Communities of Cheshire Partnership

Terms of Reference


Principal Functions:
Leadership, Influence, Management, Co-ordination, Overview and Monitoring

(1) Audit local needs, issues and priorities to inform an overall vision for the communities of Cheshire which reflects diversity and local variations across the county.

(2) Build consensus within and across the Cheshire Partnerships Framework on priorities, desired outcomes and key measures of success to improve quality of life in communities across Cheshire and inform negotiating frameworks such as the Cheshire Local Area Agreement, taking account of local, sub-regional, regional and national imperatives, and from this develop and deliver the Cheshire Sustainable Community Strategy as a ‘federated’ document reflecting community needs and aspirations.

(3) Support the relationships needed for effective partner participation and partnership working within and across the Cheshire Partnerships Framework by sharing information and knowledge, co-ordinating people and groups and making appropriate links to avoid duplication whilst ensuring that all matters are dealt with appropriately.

(4) Co-ordinate local and Cheshire-wide action in relation to cross-cutting issues across the public, private, community and voluntary sectors.

(5) Ensure that the vision, priorities and work programmes of the District Local Strategic Partnerships and the Cheshire-wide Thematic Partnerships are aligned, inter-connected and complementary to each other and to the wider vision and Strategy for the communities of Cheshire.

(6) Receive annual progress reports and more frequent ‘exception reports’ from the District Local Strategic Partnerships and the Cheshire-wide Thematic Partnerships in relation to the delivery of their respective plans and strategies and the delivery of Local Public Service Agreement and Local Area Agreement targets, where appropriate, and consider, agree and take any action necessary to assist with the delivery of the vision, the achievement of outcomes and the realisation of benefits to the communities of Cheshire.

(7) Submit annual progress reports and more frequent ‘exception reports’ to the Governance Board on the performance and progress of the District Local Strategic Partnerships and the Cheshire-wide Thematic Partnerships towards the achievement of outcomes and delivery of benefits to the communities of Cheshire.

(8) Advise the Governance Board on individual or cross-agency issues that it needs to resolve so that agreed outcomes are achieved and benefits are delivered to the communities of Cheshire.

(9) Ensure that the outcomes and achievements of the constituent bodies of the Cheshire Partnerships Framework are communicated to the communities of Cheshire.