Local strategic partnerships (LSP) are a method of increasing community involvement in the
local political process and in decision making about the local area and service provision. There is a local
strategic partnership in every part of the country. The LSPs include representatives from the public
services (e.g. health and local government), business, the voluntary sector, and community organisations.
Government guidance states that faith communities
should be represented on LSPs.
The local strategic partnerships work on policy on all major areas of public life and concern, e.g. housing,
employment, the environment,
health, crime.
There
are 5 local strategic partnerships in Cumbria:
Carlisle
Local Strategic Partnership: covering Carlisle City Council area.
Eden Local Strategic Partnership covering Eden Borough Council area.
Furness Local Strategic Partnership: covering Barrow Borough Council area.
South
Lakeland Local Strategic Partnership: covering South Lakeland District Council
area.
West
Cumbria Partnership: covering Allerdale Borough Council and Copeland Borough
Council areas.
The faith community is part of the Community Empowerment Network in West Cumbria: see www.westcumbria.org.uk
The Church is represented on all these local strategic partnerships. Get in touch with your representative
to find out what is happening in your local area, and to raise issues and concerns:
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Carlisle LSP
|
vacant |
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Eden LSP
|
Rev. David Emison |
david@cumbriadistrict.u-net.com |
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Furness LSP Barrow Dalton
|
Rev . Stuart Evason Rev Allan Mitchell |
daltonstmary@tiscali.co.uk |
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South Lakeland LSP
|
Mr Robert Straughton |
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West Cumbria Partnership |
Rev Kevin Ellis |
rev.kev@tiscali.co.uk |
Cumbria Strategic Partnership
There
is also a strategic partnership that operates at county level. The Cumbria
Strategic Partnership promotes the county regionally, nationally and
internationally.
The
Church is represented on the Cumbria Strategic Partnership by
Rev Colin Laxon:
sro@carlislediocese.org.uk
Deputy:-