LSP (Local Strategic Partnership)
An LSP is a single body that:
- Brings together at a 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 organisation
- Operates at a level which enables strategic decisions to be taken and is close enough to individual neighbourhoods to allow actions to be determined at a community level
- Should be aligned with local authority boundaries
The LSP was set up initially in the most disadvantaged local authorities; they will be created in other local authorities. They are responsible for:
- Producing the Community Strategy and keeping track of its progress
- Bringing together local plans, partnerships and initiatives
- Providing a forum through which local authorities, police, health services and central government agencies can work together to more effectively meet local needs and priorities
- Implementing neighbourhood renewal strategies to secure more jobs, better education, improved health, reduced crime and better housing
The LSP is designed to work at a strategic level and administer key elements of government provision such as the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy, Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and Community Chests.
CDF and Urban Forum have produced ‘The LSP Guide: A handy guide to getting involved for voluntary and community groups’.