Partnerships

Local Service Board

The LSB is the over-arching multi-agency body that brings together strategic partnerships in the county borough to coordinate and integrate activity more effectively, to reduce duplication and promote joint service design, planning and implementation. It also shares good practice.

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Local Service Board

Here you can learn more about the work of Bridgend’s Local Service Board – its members, its meetings, and the projects that the LSB is working on. The LSB is currently chaired by the local authority. For more information, click here

Download the minutes of the last meeting.

The next meeting of the Local Service Board will be held on 15th January 2010.

Background

Local Service Boards (LSBs) are Wales' new model for engaging the whole of the Wales public service in a new way of working by integrating services and responding more effectively to citizens' needs.

The purpose of establishing Local Service Boards is to ensure local public service leadership is more effective and that the local leadership teams develop a new direct relationship with the Welsh Assembly Government. The aim is to improve local services for citizens by pooling resources and removing bureaucracy or other obstacles. A senior official from the Welsh Assembly Government will work with each local leadership team to help achieve this.

Local Service Boards are not new organisations, but local leadership teams. Membership will include key leaders from across public, third and private sectors working as equal partners, taking joint responsibility for connecting the whole network of public services within their area.

The Boards will agree and ensure delivery of, a set of priority joint actions to achieve this.

The current priorities of the LSB have been determined and were subject to Citizens Panel and local focus groups for consultation. As a result the Community Strategy for the County has been finalised and can be viewed here.

The 6 partnerships that sit underneath the Local Service Board are as follows. Each has a remit for their own service areas and development.

1. 'Never too Old'

2. Regeneration & the Environment

3.Children & Young People's single plan

4. Health Partnership Board (HSCWB)

5. Learning and Skills Network

6. Community Safety Partnership

Voluntary Sector Partnership Council Ministerial Meeting (Community Strategies)

Minutes of the Voluntary Sector meeting can be viewed on their website.