inter faith body as a natural source for this.
However, in areas where an inter faith body is not seen as
representative of the main local faith communities or where it does
not want to engage with the LSP, the LSP may develop, often through
the Community Empowerment Network, a separate multi faith consultative
forum. Many LSPs have either one or two faith places. In some areas,
the local inter faith body has been invited to nominate someone for
the faith place on the LSP.
In February 2002 the first
Wandsworth Faith Communities Meeting was held. Representatives
from the main faith communities in the borough, identified through
the Census, were invited to meet with the Leader of the Council
and the Chief Executive.
The aim of the meeting was:
to update and inform representatives about important
developments such as the Local Strategic Partnership
to develop the group's links to the Local Strategic Partnership
and hence provide a "voice" for faith communities into the LSP
to explain the various consultation exercises planned where
faith communities' input would be helpful
to discuss any issues of mutual interest
to provide an opportunity to resolve potential concerns or
tensions quickly and effectively.The WFCM
is now a formal sub-group of the Local Strategic Partnership. It
meets on a quarterly basis and has organised two multi faith
seminars that have each been attended by over 100 representatives
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Other local partnerships
There will be a range of LSP sub-partnerships as
well as independent partnerships dealing with such issues as
neighbourhood renewal and regeneration. If you are in touch with your
LSP, you will be likely to hear about these as a matter of course.
To find out more, download The Local Inter
Faith Guide
Useful links
Community Cohesion and Action Guide |
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Getting started
Checklist
Aims and names
Venues for meetings
Practical matters
Membership patterns
Groundrules
Constitutions
Calendar matters
Catering for events
Times for meetings
Media
Statements
Web sites
Financial issues
Charitable status
Volunteers and staff
Premises
Local Authorities
Local Strategic Partnerships
Activities
Awareness raising
Charity fundraising
Discussion meetings
Diversity training
Environmental
projects
Health and emergency services
Joint events
Special events
Multi faith civic ceremonies
Pilgrimages
Prayer and worship
Responding to tensions
Social gatherings
Trips and exchanges
Visiting places of worship
Women
Working with schools
Young people
Local Inter Faith Survey
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