Reinforcing Your Local Area Agreements

Limehouse Software was a sponsor of the LGC Reinforcing Your Local Area Agreements conference held in London on 7th March 2007.

“… local area agreements are in my view the most significant change in public service and local funding that we have had since the Second World War… the possibilities that they open up for local service delivery are profound and I think they have deep and broad consequences for national government as well.” Phil Woolas MP – 27th October 2006

Local Area Agreements can provide a structured yet flexible framework for ensuring better outcomes for your local community as well as improving your relations with central government. You need a clear view of what is needed and how this can be done.

A key requirement of the Local Area Agreement is to produce a Local Area Plan, a complex report detailing the local priorities and also forming the contract between local and central government for delivering a Sustainable Community Strategy. The Local Area Plan requires a significant level of collaboration between members within the Council as well as externally with the Local Strategic Partnership and key partners.

Limehouse Software Collaborate, Publish and Consult modules provide the ideal solution to facilitate effective communication and have a proven return on investment of 200%, reducing your collaboration and publishing costs by 40%.

Limehouse Software solutions optimize the document production and publishing process through automated project management, version control and pre-designed templates plus the ability to publish to Web, PDF or CD Rom at the touch of a button and then instantly run online consultation exercises, questionnaires and forums.

Responsibility for the Local Area Agreement and Local Area Plan sits with many different people within each local authority, from Chief Executive Offices and Policy or Strategy teams to a dedicated LSP/LAA Managers.  Whether you are a leader on the project or you are key contributor, Limehouse Software solutions will ease the pain and speed up the process of producing your Local Area Plan. 

Contact marketing@limehousesoftware.co.uk to book your place at one of our regular online demonstrations and see just how easily you can manage and optimize your document lifecycle.