What is the Preston Strategic Partnership?
In Preston, the Local Strategic Partnership is called Preston Strategic Partnership. LSP's are partnerships that bring together key partners from across the private, public, community and voluntary sectors to work together to provide a single strategic focus for an area. They develop and implement the Local Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy and the Community Strategy and monitor its delivery and impact on the local community. It is anticipted that through the operation of such a single focussed partnership body:-
Resources will be utilised more efficiently so leading to improved services.
Resources will be co-ordinated more effectively so leading to improved outcomes.
Decision making will be more co-ordinated and coherent so leading to better use of the reources of each partner.
Vision:
The Vision for the Preston Strategic Partnership is:
'To make Preston the third city of the North West by 2012'
It is the PSP's task to deliver this Vision through the development of a close working relationship that draws on the strengths of all sectors and values the contribution and views of the wider community.
Voluntary and community involvement:
In order to ensure that the success of the partnership in delivering the sort of services local people really want and need, the Government has said that the voluntary and community sector must be actively and fully involved in the LSP. It is the job of the Community Network to ensure full participation of the voluntary and community sectors in the planning and delivery of regeneration initiatives, particularly through representation on the LSP. Preston Community Network has been set up by the local voluntary and community sector to ensure our voice is heard on the PSP. The Network has elected 8 representatives to sit on the PSP Board, and will also have 2 elected representatives on the PSP Executive Committee.
Structure of the partnership:
In Preston, the PSP is made up of:
- Partnership
- PSP Executive
- A Safer Preston (Community Safety TWG)
- Health & Wellbeing in Preston (Health TWG)
- Preston Values its Environment (Environment TWG)
- Prosperous Preston (Economy and Work TWG)
- Quality Housing in Preston (Housing TWG)
- Children's Trust (acting as TWG)
- Preston Older People's Partnership Board (acting as TWG)
- People & Communities TWG
Also: Cultural Forum and following Task Groups (1. Citizen Zone, 2. Data Management, 3. Marketing, Communication & Consultation, 4. Neighbourhood Management)
The Partnership (Board) meets twice a year and is the key decision-making body of the PSP. It is responsible for developing the strategic vision for the Partnership and evaluating its impact on communities. It has a membership of 34. The Network has been allocated 7 places.
The PSP Executive is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the Community Strategy and the Local Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy, and co-ordinating the work of TWG's and Task Groups. It has a membership of 10. The Network has been allocated 2 places.
The Thematic Working Groups (TWG's) are responsible for developing Action Plans to deliver the Community Strategy and the LNRS. The Network has representation on all 8 TWG's.
The Task Groups are responsible for delivery and/or providing advice and expertise on a given topic or task.
Cross-Cutting issue Champions are responsible for providing expertise and advice to Thematic Working Groups on a particular cross-cutting issue.
Preston City Council is the accountable body for the PSP. It provides the Secretariat to the PSP. It has, however, delegated the decision-making on all matters relating to the PSP to the Partnership.