Westminster's Local Area Agreement sets out the priorities for Westminster as agreed by the WCP and central government. It aims to focus on what really needs to change in the City. It runs from 2008 to 2011 and contains 19 priorities for improvement which are measured by 34 indicators.
The primary objective of the LAA is to deliver better outcomes for local people. This is underpinned by improved local partnership working and improved relations with central government.
If all targets in the LAA are hit, Westminster could receive up to £1m in 2011 from central government in the form of a reward grant.
Key Documents and Links
LAA Partnership Fund
Westminster's LAA is supported by the LAA Partnership Fund. This fund is available for WCP networks to use to commission projects in order to deliver LAA targets.
40 projects have been agreed for funding over the period 2008-11 to date. These cover a range of areas such as tackling unemployment or promoting volunteering.
LAA Refresh and Review process
In March of each year Westminster has the opportunity to refresh LAA targets in negotiation with Government Office for London. The next opportunity to do this will be in March 2010.
Westminster's LAA was reviewed by the Governmment Office for London in January 2009, with attention paid to current performance against targets and delivery arrangements that are in place. The final review document is attached below.
LAA Review 2009