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Local Area Agreements (LAA) mark a radical change in the relationship between central Government and local authority areas. An LAAis an Agreement between Central Government departments and Local Strategic Partnerships which focus on a core set of outcomes for the local area. An LAA simplifies the number of funding streams received by local areas from central government and give local areas much greater freedom to spend on local priorities.
LAAs were launched in 2005/06 and were piloted in 20 areas of the Country, including Wolverhampton, Stoke and Coventry in the West Midlands. In April 2006, LAAs were rolled-out to a further 66 areas including Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Walsall, and Worcestershire in the West Midlands. The remaining 63 areas of the Country had LAAs in place by April 2007, including Dudley and Sandwell boroughs in the Black Country. Details of Dudley’s 2007/08 LAA can be found on the link to the left.
The Local Government White Paper ‘Strong and Prosperous Communities’ published in October 2006, set out fundamentally different arrangements for Local Area Agreements for 2008/09. New Local Area Agreements, 2007/08 onwardsThe Local Government White Paper ‘Strong and Prosperous Communities’ published in October 2006 set out fundamentally different arrangements for Local Area Agreements.
The ambition of Government is for LAAs to provide local authorities and partners with the flexibility and capacity to deliver the best solutions for their areas through a reformed relationship between central and local government. Dudley’s new three-year Local Area Agreement from 2008/09 is called the ‘Next Generation LAA’ To find out more about Local Area Agreements and view the Partnership's final LAA submission visit the Dudley Community Partnership website pages. |