City of London Community
Strategy
Refreshing of the City's Community Strategy in 2007
We have achieved many things through our work together since
2004 and over 2007/08
The City Together is looking to review the Community Strategy
2004-2014 to update where we want to focus our efforts over the
coming years. Updating the Strategy now will ensure the delivery of
a truly Sustainable Community Strategy for the City of London.
City stakeholders were invited to attend the City's annual
stakeholder event on 26 September 2007, at which the Strategy was
discussed and delegates discussed their ideas in workshops.
Download feedback from the event
here (134kb)
Download keynote presentation from the event
here (134kb)
We have now produced a full consultation draft of the revised
strategy. This is issued for consultation
until
14 April 2008.
Download a copy of the consultation
draft (4.2mb)
Details of how to respond to this consultation are contained on
page 6.
For more information about the Sustainable Community Strategy
consultation email
community.strategy@cityoflondon.gov.uk
or telephone 020 7332 1411.
The current Community Strategy
The City of London Community Strategy 2004 – 2014 was approved
by
The City Together on 29 March 2004 and endorsed by the City of
London’s Court of Common Council on 15 April 2004. The Strategy,
which is called The City Together: A Vision for a World Class
City sets out objectives for the City of London over the next
10 years.
The Community Strategy's Action Plan is updated annually. The
Year Three update was approved by The City Together's Board at
their meeting on 29 March 2006.
Vision and themes
The Strategy's objectives are grouped into eight themes. Each of
the themes contains key objectives and actions. These will be
pursued by service providers operating in the City. Achievement of
the objectives will help to enhance the quality of life for
everyone in the City of London.
Click here to find out more information about each of the
themes.
Who has been involved?
Development of the Strategy has been overseen by
The City Together. It has also involved a large number of
additional service providers and representatives of the City’s
communities, many of whom have played a key part in developing the
Strategy’s themes. The City of London has coordinated the
development of the new Strategy.
Implementing the Community Strategy
Theme sub-groups are overseeing each of the Strategy's themes.
The sub-groups are made up of a range of service providers who are
either already operating in or looking to operate in the City, plus
representatives of the City's business and residential communities.
The sub-groups' work is ongoing, and will continue to push for the
achievement of their theme's objectives. If you are interested in
finding out more about a sub-group, or would like to get involved,
email
us.
Local Area Agreement
Successful negotiation of the City of London’s Local Area
Agreement
A major agreement, called the Local Area Agreement (LAA), has
been signed by the City of London Corporation and The City Together
(TCT) with central Government.
What is a local area agreement (LAA)?
The aim of the LAA is to improve outcomes for the business and
residential communities within the City of London as well as build
on the services that are provided to London and the nation.
An LAA is a three year agreement that addresses a wide range of
issues including: children and young people, health, older people,
the environment, inward investment and building a safer and
stronger community within the City of London.
The City of London Corporation has worked closely with its
partners on The City Together to formulate the agreement. It is a
key partnership document encouraging partners to look at new ways
they are delivering services and how there may be improvements.
The City of London LAA focuses on some of the key priorities in
the City of London's Community Strategy. The agreement includes a
set of indicators and targets by which to measure success. Some of
these targets are set by central Government and some of them are
where the City of London has agreed to ‘stretch’ performance. To
help achieve these stretched targets, the City of London local area
will receive a pump priming grant of £731,928. On achievement of
all of the stretch targets at the end of the agreement (2010), the
City of London local area will receive a performance reward grant
of up to £2,710,845. This performance reward grant will be
reinvested into the priorities identified within the Community
Strategy and agreed by TCT Board.
How can I find out more?
Download the City of London Local Area Agreement
2007-2010 here (298kb)
Download the Outcomes Framework
here (28kb)
For more information about the LAA please contact Neil Davies,
Head of Corporate Performance and Development on 020 7332 3327.