Report - London Borough of Hillingdon

WORKING OF THE LOCAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP:
EVIDENCE FROM WITNESSES
ITEM 1
Contact Officer: Maureen Colledge
Telephone: 01895 277 488
REASON FOR REPORT
The Committee decided at their last meeting that this first session of the
Overview and Scrutiny review of the Working of the Local Strategic Partnership
(LSP) should have a “jobs and business” theme.
Confirmed witnesses at this first session are:
• Rachel Davies, Principal of Uxbridge College, Vice Chairman of
Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce and a member of the LSP.
• Tony Dunn – Chimes Shopping Centre Manager and member of the
LSP.
• Peter Sale – Manager, Hillingdon Education Business Partnership, BA
Community Learning Centre.
Suggested questions for discussion with the witnesses are attached and are
based on the key questions identified within the review’s scoping report and the
Committee’s discussion at the 19 September meeting.
OPTIONS OPEN TO THE COMMITTEE
1. To adopt, vary and supplement the questions as appropriate.
2. A number of members of the business community and the LSP were
approached and willing to help but unable to make the meeting, the Committee
may wish to consider sending the questions to these people for written
responses.
INFORMATION
In the Appendices as background on business involvement and this review are:
• Progress report to Hillingdon LSP on the Prosperous Borough theme
• London Borough of Croydon Strategic Partnership’s business
involvement – given as good practice on the IdeA website
• Business in the Community’s Partnership Academy prospectus
• ODPM’s LSP Delivery Toolkit “Involving the private sector: a practical
guide”
• This Overview and Scrutiny Review’s Scoping Report
Community Partnerships & Economic Development OSC report – 18.10.05 Page 10
PART 1 – MEMBERS, PUBLIC & PRESS