Castle Point Local Strategic Partnership
The Sustainable Community Strategy for Castle Point identifies the Districts vision for 2021 as: -
“There will be opportunities for everyone in Castle Point to access 21st century education and health facilities, there will be more well paid jobs, affordable homes that meet local needs and improved access to our town centres. More people will be involved in community activities, there will be less fear of crime and people will enjoy good quality, open space and leisure provision, making them more active and healthy. The Borough will appear more sustainable, greener and cleaner”.
The objectives identified to achieve this include:
- Learning for all
- Making our environment
- greener and cleaner
- Regenerating our local
- economy and places
- Having fun
- Feeling safer
- Becoming healthier
- Getting around
- Developing stronger
- communities
- Meeting housing needs
Key Links
Essex Strategy and LAA objectives
The Essex Strategy
The Essex Strategy is the 10 year strategic vision for the county and is implemented alongside 12 Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCS) which are unique to each District. However issues exist which are common to all, identified as the 'Wicked Issues' facing the County through the 2009 Essex Strategy Review process, these are: -: -
- Reducing Health Inequalities
- Safeguarding the Most Vulnerable
- Improving Educational Attainment and Skills
- Improving Community Safety
- Strengthening Communities
- Promoting Sustainable Economic Growth
- Mitigating Climate Change
The Local Area Agreement
The Essex Local Area Agreement (LAA) is an agreement with the Government and the county’s Local Strategic Partnerships, the voluntary sector and other public services including Health and the Police. The agreement sets outcomes and targets to be achieved over a three-year period. Essentially it is the delivery arm of the Essex Strategy with the overarching vision: -
“To support Essex people to liberate their potential to enjoy the best quality of life in Britain”
To achieve this relies on delivery at a local level. Castle Point LSP identified the following LAA Performance Indicators which it will 'have regard to': -
Budgets controlled by the partnership
ECC currently makes available Local Area Agreement2 Performance Reward Grant (1st April 2009 31st March 2011).
Members
People
- Melanie Harris (Lead Officer) Contact through email. Tel.01268 882369
- Cllr Pamela Challis (Chairman)
- David Marchant
- Cllr Ray Howard
- Sallyanne Thallon
- Andrew Pike
- Katherine Kirk
- David Folkard
- Geoff Arnott
- Rachel Dawson
- Catherine Sackey
- Terry Taber
- Helen Robinson
Organisations
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Essex Police
- Essex Fire & Rescue Service
- South East Essex Primary Care Trust
- Essex County Council
- Seevic College
- Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership
- Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services
- Essex Federation of Small Businesses
- Learning and Skills Council
Working groups
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Stronger Communities Partnership
Responsible for ensuring that Castle Point is a friendly Borough where all are welcome and are able to enjoy the same opportunities.
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Health & Well Being Partnership
Responsible for ensuring that all of Castle Point’s communities have good health and well-being.
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Crime & Disorder Reduction partnership
Responsible for improving community safety and reducing crime across the Borough.
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Children and Young People 0-19+ Partnership
Oversees and sets the framework for all local partners in ensuring children and young people are healthy, safe and able to fulfil their potential
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Employment, Skills & Business Group
To coordinate the work on the various dimensions of transforming our economy, through, good transport links, education, skills, support for local businesses and the regeneration of the Borough.
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Sustainable Communities Partnership
To preserve and improve biodiversity and the historic environments and to increase the recycling and composting of domestic waste and to increase the amount of waste recycled.
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