The Ten Principles of Partnership Working

 

 

1. Wellbeing

 
To promote the four indicators of wellbeing (economic, health, social and environmental) to ensure a high quality of life. Partners will endeavour to ensure equal access to:
 
  • Affordable housing, food, water and fuel.
  • Communities free from fear.
  • A high quality environment.
  • Leisure and recreational facilities.
  • Opportunities to work, lifelong education and leisure.

 

 

2. Community Priorities

 

To create an environment where everyone has an opportunity to make a difference by endeavouring to:

 

  • Listen to local people, organisations and agencies.

 

 

3. Local Needs

 

To strive for social inclusion within the community and take account of local community needs in the planning/delivery of services by endeavouring to ensure equal access to:

 

  • Services and facilities based on need; and by
  • Developing a sense of a local community and identity.

 

 

4. Citizen Focus

 

To ensure the Partnership is responsive to the public by endeavouring to:

 

  • Take full account of the views of local people in the planning and delivery of high quality and effective services.

 

 

5. New Ways of Working

 

To challenge accepted ways of working with existing resources by endeavouring to:

 

  • Provide the right service at the right time and place.
  • Minimise the cost.
  • Focus on outcomes NOT the process of delivery.

 

 

6. Openness

 

To make the work of the Partnership transparent and representative of the whole community by endeavouring to:

 

  • Share information, knowledge and skill at all levels throughout organisations.
  • Ensure that the public are fully engaged with the work of the Partnership.

 

 

7. Staff Involvement

 

To encourage an inter-departmental/inter-organisational approach by frontline staff by endeavouring to:

 

  • Ensure employees look beyond the boundaries of their own organisation.
  • Involve employees in the planning and reviewing of services.
  • Encourage joint working.

 

 

8. Effective Resource Management

 

To focus resources on priority areas and to set clear priorities in the management of change/new development by endeavouring to:

 

  • Commit to the process of scrutiny of services.
  • Rationalise management.
  • Minimise waste and adopt the principles of Best Value.

 

 

9. Mutual Respect

 

To foster an atmosphere of trust and respect within the Partnership by endeavouring to:

 

  • Promote and defend partnership between organisations.
  • Respect the different roles of the various organisations.
  • Allow members to discuss issues without reproach.

 

 

10. Equal Partnership

 

To recognise that all members have a valuable contribution to make to the Partnership through encouraging partners to:

 

  • Recognise the importance of all contributions.
  • Have a shared understanding and responsibility for delivering key targets.