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The Block 4 Board of LAA1 ran from April 2006 through
to March 2008. The Board is currently acting in an
interim capacity until the new delivery partnerships and governance
structure for LAA2 are established.
The membership of the
board reflected the breadth of the subjects under its
jurisdiction: skills, employment, economy, enterprise, housing
and infrastructure. The targets established were all
successfully met (and in some cases exceeded) with the
exception of three targets where a base line was not
available. For further information please visit
the performance page.
The Board successfully championed the alignment of the Investing in
Communities Programme (now known as Economic Participation
Programme) into LAA1 which subsequently led to the decision by EEDA
to devolve the programme management and co-ordination directly to
top tier Local Authorities accountable for LAA1.
The Board through the lead
partnership of the SCC and Job Centre Plus successfully
achieved two Local Public Service Agreements helping
single parents and people with disabilities into
employment. This success will draw down further
government bonus funding.
The Board successfully commissioned £200,000 of performance reward
grant funding for projects that will contribute to the broad
outcomes of the block. The details of these projects can be
found elsewhere on this site.
Through consultation, the Board influenced the development of the
new European Competitiveness Programme by seeking close alignment
with LAA1 outcomes. This subsequently led to EEDA (managing
body for the European programmes) requiring that submitted projects
are aligned to LAA outcomes and that each area submitted a plan of
eligible projects which met LAA and Community Strategy aims.
Finally, looking to the future, the Board were able through the
consultation process on Suffolk's Community Strategy 'Transforming
Suffolk', to take responsibility for framing the prosperity
outcomes and took a lead role in developing the economic strategy
for the county: 'Expanding Suffolk’s Horizons' managed by the
Suffolk Development Agency.
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Performance
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