BMBC 21: Barnsleys Local Area Agreement 2008-2011

CONCLUSIONBarnsley’s LAA reflects Barnsley’s story of place, its historical andperformance context, and the basis for its improvement priorities andtargets over the next 3 years. It will be a key tool in delivering the longterm vision and ambitions of the Sustainable Community Strategy,achieving the agreed outcomes for the community and contributingtowards the Government’s national priorities.The LSP will oversee the contribution of all partners to deliver theimprovements to shape the future of Barnsley and take some crucialsteps to meet the 2020 vision agreed for the long term future of theBorough.The LAA has been developed and constructed through extensivecollaboration – including the outcomes, the improvement priorities andthe targets – and reflects a genuine commitment by all partners to worktogether to deliver the agreed improvement for the next 3 years. Thisrepresents an important starting point, though the hard work will be todeliver and achieve the desired level of performance across all thetargets, many in complex and/or stretching areas. The LAA willbecome absolutely mainstream business – not an add-on – and be partof the core, day-to-day activities of all partners to ensure that theimprovement priorities are fully delivered. Clear action plans, outliningwhat will be done, by which agency and when, will be central to theeffective delivery of the LAA, using mainstream and other resources.The annual review and refresh will be important processes to assessprogress, take accelerated action where required, and evaluate the keyachievements and areas for improvement going forward. The CAAframework will also assist in assessing and challenging improvementagainst the LAA priorities, and in identifying other areas for acceleratedimprovement.122Conclusion Barnsley’s Local Area Agreement 2008-11