Local Area Agreement
To receive a presentation of the Partnership Team
Minutes:
The Committee gave consideration to a presentation on Local Area Agreements (LAA). It was reported that a LAA was a 3 year negotiated agreement, which set out the priorities for a local area, agreed between, Central Government, a local area and other key partners, the primary aim of which was to deliver better outcomes for local people.
With regard to Cheshire East’s LAA it was noted that Cheshire’s LAA for 2008/2011 had been disaggregated between East and West. The East’s LAA had 34 designated improvement targets, the responsibilities for which were being agreed between the relevant agencies and thematic partners. Copies of the 34 targets were circulated to Members of the Committee.
The presentation also outlined the value of LAA’s the financial implications, the role and powers of scrutiny and the milestones.
The Committee agreed that Cheshire East’s LAA would be reviewed in 6 months time.
RESOLVED
1. That the presentation be noted
2. That Cheshire East’s LAA be reviewed in 6 months time