Background

Policy initiatives such as community strategies, Local Strategic Partnerships and Best Value place a premium on the ability of local authorities and their partners to ensure that together they achieve more than the sum of their parts. But collaborative working is seldom easy, and better results depend on improved partnership capabilities.

The content of this site is particularly geared to those of you who are involved in partnerships with strategic roles, though much is relevant to operational partnerships. Tools on the site may also be used by facilitators and trainers working with groups of staff/partners.

The materials draw on experience across the spectrum of local government involvement in partnerships in pursuit of economic, social and environmental well-being. Time and again similar issues recur in partnerships, no matter the subject matter, and their means of resolution are often the same. The greatest benefits will come where partners are working and learning together.

Links Policy

The external sites to which we link are beyond our control and we assume no responsibility for their content. However, we endeavour to ensure that we only link to good quality Internet sources and provide links to external sites in good faith. If you wish to notify us of any unsuitable or broken external links, please feel free to contact us.

The EO will publish electronic links to websites ONLY if they fit the needs of our users in relation to improving partnership performance and meeting related skill needs. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

If you wish an existing link to your site be removed from our site, please contact us.

Acknowledgements

The site was developed initially by a team comprising John Johnson (LGNTO), Derrick Johnstone (EDuce ltd), Max Harris (Pye Tait Ltd) and Richard Wheater (COSLA). We are very grateful for the time and co-operation of all those who have provided content for the site and who have tested it before its launch. We continue to rely on our users to help develop the site and its value over time.

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