Contents - North Lanarkshire Full Local Partnership Agreement March 2003 - A Joint Future

In 2000 the Scottish Executive set up the Joint Futures Group (JFG) which reported in November 2000 to:

  • agree a list of joint measures which agencies need to have in place to deliver effective services, and to set deadlines for that;
  • advise on the balance between residential and home based care;
  • advise on options for charging for care at home; and
  • advise on how to identify and share good practice. 

 Modernising Community Care: An Action Plan had set the agenda, not only for joint working but also the organisation and delivery of services within agencies. It had sought specifically:

  • quicker and better decision-making, through delegated decision-making and financial responsibility;
  • more flexible and better quality home care services, including a shift in the balance of care towards these services; and
  • agencies working in partnership in localities, through better operational and strategic planning, joint budgets, joint services and joint systems.

In October 2002 a report was presented to the Social Work (Planning & Administration) Sub Committee that outlined the launch of North Lanarkshire Local Care Partnership.

North Lanarkshire Council has agreed a full local partnership agreement which is detailed below.

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