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Partnerships & Outside Bodies in Newham

The Local Area Agreement

What is the Local Area Agreement (LAA)? Newham's Local Area Agreement (LAA) is a document agreed between and signed by the Mayor of Newham and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which sets out the following areas for a three-year period (2008/11):
  • the Newham context, aspirations and ambitions, as set out in the Sustainable Community Strategy
  • A Shared Outcomes Framework for each of the six Community Strategy themes which are: Investing in Children and Young People, Better Health and Wellbeing, Making Newham Safer, Building an Active and Inclusive Community, Shaping Sustainable Communities, and Business Growth and Access to Jobs
  • A performance management framework establishing 35 performance targets mapped to the Shared Outcomes Framework drawn from the 198 indicators in the National Indicator Set

First and foremost the LAA is a Newham Partnership document which is both developed and agreed with Newham's partners across the public, private, voluntary and community sectors through Newham Partnership Board.

Secondly, the LAA sets out a set of 35 key targets for improvement to be achieved through joint working across partner agencies

The LAA targets reflect the key priorities for improving the quality of life in the area of Newham as a whole, and the targets represent the levels of performance that we aim to achieve.

Read the full report. (Local Partnership Local Area Agreement)

Related documents:

LAAs Communicating Local Priorities

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