Local Area Partnerships (LAPs)
For up to date information including the schedule of meetings,
actions plans and a map of LAP boundaries, please visit the
Local
Area Partnerships web pages on the One South
Lakeland Partnership website.
Locality Working
“We need to work more closely
with our communities and groups … The key to strong communities
lies in achieving a balance between active participation and better
communication. There is recognition that we need new
approaches to strengthen community engagement enabling greater
empowerment through capacity building within the community and
voluntary sector, and new structures, which allow local area, based
neighbourhood management." South Lakeland Sustainable
Community Strategy 2008-2028
In partnership: Local Councils including Town & Parish
Councils and Parish Meetings, Cumbria Association for Local
Councils (CALC), Cumbria County Council (CCC) and South Lakeland
District Council (SLDC) developed the way it involves people living
in South Lakeland in decision making and local service
delivery.
The objectives of locality working are:-
- Engaging more effectively with local communities and enabling
local people a greater say in how local services are developed and
delivered
- Enabling decision making and policy making to be better
informed by local views and needs
- Facilitating the greater involvement of key stakeholders,
including the public, in order to improve services for the benefit
of service users and the public generally
- Strengthening the role of all Councillors in local decision
making and influencing policy, and enhancing the community
representation roles of Councillors.
Within the district there are a variety of facilities and
services, and many areas have specific locally based
initiatives. Alongside this activity there is a range of
formal and informal networks that bring communities together and
represent their views and interests.
Local Area Partnerships (LAPs) are intended to complement and
build on this activity and contribute to the objectives of locality
working, using the diversity of local communities and existing
structures to reflect local circumstances, bring people together
and connect the range of activity within the district.
For further information contact
Partnerships and Communities, South Lakeland District Council
(SLDC)
South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal. LA9
4UF
Phone: 01539 733333