Issue - meetings
Local Neighbourhood Partnerships
Meeting: 15/09/2008 - Audit Board (this committee has been combined with the Audit, Standards & Governance Committee and no longer meets) (Item 20)
20 Local Neighbourhood Partnerships 
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Additional documents:
- LNP Appendix 1 (Consultation Letter), item 20
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- LNP Appendices 2 3 4 (Boundary Maps) (ww), item 20
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- LNP Appendix 5 (Terms of Reference), item 20
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- LNP Appendix 6 (Consultation Questions), item 20
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Minutes:
Further to the referral from the Performance Management Board at its meeting held on 20th May 2008, consideration was given to a report on Local Neighbourhood Partnerships (LNPs - formerly known as Neighbourhood Area Committees), in particular, the terms of reference for LNPs. A consultation exercise was currently being undertaken on LNPs, the deadline for which was 3rd October 2008 and which Members were asked to respond to. Two stakeholder events were also planned for November and December 2008.
Some concerns were expressed in relation to the establishment of LNPs in areas which already had three tiers of local government in place, and it was felt that there might be some merit in having LNPs in non-parished areas only. Key areas of concern for officers included LNP boundaries and the additional financial and officer resource implications associated with increased numbers of LNPs. As such, the Assistant Chief Executive advised that he would be producing a business case in relation to LNPs for consideration by Members.
RECOMMENDED:
(a) that the current position in relation to Local Neighbourhood Partnerships (LNPs) be noted;
(b) that officers proceed with drawing up a business case for LNPs as soon as possible; and
(c) that both the results of the consultation exercise and the business plan referred to at Recommendation (b) above be considered prior to any final decisions being made on LNPs.