The Craven Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) consists of a Management Board, a Performance Management Group and Five Priority Groups.

Together these groups make up the Craven LSP.


Further details of the roles and responsabilities of these groups is given below and in the LSP Constitution which was adopted by the LSP on 5 October 2007.

Further infomation about the current work of the LSP is downloadable from this page.

Craven LSP Management Board

The Craven LSP Management Board acts as the decision-making body of the Partnership. The role of the board is to set the strategic vision for the District and capture that vision in the Sustainable Community Strategy.

During 2008 the LSP Managemnet Board meets on the following dates.

    Monday 4 February
    Monday 21 April
    Monday 21 July
    Monday 27 October


Membership of the board will be reviewed annually to ensure that the LSP continues to be made up of those organisations with the knowledge, authority and mandate to deliver the Craven Sustainable Community Strategy.

Membership of the Management Board consists of representatives from the voluntary, public and private sectors and is made up of representatives from the following groups and organisations.

Craven LSP Priority Groups      

Building a Prosperous District                         1 Representative

Improving Transport                                        1 Representative

Addressing Housing Need                              1 Representative

Creating a Sustainable Future                         1 Representative

One Planet Living                                                     

Strengthening Communities &                         1 Representative

Providing Accessible Services

Business and Community Sector        

Business Sector Representative                    1 Representative                  

Voluntary Sector Representative                    1 Representative

Key Local Agencies

Craven College                                               1 Representative

Craven District Council                                   1 Councillor, 1 Officer

Craven Housing                                              1 Representative

North Yorkshire & York PCT                           1 Representative

North Yorkshire County Council                     1 Councillor, 1 Officer

North Yorkshire Police                                   1 Representative

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority          1 Representative

North Yorkshire LAA Representatives

Safer Craven                                                  1 Representative

Children and Young People                            1 Representative

Healthier Communities and Older People        1 Representative

Government Bodies

Yorkshire Forward                                         1 Representative

Government Office                                         1 Representative

Performance Management Group

The Performance Management Group is accountable to and reports back to the  Management Board. The role of the group is to support the delivery of the Sustainable Community Strategy.  

The membership of the group is made up of senior representatives from the following organisations.

Craven College

Craven District Council

North Yorkshire & York PCT

North Yorkshire County Council

North Yorkshire Police

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Priority Groups

Priority Groups are being established for each of the Fve Priorities For Action listed in the Sustainable Community Strategy. These groups will be responsible for implementing plans and for driving delivery of outcomes to achieve the priority aims of the LSP.

Wherever possible the Priority Groups connect with, or build upon existing partnerships to avoid duplication of effort, and to ensure coherence with other plans.

Members of the Priority Groups will be representatives of partner organisations who have direct involvement or interest in the issues being addressed and/or a specialist knowledge of them. They will also have the ability to influence their own organisations at an operational level.

To ensure accountability to local people local councillors with relevant portfolio responsibilities will play a key role in their appropriate Priority Group.