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Advantage West Midlands (AWM) - set up to transform the West Midlands region through sustainable economic development.

Agenda Group - Smaller group of representatives from larger organisations on the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). Will take decisions on behalf of LSP.

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CLG - Communities and Local Government ministerial department at Central Government level. 

Community Strategy -

Under Part One of the Local Government Act 2000, local authorities in England and Wales have to produce a community strategy to promote the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of their areas, achieving sustainable communities.

The strategy outlines the steps the council will take towards achieving sustainable improvement, and is reached by a process of community planning. Government guidance suggests the community strategy should address three main objectives, to:

• provide for local communities – articulation of aspirations, needs and priorities
• coordinate the actions of public, private, voluntary and community organisations
• shape and focus existing and future activities of these organisations to meet community needs

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EP - English Partnerships the national regeneration agency that is helping the Government support high quality sustainable growth throughout England.

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LSC - Learning and Skills Council which is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16 year olds in England.

Local Area Agreement (LAA) - Agreements made between central and local government in a local area. Their aim is to achieve local solutions that meet local needs, while also contributing to national priorities and the achievement of standards set by central government.

Local Area Agreements seek to:

• provide intelligent and mature discussion between local and central government, based on a clear framework and shared understanding of national and local priorities
• improve local performance, by allowing a more flexible use of resources, to achieve better outcomes and devolve responsibility
• enhance efficiency by rationalising non-mainstream funding and reduce bureaucracy to help local partners to join up and enhance community leadership

Local Strategic Partnership - A partnership of people that brings together organisations from the public, private, community and voluntary sector within a local authority area, with the objective of improving people's quality of life.

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Thematic Partnership - Smaller partnerships that sit beneath the Local Strategic Partnership and focus on specific themes.

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Vision 2026 - A document signed up to by all the partners in the Local Strategic Partnership which sets out the ambition and aims for an area over the next twenty years.  

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WMRA - West Midlands Regional Assembly is the regional body that scrutinises the work of organisations like Advantage West Midlands.

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