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Kingston Strategic Partnership and Community Plan Consultation
Kingston Strategic Partnership and Community Plan Consultation
Kingston Strategic Partnership
Our partnership is made up of the following organisations with the purpose of working together to deliver high quality public services for our community:
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- Kingston Primary Care Trust
- Metropolitan Police
- Kingston Chamber of Commerce
- Kingston First
- Kingston Racial Equality Council
- Kingston University
- Kingston Voluntary Action
- Job Centre Plus
- Learning & Skills Council
- Save the World Club
Meeting papers for the Kingston Strategic Partnership can be accessed below. Search by date or ‘Kingston Strategic Partnership.’
The Kingston Community Plan consultation – closing date 15 July 2008
The priorities for those of us responsible for delivering public services in Kingston are set out in the Kingston Community Plan. This was last produced in 2004 and is now in need of updating. Formally to be known as the ‘Sustainable Community Strategy’ we are consulting on the priorities for our new Community Plan now. This will cover the period to 2020 and set out our vision and priorities for the future of the borough.
We would like your opinions on our initial thoughts and for you to tell us what your priorities are.
The draft Community Plan sets out three cross cutting themes and nine key objectives covering priorities including:
- The economy;
- Employment;
- Education and training;
- Housing;
- Community safety;
- Health;
- Volunteering;
- Independent living for vulnerable people;
- Transport;
- The environment;
- Waste and recycling.
To view a summary leaflet on the Community Plan please see below:
To view the draft Community Plan please see below:
If you would like hard copies of either the draft Community Plan or summary leaflet then please contact us (details below) and we will be pleased to send these to you.
Please let us have any comments by the close of the consultation period on Tuesday 15 July 2008. We will then look at everything people have told us and produce a final draft Community Plan for our partners to approve in September.
Measuring progress
Kingston along with all local authorities reports to central Government against delivery of a series of key targets relating to public services. These are agreed with partners and set out in a ‘Local Area Agreement’ covering the three financial years 2008/09 to 2010/11. Our final draft Local Area Agreement was submitted to Government on 30 May for formal sign off in June.
There are 33 specific targets in the Local Area Agreement covering many of the areas which are explored in more detail in the draft Community Plan. In addition there are a number of statutory education and early year’s targets plus two local targets that we are working on as a Partnership. These are ‘Reducing our Ecological Footprint’ and ‘Workplace Travel Planning’. For more information on any aspect of the Local Area Agreement please contact us – see details below.
To access this and see details of the targets that have been agreed with Government please see below:
Background information on Kingston
Further detailed information and data on Kingston can be found in our Borough Profile (see Related Documents section below) This profile was produced in November 2007 and gives a snapshot of Kingston and the people and communities that live here. It is designed to assist understanding of the issues that affect the future of our borough.
Further information
If you have any questions regarding the Community Plan or the work of the Kingston Strategic Partnership please contact us:
In writing:
Chris Field
Chief Policy Officer
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Guildhall 2
High Street
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1EU
Telephone: 020 8547 5010
Email: chris.field@rbk.kingston.gov.uk