Background
At the end of December 2007, LGA/CLG announced that £11m would be available to all Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) nationally to support transition to new arrangements (2008-11).
Based on regional knowledge, previously identified need and an enthusiastic response from partners, a summary of proposals totalling £2,106,000 was submitted to CLG in January 2008.
At the end of March, it was confirmed that the funding identified by CLG had grown from £11m to £15m. Under formula funding, the accountable body, Calderdale MBC, received £1,474,000 on behalf of the RIEP. The Improvement Board agreed arrangements for prioritisation and the commissioning and performance management processes.
The invitation from LGA/CLG in December made reference to additional funding being allocated ‘to support transition to new arrangements’. While a number of RIEPs nationally have chosen to view their allocation as a ‘windfall’ and add it to available funding for 2008-11, in Yorkshire and Humber ‘transition funding’ has been used for just that purpose.
The following links describe the activities now being delivered against RIES priorities within the areas of activity determined in the invitation from CLG.
- Support for Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and ambitious Local Area Agreements (LAAs)
- Support for the development of Multi-area Agreements (MAAs)
- Support for member development
- Support for two-tier working
- Support for the integration of the improvement and efficiency agenda
- Support for Business Process Improvement (BPI)
- Support for strategic workforce activity
The end date for the programme is March 2009.
If you would like further information about this programme please contact either Karen Fletcher, Capacity Building Programme Co-ordinator on 01924 331631 or email: Karen.Fletcher@lgyh.gov.uk or Aga Knowles, Capacity Building Programme Assistant on 01924 331631 or by email: aga.knowles@lgyh.gov.uk.