Local area agreements 2008
On 30 June 2008 150 local area agreements covering the whole of England were announced between central and local government.
- Details of the individual agreements (link to CLG website)
This is a very significant milestone, ensuring that issues that affect communities, from climate change to waste, and fuel poverty to biodiversity are tackled wherever there is a need or a particular opportunity.
Around 98% of local areas have signed up to stretching targets over three years to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and preparing communities to adapt to the consequences of climate change.
Other highlights include:
- 138 places have selected one of the 3 waste indicators (NI 191-193);
- 72 places have a local environmental quality indicator (NI 195);
- 56 places have selected the climate change adaptation indicator (NI 188);
- 40 places have a fuel poverty indicator (NI 187); and
- 26 places have a biodiversity indicator (NI 197)
Uptake of the Defra led indicators is shown on the following maps:
- NI 185 CO2 reduction from Local Authority operations (JPG 250 KB)
- NI 186 Per capita CO2 emissions in the LA area (JPG 250 KB)
- Climate change mitigation map (JPG 250 KB)
- NI 187 Tackling fuel poverty (JPG 200 KB)
- NI 188 Adapting to climate change (JPG 250 KB)
- NI 189 Flood and coastal erosion risk management (JPG 200 KB)
- NI 190 Animal health – to be introduced in 2009
- NI 191 Residual household waste per head (JPG 250 KB)
- NI 192 Household waste recycled and composted (JPG 250 KB)
- NI 193 Municipal waste land filled (JPG 250 KB)
- NI 194 Air quality (JPG 200 KB)
- NI 195 Improved street and environmental cleanliness (levels of graffiti, litter, detritus and fly posting) (JPG 250 KB)
- NI 196 Improved street and environmental cleanliness - fly tipping (JPG 200 KB)
- NI 197 Improved local biodiversity - active management of local sites (JPG 200 KB)
More details are available below about the Defra-led aspects of the agreements, and case studies which illustrate how these will help to improve local communities.
Links for further information
- News release of 1 July 2008
- Questions and answers on LAAs (PDF 120 KB)
- Case studies (PDF 90 KB)
- Background on LAAs (PDF 50 KB)
- How LAAs help to deliver the Local government Performance Framework (on the CLG website)
- Technical definitions and further guidance for the Defra led indicators
- Local government has also produced its own material on local area agreements, including a range of case studies on the IDEA website
Page published: 8 July 2008