LAA PLUS Briefing Papers

We help keep our members up to date with important policy developments and the latest best practice through easy-to-read briefing papers. 

Please contact the LAA PLUS team with ideas for additional briefing papers.

04/06/2008: 'New Year, New Challenges' (part 2): After Sign-off what's next - Tackling New LAA Delivery Challenges
This briefing paper sets out a set of common challenges, core delivery skills and robust delivery plans relating to LAAs. These were identified through group discussions during the first delivery seminar on this topic in April.

23/04/08 New Year, New Challenges (Part 1)
This briefing paper looks at key LAA delivery challenges including strategic commissioning, the link between national, local and neighbourhood targets, and ensure a delivery structure is in place for meeting joint outcomes.

24/01/08 Briefing Paper: 'Making the best use of the duty to co-operate'
This briefing paper outlines the main aspects of the duty to co-operate by looking at what the duty is and who the named partners are; it highlights the main implications for named and non-named partners; and the implications of the duty for LAAs.

11/12/07 Briefing paper: CSR07 - what it means for the future of LAAs
The briefing paper summarises the key messages for local government from CSR07, what the implications of CSR07 are for the LAAs, economic development and Neighbourhood Renewal.

13/11/07: Briefing Paper: Delivering joint outcomes through new LAAs
This briefing paper discusses three aspects of Delivering Joint Outcomes through LAAs: (1) The story so far of delivering joint outcomes, (2) Some of the barriers that exist to achieving joint outcomes and (3) how the new LAAs will help areas successfully deliver joint outcomes.

26/09/07 Briefing paper: Managing the transitional review LAA refresh
This briefing paper explores the possibilities and challenges that the new LAAs and the refresh of Sustainable Community Strategies bring.

19/06/2007 : Briefing Paper: Driving your LAA through effective governance and delivery mechanisms
This briefing paper explores a number of issues that are important in ensuring effective governance and delivery arrangements for LAAs. These include key steps to ensure effective partnerships: clarity of roles and responsibilities; and the increasing emphasis placed on community engagement.

25/06/2007 : Briefing Paper: Place-shaping through your LAA and implications of the Lyons inquiry
This briefing paper explores how the place-shaping agenda can be tackled through LAAs, Sustainable Community Strategies and LDFs. It also poses some challenging questions for discussion.

25/04/07: Briefing Paper: Cross-boundary regional working through LAAs and MAAs
This briefing paper explores the potential opportunities and challenges of MAAs including improving performance across sub-regions, creating stronger partnerships and in delivering outcomes that will be more than the sum of individual LAAs.