LAA - Local Area Agreement

LAA stands for Local Area Agreement

A Local Area Agreement (LAA) is a three year agreement, based on local Sustainable Community Strategies, that sets out the priorities for a local area agreed between Central Government, represented by the Government Office (GO), and a local area, represented by the lead local authority and other key partners through the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP).

LAAs devolve decision making to the local level by relaxing central government constraints and the pooling of funding streams. Greater freedoms, through the agreement of enabling measures, provide the opportunity to think innovatively, and develop new solutions to local priorities.

The primary objective of an LAA is to deliver genuinely sustainable communities through better outcomes for local people. LAAs also have the secondary objective of;

• Improving Central and Local Government relations
• Enhancing efficiency
• Strengthening partnership working
• Framework for local authorities to enhance their community leadership role

LAAs will develop a range of outcomes based on local priorities which all partners in the area will work towards achieving. Each outcome will have a designated owner who is responsible for leading on the achievement of that target.

Guidance

LAA Governance and Monitoring Arrangements

LAA Agreement

LAA Reports

LAA Progress

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