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With the assistance of a report by the Head of Policy to consider and comment upon the draft Local Area Agreement for Cambridgeshire.

Supported the contents of a draft Local Area Agreement for Cambridgeshire.

A report by the Head of Policy was submitted (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) to which was attached a draft Local Area Agreement (LAA) for Cambridgeshire. The Agreement reflected the Government’s intention to streamline funding, encourage partnership working and direct investment towards local priorities.

In discussing the Agreement and despite expressing concerns about the principles associated with LAAs in terms of obscuring local priorities and accountability and the additional costs of governance arrangements, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  that the contents of the Local Area Agreement for Cambridgeshire be supported.