Strategic partnerships
We are committed to working with partners in many different areas. Partnerships are a significant feature of delivering high quality public services. Flexibility, innovation and many other benefits allow partnerships to address issues that individual organisations could not tackle alone.
The council is involved in many partnerships and our involvement is guided by the corporate partnership framework which sets out our strategy for the way we work in partnership.
At the highest level sits the South Gloucestershire partnership our local strategic partnership (SGP). The partnership brings together many different organisations to work with the community to identify and tackle key issues in a more co-ordinated way which enables both strategic decisions and local action. Members of the partnership come from voluntary and community groups, local businesses, the council and other public sector agencies.
Under the SGP sit 5 themed strategic partnerships:
- children and young people
- health and well-being
- environment
- economy and skills
- safer and stronger communities
Below these strategic partnerships sit further locality or themed partnerships.
The purpose, aims and functions are set out in the partnership frameworks for each partnership.
Each strategic partnership produces an annual report on its work and achievements which is issued to all organisations represented on the partnership
The sustainable community strategy
The sustainable community strategy is the driver for the local area agreement. Its purpose is to set out a strategic vision. The strategy reflects the views of, and is approved by all partners on the SGP.
The strategy aims to find the best ways of meeting today’s requirements without damaging the ability of future generations to meet their needs and is committed to making sure that in 2026 South Gloucestershire is a place where everyone is fulfilling their potential and experiencing an excellent quality of life. It is supported by clear priorities set against seven themes that will make the vision a reality.
Local area agreement
The local area agreement (LAA) is an agreement between the council, government and partner agencies to deliver the key priorities within the locality. It is ‘owned’ by the SGP which is responsible for developing and monitoring the LAA.
The LAA contains targets within it. The monitoring and achievement of these targets is the responsibility of the appropriate strategic partnership listed above and the appropriate partner agencies. Achievement of these targets will contribute to the improvement of South Gloucestershire’s quality of life.
The compact
The compact is a partnership between South Gloucestershire Council, other public agencies and the voluntary and community sector. Voluntary and community organisations and public sector agencies in South Gloucestershire share the same fundamental aim, which is "to serve and represent the interests and promote the well being of local people and communities".
Our key equalities partners are:
- Disability Equality Network (DEN)
- South Gloucestershire Chinese Association
- South Gloucestershire Asian Project (SGAP)
- Support Against Racist Incidents (SARI)
- Partnership Against Hate Crime
- Educational Action Combating Homophobia (EACH)
- Anglo-Polish Society
- Central and Eastern European Society
- Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) Forum
- South Gloucestershire Senior Citizen’s Forum
- South Gloucestershire Faith Forum
Further details of these partners is available by using the 'Other websites' links to the right.