Third Sector Strategy for Plymouth 2008 to 2011

This strategy was commissioned by the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) Executive. It was identified that the city lacked a strategic approach in relation to working with the voluntary and community sector.

The strategy aims to set down and guide the public sector's relationship with the voluntary and community sector (known as the 'third sector') with a view to strengthening the Local Strategic Partnership approach.

Our vision, of being one of Europe's finest, most vibrant waterfront cities, where an outstanding quality of life is enjoyed by everyone, is at the centre of the Local Strategic Partnership's plans.  We understand that local people need to be able and willing to involve themselves in decision making about services that affect then for this vision to become a reality.

A strong, independent and diverse third sector has a crucial role to play in helping us achieve our ambitions.  Working with business and statutory partners, the sector has a unique contributions as an advocate for individuals and groups whose views need to be heard, in bringing people together to fight inequality, and increasingly in delivering services to citizens.

A great deal has already been achieved in working together to support a thriving third sector, and there is still much we can do to improve the way that we work together to achieve outcomes that would not be possible if our organisations were working alone.

This document sets out how we plan to work together to increase and strengthen the role of the third sector in helping to achieve its ambitions.

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Third Sector Strategy - a Third Sector Strategy for Plymouth 2008 to 2011. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 154.7KB