Local Strategic Partnership

Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) are non-statutory multi-agency partnerships that match local authority boundaries. They exist in nearly all local authority areas in England and attempt to unite representatives from the local statutory, voluntary, community and private sectors to address local concerns, allocate funding, discuss strategies and initiatives for the benefit of the community and drive forward change. They aim to encourage joint working and community involvement, and prevent “silo working” with the general aim of ensuring resources are better allocated at a local level.
 
The structure of LSPs is flexible to a large degree, and is decided at local level; although involvement of the community is a key aspect of the government's vision of Local Strategic Partnerships.

Corby’s Local Strategic Partnership was established in 1999, and is made up of a group of sixteen partner organisations and stakeholders, who all have an input into making Corby a better place to live and work.

The partners believe that by working closely together more can be achieved and they have a common interest in improving quality of life within the Borough. The Partnership listens to what the people of Corby say, considers the issues emerging from consultation and develops its plans to meet the needs of the community. From the information from our partners and stakeholders, and analysis of the area, the Partnership has set out the vision below to take the Borough forward.

Our vision is the ambition we share with the Council which is “to double the population of Corby by 2030, with a complementary increase in jobs, prosperity and the quality of local public services that rank with the very best!”

To ensure the vision is delivered for Corby, the LSP operates through a main Board which meets every six weeks. It has four thematic delivery groups; each group has a lead delegate and is made up of the membership of a number of organisations who coordinate the priorities within the Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS).

The four thematic LSP groups mirror the four themes in the SCS and also align with the Northamptonshire Local Area Agreement (LAA) and Sustainable Community Strategy.

They are:
Safer and Stronger
This group has seven priorities, with Corby Borough Council acting as the lead agency, the group is split between the Safer element management by the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) and the Stronger element, which is delivered through the Neighbourhood Management coordination.

Health and Well-being
This group has six priorities, with the Primary Care Trust (PCT) acting as the lead agency and is split between the Health element and the Well-being element.

Regeneration and Growth
This group has seven priorities, with North Northamptonshire Development Company (NNDC) acting as the lead agency and is split between the Regeneration element and the Growth element.

Economic Development, Jobs and Skills
This group has six priorities, with North Northamptonshire Development Company (NNDC) acting as the lead agency and is split between the Economic Development element and the Jobs and Skills element.

More recently, the LSP has been focused on the delivery of the Countywide LAA, where money and decision making power is taken from various traditional local bodies and given instead to the partnership. LAAs are now a central part of the design and delivery of public services in all areas. The LAA is the action plan for priorities and improvements that will be made in Northamptonshire in the future. With LAAs being such an important part of local public service delivery, it is essential that voluntary and community groups understand and engage with them.

The Partnership has endorsed the Corby vision to provide a long-term approach that is complemented by short-term action plans. Coordinating and ensuring delivery of these plans can make a real difference to the Borough and narrow the disadvantage gap between Corby and the rest of Northamptonshire with respect to key aspects of social and economic well-being through the realisation of Corby’s vision.

It can also exploit Corby’s many assets and advantages to make it an increasingly vibrant and attractive place.