Cumbria Strategic Partnership

The Thematic Partnerships of the CSP have been evolving since 2005 in response to the need to develop a Local Area Agreement (LAA) for Cumbria.  The Thematic Partnerships are a key forum through which the priorities and targets expressed in the first Cumbria Agreement (the LAA) have been developed and agreed.

The CSP recognised the wealth of expertise and effective partnerships working across key fields in Cumbria and therefore, instead of starting from scratch sought to:

• engage with existing structures
• influence the evolution and link with formative groups
• stimulate the establishment of new sub-regional groups where obvious gaps have been identified       

The management and coordination of the delivery of the LAA is focused on the Thematic Partnerships.  They have responsibility for identifying and tackling under and over performance and for recommending use of funds to support the delivery of the priorities identified in the Agreement.

The Thematic Partnerships are also playing a key role in the development of the Single Community Strategy for Cumbria, as well as the refresh of the LAA.

The operation of the Thematic Partnerships is overseen by the Cumbria Thematic Partnerships and LSP Joint Chairs Group- and the Chair of each Thematic Partnership is a member of the group.

Further information on the data, information and reports used by the Thematic Partnerships which provides the evidence for decision making can be found on the Cumbria Intelligence Observatory website

Please click on each of the Thematic Partnerships below to find out more information about them:

• Children's Trust
• Healthy Communities and Older People Partnership
• Safer and Stronger Communities Partnership
• Economic Development and Enterprise- Cumbria Vision
• Environment Thematic Partnership