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Multi-Area Agreements: Shaping Local Partnerships and Governance for Enhanced Delivery

Multi-Area Agreements (MAAs) present a transformative opportunity for local authorities, fostering stronger partnerships and governance. The initiative encourages collaboration between core cities and smaller towns, moving away from project-centric approaches to integrated program management. Ministers have announced negotiations with 13 sub-regions, emphasizing the importance of local engagement and joint strategies. By aligning priorities between government and local authorities, MAAs aim to enhance service delivery and harness local resources effectively, paving the way for innovative models of governance.

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Multi-Area Agreements: Shaping Local Partnerships and Governance for Enhanced Delivery

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  1. Multi-Area Agreements: Where now? Nick Allan, Multi-Area Agreements team

  2. Story so far • Many local authorities historical and strong partnerships • Core City and Smaller City and Town Summits • LGWP – Government taking forward MAAs • SNR • - recognition of sub-regions • - MAA priorities • Today – Ministers announcing 13 sub-regions with whom we’ll begin negotiations

  3. Towards the first MAAs – Opportunities • A new conversation between Government and sub-regions • Move away from project to programme management • An integrated approach – in sub-regions – and in Whitehall too • Focus on joined-up strategy – but more importantly on joined-up delivery • Delivering more than the aggregate • Government providing real incentives – and developing new ways of working – a focus on Place and how Government can respond to a focused set of priorities

  4. Towards the first MAAs - Challenges • Defining the added value of the approach • Being clear about what Government should bring to the table to help you deliver • Political engagement – local and national • Seizing the moment – genuinely bottom-up – there will be very little central prescription here • Maximising the use of local government levers, resources and assets • Joining it all up!

  5. Draft timetable • 2007 • Oct-Nov:Partnerships collate evidence and ‘story of place’ for discussion of new MAAs with GOs.GOs, central departments and MAA partnerships review proposed priorities. • Dec: Working list of priority outcomes. GOs/central depts work through funding flexibility issues. • 2008 • Jan: Partnerships and GOs negotiate on sub-regional element of 35 indicators from national set. • Feb: Partnerships submit draft outcomes framework and any related indicators. • March- Continuing negotiation and revision if necessary of outcomes, May indicators and targets. • June: GOs make recommendations to central Govt. SoS CLG considers • all submitted MAAs. Approved MAAs in place. • July onwards: Continued evaluation and evolution of first wave MAAs. Formal identification of second wave MAAs and negotiations restart. • June 2008:

  6. What now? • Government Offices are key • Timetable agreed between sub-regions and local authorities • If you haven’t already – need to agree what as a sub-region you should be doing together • And be clear what is best dealt with by local authorities • Challenge Government – we’ll work to remove barriers, but we need to be clear what these barriers are • Bring in your key partners – business, RDAs, LSCs, Highways Agency • Robust Governance – able to take decisions, whilst retaining partnership.

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