Cumbria Strategic Partnership : Partnership Information : Glossary

The following glossary of terms is grouped into categories of: Local Government, Central Government, Regional Bodies, Organisations in Cumbria, National Agencies, Local Area Agreements and Definitions.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABC - Allerdale Borough Council

BBC - Barrow Borough Council

CBC - Copeland Borough Council

CCC - Cumbria County Council

CCC - Carlisle City Council

EDC - Eden District Council

SLDC - South Lakeland District Council

LDNPA - Lake District National Park Authority

LSPs - Local Strategic Partnerships. Seek to involve public, private, voluntary and community sectors in the regeneration of local areas. There are five LSPs in Cumbria: Carlisle, Eden, Furness Partnership, South Lakeland and West Cumbria Partnership.

CLASB - Cumbria Local Authority Strategic Board. Made up of Chief Executive and Leader from each of the 8 Cumbrian Authorities.

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

AC - Audit Commission. The Government's inspection and assessment organisation which oversees Best Value and Corporate Area Assessment.

DCMS - Department of Culture Media and Sport responsible for government policy on the arts, sport, the National Lottery, tourism, libraries, museums and galleries, broadcasting, film, the music industry, the press, licensing, gambling and the historic environment.

DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs working to provide Government policy and advice on environmental, agricultural and rural issues.

DfES - Department for Education and Skills aims to create opportunity, release potential and achieve excellence for all.

DH - Department of Health aims to improve health and well-being for the people of England.

DTI - Department for Trade and Industry works to create the best environment for business success in the UK.

DWP - Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for the Government's Welfare Reform Agenda. Delivering support and advice to people of working age, employers, disabled people, pensioners, families and children.

EP - English Partnerships is a national regeneration agency helping the Government to support high quality sustainable growth in England.

LGA - Local Government Association which promotes the interests of English and Welsh local authorities - a total of just under 500 authorities.

LSC - Learning and Skills Council responsible for adult training in England.

CLG - Communities and Local Government (formerly ODPM). the key Government policy department for sustainable development, local government etc.

Urban Policy Unit - An agency of Communities and Local Government (CLG) responsible for the implementation of regeneration policies.

Government Offices for the Regions. There are nine Government Offices, each working with regional partners and local people to help deliver the government's key aims at regional level.

GONW - Government Office North West covers the five areas of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Cumbria and Lancashire

NWDA - North West Regional Development Agency provides strategic leadership, programmes and funding to ensure the sustainable economic development and regeneration of England's North West this area covers Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

NWRA - The North West Regional Assembly is a partnership that works to promote the economic, environmental and social well-being of the North West of England. It is an inclusive organisation, with representation from local government, business organisations, public sector agencies, education and training bodies, trade unions and co-operatives together with the voluntary and community sector.

NWIN - North West Improvement Network - the regional improvement partnership

NWCE - North West Centre of Excellence

NWEO - North West Employers Organisation

NWeGG - North West e-Government Group

CfLG - Centre for Local Governance

ORGANISATIONS IN CUMBRIA

ACE - Achieving Cumbrian Excellence Programme. A capacity building and improvement programme for officers and members in all 8 Cumbrian Authorities.

CACVS - Cumbria Association Councils for Voluntary Service is an association between the five Councils for Voluntary Service (Barrow CVS, Carlisle CVS, Eden CVS, West Cumbria CVS, South Lakeland CVS) and the Rural Community Council (Voluntary Action Cumbria).

CALC - Cumbria Association of Local Councils advises, guides and represents local councils and helps the public to understand the role of local councils.

CCN - County Council Network is a Special Interest Group within the Local Government Association (LGA), with all 37 English Shire Counties in membership.

CCP - Connected Cumbria Programme

CDRPs - Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships. Statutory partnerships formed following the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 which required the Police and local authorities and others to work together to tackle crime and disorder within a local authority area.

CEN - Community Empowerment Network provides mechanisms for community groups to engage with Strategic Partnerships and help communities get involved in local decision-making. In Cumbria there is Furness Community Network and West Cumbria Community Empowerment Network.

CEDP - Cumbria Equality and Diversity Partnership

CfCP - Change for Children Partnership. This is a group of people seconded from within different Cumbria County Council directorates and external partners, who actively work to support the range of work to ensure that the Council achieves the objectives under the Every Child Matters - Change for Children agenda.

CIIA - Cumbria Inward Investment Agency also known as Invest in Cumbria. Through a county-wide partnership, the Cumbria Inward Investment Agency can help undertake initial research tailored to specific needs and locate the best sites and high specification premises.

CLEAN - Cumbria Local Enterprise Agency Network. A Cumbria wide network that brings together a number of Enterprise Agencies including: Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency; Carlisle Enterprise Centre and Furness Enterprise.

CREA - Cumbria Rural Enterprise agency. Aims to regenerate and strengthen the rural economy creating sustainable employment.

CRED - Centre for Regional Economic Development

CSP - Cumbria Strategic Partnership brings together over 50 partner organisations, including the Chairs from each LSP and representatives from District Council's and Cumbria County Council, with the aim of providing a partnership voice for Cumbria.

Cumbria Sport Partnership - Led by Cumbria County Council and involving partners from a wide range of agencies, together with the District Councils organises many programmes and initiatives each year.

CVS - Council for Voluntary Service is a voluntary organisation which is set up, owned and run by local groups to support, promote and develop local voluntary and community action.

CTB - Cumbria Tourist Board provides information on activities, places to stay and helps people to plan their visit to Cumbria.

CV - Cumbria Vision. A countywide partnership board focussed on economic regeneration and economic development across Cumbria. It forms part of a composite Sub Regional Partnership with Cumbria Strategic Partnership and will focus on the economic component of the Sub Regional Strategy.

CYPSP - Children and Young People Strategic Partnership, to promote co-operation between all partners to improve the wellbeing of children and young people in Cumbria.

EPIC - Effective Procurement in Cumbria

LEADER plus - EU structural fund which aims to encourage diversification and sustainable development in deprived areas.

RDC - Rural Development Commission

RENEW - NWDA funded information hub and regeneration resource for North West regeneration practitioners.

RRC - Rural Regeneration Cumbria objectives include attracting and developing new industries as well as supporting agriculture and tourism.

SAZ - Sport Action Zones. Areas where sport is used to reduce social exclusion and promote community development and regeneration. West Cumbria and Barrow are a Sport Action Zone.

VAC - Voluntary Action Cumbria is an organisation that enables rural people to take positive action to enhance their community.

WCDA - West Cumbria Development Agency central aim is to help create jobs in the Boroughs of Allerdale and Copeland, which together form West Cumbria. This job creation is achieved by helping new businesses start and grow, by assisting local companies to expand and by facilitating inward investment into the area.

WLR - West Lakes Renaissance is the Urban Regeneration Company for Furness and West Cumbria.

NATIONAL AGENCIES

Connexions - Offers a range of guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds, to help make the transition to adult life a smooth one.

IDeA - Improvements Development Agency. IDeA Knowledge delivers in-depth improvement news and examples of good practice from councils across England and Wales, and provides access to the IDeA's range of tools and services.

Sure Start - A government scheme which aims to improve the health and well-being of families and children before and from birth.

ASC - Academy for Sustainable Communities

4PS - Public Private Partnerships Programme

LGIU - Local Government Information Unit

LOCAL AREA AGREEMENTS

CYP - Children and Young People. A block of the Local Area Agreement with the following outcomes: Being healthy; Staying Safe; Enjoying and Achieving; Making a Positive Contribution; Economic Well-being.

EDE - Economic Development and Enterprise. One of the blocks in the Local Area Agreement, the outcomes of this will be aimed at increasing economic growth, and promoting growth and sustainability of enterprise and small business.

Healthy Communities and Older People - One of the blocks in the Local Area Agreement the outcomes of this will be aimed at improving the health of the population and improving the quality of life and independence of all older people.

LAA - Local Area Agreements are a new way of working where national priorities can be implemented locally. The agreements are arranged in four blocks, Safer and Stronger Communities; Children and Young People; Healthy Communities and Older People; and Economic Development and Enterprise. The agreements are outcome based. Cumbria's Agreement will be negotiated with GONW in November 2006 for implementation in April 2007. The Safer and Stronger block becomes live in April 2006.

SSC - Safer and Stronger Communities. This now forms an LAA block, however the Safer and Stronger Community Fund brought together funding streams on wardens, neighbourhoodmanagement, community empowerment and liveability with Home Office funding streams on building safer communities, anti-social behaviourand funding through Government Offices.

ALMO - Arm's Length Management Organisation. A separate but wholly owned company set up by local authorities to manage social housing.

Baseline - The starting point of a project against which the project's success will be measured to assess improvements and successes.

Beacon Councils - A government scheme which acknowledges excellence and innovation in local government.

Best Value - A framework, based on a set of nationally determined indicators to help local authorities measure, manage and improve their performance.

BIDs - Business Improvement Districts. A part of an urban area where local businesses pay additional rates to create improvements in services such as street cleaning, landscaping or crime reduction.

BME - Black and Minority Ethnic.

Capacity Building - Giving individuals or organisations within communities the ability to become more involved in regeneration projects.

Capital Funding - Money spent on the purchase of fixed assets such as buildings, roads and equipment.

CPA - Comprehensive Performance Assessment. Government inspection and assessment process for councils with a scorecard approach to how well key services and corporate support is delivered.

Creative Partnerships - Organisations which provide a bridge between schools and cultural organisations, enabling pupils to work with creative professional organisations and to develop creative skills.

Community Strategies - are designed to set out a vision for an area and defines key priorities for action that will have a positive impact on the well being of the population. In Cumbria, five Local Strategic Partnerships have worked with the six district Councils to create Community Strategies.

EAZ - Education Action Zones. Schools in deprived areas in receipt of grants to raise education standards.

ECM - Every Child Matters is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19. The Government's aim is for every child, whatever their background or their circumstances, to have the support they need to: be healthy; stay safe; enjoy and achieve; make a positive contribution; and achieve economic well-being.

Floor Targets - Departments now have minimum targets to meet on deprivation, which means that they will be judged on the areas where they are doing worst, rather than averages. These form the basis of some LSP Task Groups and actions.

GDP - Gross Domestic Product. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a measure of the value of goods and services produced, before allowing for depreciation or capital consumption.

GVA - Gross Value Added is GDP measured in basic prices, which excludes taxes less subsidies on products.

LAG - Local Authority Guidance.

Leverage - The additional money that a programme causes others to contribute.

Lifelong Learning - The continuous development of skills and knowledge to enhance quality of life and employment prospects.

Local Agenda 21 - Strategies prepared by local authorities to promote sustainable development.

LPSA - Local Public Service Agreement. Agreements between individual local authorities and the Government setting out the authority's commitment to deliver specific improvements in performance.

Mainstreaming - Realigning the allocation of mainstream resources - such as the police and health services - to better target the most deprived areas.

Milestones - Key events with dates, marking stages in the progress of a project or programme.

MTI - Market Town Initiative.

NRF - Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. Provides public services and communities in the 88 poorest local authority districts with extra funds to tackle deprivation. This fund will be included in the funds distributed through the Local Area Agreement.

OBC - Outline Business Case

OD - Organisational Development

Outputs and Outcomes - Outputs measure what was directly produced by the regeneration programme, outcomes measure the longer term changes in an area that were brought about by the regeneration programme.

Priorities - An agreed set of priorities for Cumbria to allow all agencies to work together to improve and enhance Cumbria for those who live, work and study in the County.

PPO - Prolific and other Priority Offenders.

RES - Regional Economic Strategy, this aims to set out a clear and measurable vision for the region, and outline clear policies to deliver this vision with the actions required. It will continue to address the key issues that affect the economic performance of the Northwest.

RSBS - Rural Small Building Scheme.

RSS - Regional Spatial Strategy.

Section 106 Agreements - Negotiated agreements to provide, for example, low cost housing or community facilities in return for the granting of planning permission.

Single Pot - The regeneration funds available for distribution by the Regional Development Agencies.

SME - Small to Medium Sized Enterprises.

Social Exclusion - When individuals or areas suffer from a combination of linked problems such as unemployment, poor skills, low incomes, poor housing, high crime environments, bad health and family breakdown.

SRB - Single Regeneration Budget. Aims to enhance the employment prospects, education and skills of local people and to tackle the needs of communities in the most deprived areas.

SRS - Sub Regional Strategy. This document called Sustainable Cumbria was developed in partnership with the groups listed and together with the community strategies of the LSPs represents a Sub Regional Strategy for all of Cumbria.

SRSpS - Sub Regional Spatial Strategy sets out the spatial planning framework to enable actions that affect specific areas and locations to achieve the outcomes stated in the Sub Regional Strategy.

Sustainable Communities Plan - 2001 report by the ODPM.

Sustainable Development - Activity which achieves mutually reinforcing economic, social and environmental benefits without compromising the needs of future generations.

Urban Forum - An umbrella body for community and voluntary groups with interests in urban and regional policy, especially regeneration.

URCs - Urban Regeneration Companies. Not-for-profit companies set up by local authorities, RDAs, English Partnerships and other partners to promote development in less prosperous areas of English cities by engaging businesses in agreed physical and economic regeneration strategies.

URCDG - Urban Regeneration and Community Development Group.

Urban Village - Part of an urban area which has an attractive mix of homes, shops, restaurants, employers and which attracts people to live and work there.

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