Local Area Agreement (LAA)
Local Area Agreements (LAAs) are a new way of working, aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the way government works with local authorities and their partners to improve public services.
Cumbria's first Local Area Agreement was signed off by Government in March 2007. The Agreement went into operation on 1 April 2007.
The agreement covers a range of outcomes each falling within one of five blocks around which the LAA is developed. These five blocks are Children and Young People; Healthy Communities and Older People; Economic Development and Enterprise; Safer, Stronger Communities and Liveability.
For the 2007 LAA a range of government funding streams were brought together to support the delivery of the LAA. This totaled at just over £13 million in Cumbria. Partners also agreed to align some of their mainstream funding with achieving the outcomes in the LAA.
The Cumbria LAA has been developed around shared outcomes. Some of these are mandatory and have been set by National Government however, yet many of the outcomes have been developed to address local priorities already identified in existing strategies or highlighted through consideration of Cumbria's evidence base.
Visit the Cumbria Strategic Partnership website for more information on Local Area Agreements in Cumbria.
The stretch target for sport and physical activity is part of the Healthy Communities and Older People Block.
Target 4 (HCOP 2.3A) aims to increase the percentage of the adult population (aged 16+) taking part in moderate intensity sport and active recreation (including recreational walking) for 30 minutes 3 or more days per week, as measured by the Sport England Active People Survey.
For more information on this LAA, contact Eddie Edge, Cumbria Sport Partnership Director on 01228 606096 or email eddie.edge@cumbriacc.gov.uk.