A Local Area Agreement (LAA) is a three year agreement that sets out the priorities for a local area, these are negotiated between the local strategic partnership (LSP), the regional Government Office (GO) and central government departments. The LSP consists of all the key players in a local area who deliver services, for example, local government, police, the Primary Care Trust, Further and Higher Education and representatives from business and the voluntary sector.
The local authority negotiates the LAA on behalf of its LSP and is the only body accountable to government. Government Offices have been given the leading role in negotiating LAAs. They provide local partners with a single point of contact with central Government.
New Style LAAs will be the delivery vehicles for agreed community objectives. The Local Government White Paper 'Strong and Prosperous Communities' published in October 2007 sets out the fundamentally different arrangements for these new style LAAs.
Local authorities will have unprecedented autonomy and flexibility to prioritise these community objectives. Sport in the East of England is currently well represented in these new style LAAs with 3 X 30 minutes participation in sport and active recreation embedded within 10 out of the 10 LAAs in the region.
The following sections aim to provide important information and reference material in relation to LAAs. For further information or a discussion about sport and LAAs please contact spencer.harris@sportengland.org or call 02072731836.
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National Context: The following documentation provides important context and background information about the formation and development of the new LAAs, the sub-national review and the implications for local government: |
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National guidance and supporting documentation: The documents below set out guidance relating to new LAAs, including initial guidance, information about negotiating and developing the new LAA framework as well as detailed operational guidance. |
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Technical guidance relating to National Indicator 8 The papers below provide technical guidance relating to the full National Indicator set and specific advisory notes on National Indicator 8 – Participation in Adult Sport and Active Recreation (3x30). |
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Sport England East – Guidance and Background Papers The documents here show the latest position across the 10 LAAs in the region regarding the selection of National Indicators that directly relate to sport, there is also information about the 20% most deprived areas nationwide, including identification of those areas that are within the East of England, as well as guidance on funding provision for LAAs for the purpose of working towards increased participation in sport |
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Sport England Resource Packs Ten resource packs have been developed that provide detailed information, data and evidence about participation in sport and active recreation and about market segments and the proportion that live in the local area.These can be found in the resource pack page |
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