Best Practice Research
Websites:
Audit Commission - works with local authorities and their partners to improve services for local people. They do this through auditing, inspection and research activities. They also work with partner inspectorates to deliver annual joint assessments of how well partnerships are working together to deliver local people's priorities.
DCLG Pages on Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)
IDeA: Improvement and Development Agency for local governmentThe IDeA supports improvement and innovation in local government. They work with local authorities and their partners to develop and share good practice. They do this through networks, online resources, and support from councillor and officer peers.
Publications:
LSP National Evaluations
New routes to better outcomes Part 1 – improving public services through local partnerships
New routes to better outcomes Part 2 – a practitioners’ handbook
No council of despair: positive local leadership in a recession
Strong and Prosperous Communities Volume 1
Strong and Prosperous Communities Volume 2
Partnership Approaches to the Recession
When it Comes to the Crunch How Local Councils are Responding to the Recession
Working better together? Managing local strategic partnerships
