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Bristol Partnership peer review report published

The report of the recent peer review of the Bristol Partnership assessing the effectiveness of the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) has been released.

While recognising strengths the report also identifies significant shortcomings that need to be addressed if the city is to have the most effective partnership working to
delivered improved outcomes for local people in the longer term.

As a result, the governance and management arrangements of the current Bristol Partnership are to be reviewed over the coming months. The majority
of partners are keen to ensure that a refocused partnership body is launched in the autumn.

An early decision has been taken to 'stand down' the current Bristol Partnership team during this review period to September/ October 2008. In the meantime, day- to - day partnership working and joined- up delivery of services to residents will continue through the well established arrangements that have operated under the umbrella of the LSP - including Safer Bristol, the Children and Young People's Partnership Executive Board and the Health and Well being Delivery Group.

Click here to read the full Bristol Partnership peer review report

 

Environment for a Thriving Third Sector

Voscur believes that it is important for the Bristol Partnership to include 'Environment for a Thriving Third Sector' in the Local Area Agreement targets. Read more here.

 

Bristol Partnership statement on Working Neighbourhood Fund announcement

At its December 2007 meeting, members of the Bristol Partnership supported an amended version of a statement proposed by Voscur in response to the announcement that Bristol will not receive the Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF). In supporting the statement members of the Bristol Partnership agreed to challenge the (WNF) decision that leaves Bristol’s most disadvantaged communities without support.

Click here to read the full statement supported by the Bristol Partnership

Click on the link to read the letter from Simon Bale, Chair and Cllr Peter Hammond, Vice Chair of the Bristol Partnership written to Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Seceretary of State for Communities and Local Government in response to the announcement on Working Neighbourhoods funding.

Click here to read the reply received from Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, (then) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Click here to read the reply received from John Healey MP on behalf of Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

Click here to link to the Department of Communities and Local Government list of Local Authorities eligible for the Working Neighbourhoods Fund and the list of Local Authorities (including Bristol) that will receive Neighbourhood Renewal transition funding.

Bristol City Council will receive £5,124,000 in transition funding over two year (2008 - 2010) to ease the impact of the end of Neighbourhood Renewal funding. The council consultion on its proposals has now closed.

Click hear to read the Voscur response to the consultation.

Click hear to read the ChangeUp consortium response to the consultation.

 

Bristol Partnership meetings in 2008

Thursday 5 June 2008

The next meeting of the Bristol Partnership will take place on Thursday 5 June at the Council House.

Click here to read the Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) paper from the last Bristol Partnership meeting held on Tuesday 4 March 2008. Click here to read the SCS appendix document.

 

What is the Bristol Partnership?

If you would like to find out more about the Bristol Partnership, please visit www.bristolpartnership.org

 

Voscur Reps Reports

>>Click HERE to see Reps Reports to the various partnerships

There is currently a vacancy for a Voscur Rep to the Sustainable Development Advisory Group. If you are interested in this position conatct matthew@voscur.org

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Local Government White Paper

The Local Government White Paper has been published. To view the white paper click here. Below are a summary produced by NAVCA on the key points contained in the White Paper relevant for the Voluntary and Community Sector and their response to the White Paper.

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