The Leeds Strategic Plan is a significant milestone in partnership working in Leeds as it is the first time that the council has agreed, with its partners, and with government, a single shared set of outcomes and priorities for the city.

Together the partners have identified the actions needed to deliver the priorities. It builds on a strong and successful history of partnership working through the Leeds Initiative which, since 1990, has brought the council, business, public bodies, and voluntary, community and faith groups closer together for the benefit of the city.

The Leeds Strategic Plan, which covers the period from 1 st April 2008 to the 31 st March 2001, also embraces the Local Area Agreement for the city and shows how many of the priorities, identified by local people and agreed locally by the council and its partners, are shared with national government.

However, whilst a number of the indicators and targets have been negotiated and agreed with government, it is the wishes of local people which have shaped the plan’s contents and will shape the future of our city.

The council and Leeds Initiative were awarded a Beacon award in early 2008 for the strength and quality of partnership working in the city, recognising how Leeds has, over many years, built effective partnerships to address the many and varied challenges faced by the city. This is a partnership plan and we know that it can only be delivered through the efforts of all of us working together and collectively bringing our resources to bear on the problems and the opportunities facing Leeds over the next three years.

For more information on the Leeds Strategic Plan contact richard.robson@leedsvoice.org.uk or 0113 277 2227