CouncilLocal area agreement (LAA)
In June 2008, the Tower Hamlets Partnership agreed a new Local Area Agreement (LAA) with central government, to run from June 2008 to March 2011.
The agreement represents a new framework for addressing local priorities in Tower Hamlets, and is designed to accelerate the delivery of improved outcomes in areas which really matter to local people. The agreement is made up of 35 targets, chosen from the government’s 198 National Indicators, which represent the priority areas where the Partnership and local people most want to see improved performance.
The targets are structured around the borough’s four Community Plan themes:
- A Great Place to Live
- A Prosperous Community
- A Safe and Supportive Community
- A Healthy Community
For each of these key themes, the LAA sets out the high-level outcomes that the local community, key partners and central government want to see achieved over the lifetime of the agreement.
The government’s part in the LAA is to provide greater local freedom and flexibility for local authorities and their partners to do things differently, simplify funding arrangements and reduce bureaucracy around monitoring and reporting.
The agreement will be monitored by the Partnership’s Community Plan Delivery Groups.
For further information, please contact:
Strategy and Performance Team
6th Floor, Mulberry Place
East India
E14 2BG
tel: 020 7364 4320
fax: 0207 364 4676
email:strategyandperformance@towerhamlets.gov.uk
More information on Local Area Agreements can be found on the CLG website
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