Local Area Agreements

Local Area Agreements (LAA'S) are an important part of the 10-year vision set out by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the future of Local Government.

Local Area Agreements aim to improve outcomes delivered to local people and the effectiveness and efficiency of the way Government works with local authorities and their partners to deliver local public services. Reducing bereaucracy, strengthening Local Strategic Partnerships and ensuring more joined-up working within and between different government departments, will achieve this. Local priorities are different for each area and each local authority.

A Local Area Agreement is a new way for a local authority, in partnership with the Local Strategic Partnership and central government, to agree national and local outcomes in area and the targets by which progress will be measured. Different pots of funding will be brought together to be used in a flexible way that addresses local needs and raises the standard of services.

The North Warwickshire Sustainable Community Plan is a key document in helping to determine what the needs and outcomes are. Local authorities are working with partners to achieve agreed priorities through the LAA. To find out more about the Warwickshire LAA click here: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/laa