Inventing our future Collective action for a sustainable economy

IiC Investing in Communities A catalytic programme, developed by EEDA, provides
a holistic approach to social inclusion, by supporting
long-term strategic planning to tackle disadvantage
and by encouraging the co-ordination of public sector
resources and interventions to deliver agreed priorities
Integrated Regional A high level Strategy for the East of England which –
Strategy drawing on other regional strategies – presents a Vision,
high level outcomes, and priorities for the East of England
LAA Local Area Agreement Local Area Agreements are a new way of working to
build a more flexible and responsive relationship between
central government and a locality on the priority outcomes
that need to be achieved at local level
LSP Local Strategic ODPM describes LSPs as single non-statutory, multi-agency
Partnership bodies which match local authority boundaries, and aim
to bring together at a local level the different parts of the
public, private, community and voluntary sectors. LSPs
are key to tackling deep seated, multi-faceted problems,
requiring a range of responses from different bodies.
PCT Primary Care Trust PCTs have three main functions: improving the health of
their community; developing primary care and community
services; and commissioning hospital services for local
people. Their performance and standards are monitored
by the relevant Strategic Health Authority
PSA Public Service The Public Service Agreement (PSA) Framework was first
Agreement introduced in 1998 and it has become a central element
of the Government’s strategy for delivering high quality
public services; the Framework is intended to ensure
that key outcomes are delivered in return for resources.
The latest set of PSA Targets was published as part of
the 2004 Spending Review (SR2004)
Regional Economic 10-year Strategy developed by the East of England
Strategy Development Agency (EEDA) setting out economic
development priorities for the East of England
Regional Spatial Statutory framework for local authorities to produce
Strategy more detailed development plans and local transport
plans for their areas and to provide an overview of
many issues that have implications across the Region
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