Useful links

The A to Z guide lists Plymouth 2020's key stakeholders and partners and the links will take you to their websites.

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

B

Business in the Community

Business in the Community is a unique movement of over 700 of the UK’s top companies committed to improving their positive impact on society.

Business Link

The Business Link service for Devon and Cornwall is designed to provide the best possible help to people starting, running or growing a business. At the core of the service is a sophisticated information and enquiry centre which is supported by a network of specialist advisers. It is also linked to a wide range of additional support available from organisations throughout Devon and Cornwall. That means whatever question or problem you have they should be able to provide the answer or link you to the best solution. Essentially, it takes all the worry of having to find someone who you can trust to give impartial and up-to-date information or assistance.

C

City Centre Company

The City Centre Company is the largest city on the south coast, the biggest shopping centre west of Bristol and a major regional centre in the west country, Plymouth city centre offers an ideal demographic mix for events and promotions.

Community Safety Unit

The Community Safety Unit (CSU) supports the Plymouth Community Safety Partnership in reducing crime and improving community safety in the city.

The unit includes staff from the Council and the Police and is linked to the Drug and Alcohol Action Team, the Youth Offending Team and the Anti-social Behaviour Unit. They also work directly with Plymouth 2020, the local strategic partnership, and with the Council’s Safer and Smarter Group.

D

Department for Communities and Local Government

The Department for Communities and Local Government's aim is to create prosperous, inclusive and sustainable communities for the 21st century, places where people want to live, that promote opportunity and a better quality of life for all.

Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

The Department for Education and Skills was established with the purpose of creating opportunity, releasing potential and achieving excellence for all.

Department of Work and Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions promotes opportunity and independence for all through modern, customer-focused services.

They help people to achieve their potential through employment, so that they are able to provide for their children and to work and save for secure retirement.

Devon and Cornwall Police

The Force aim is “By working in partnership to: bring about safer communities; reduce disorder, crime and the fear of crime; and contribute to the delivery of justice in a way which secures and maintains public confidence”.

Devon and Cornwall Constabulary covers the largest geographical police area in England.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

The vision of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is to help make Devon and Somerset Safe. As well as providing emergency response to incidents, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service also provides community fire safety, fire safety education, inspection of premises and an assortment of support functions.

Devonport Regeneration Community (DRC) Partnership

The Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership’s vision is to create a thriving, vibrant community that raises aspirations, grasps opportunities and which has people queuing to join.

E

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.

F

Fata He BME Development

Fata He was established in 2001 to redress social and economic inequalities relating to Black and Minority Ethnic (BandME) individuals, families and groups within the city of Plymouth.

Federation of Small Businesses

Federation of Small Businesses organisation promoting and protecting the interests of the self employed and small business owners within the UK

G

Government Office for the South West

Government Office for the South West (GOSW) represents Central Government in the South West region. It uses Government policies and programmes to maximise the productivity, well-being and prosperity of the region and support the building of an inclusive and prosperous society that develops in a sustainable way.

H

Home Office

The Home Office is the government department responsible for ensuring we live in a safe, just and tolerant society. They are responsible for the police in England and Wales, national security, the justice system and immigration.

J

Jobcentre Plus

Jobcentre Plus is an agency within the Department of Work and Pensions, which combines the Employment Service and the Working Age parts of the Benefits Agency.

Jobcentre Plus has two key groups of customers:

• individuals of working age, where the aim is to deliver a single, integrated service to customers, offering help in finding work and claiming benefits;
• employers, where the aim is to fill vacancies quickly with the best people available and also to respond to individual recruitment needs.

L

Learning and Skills Council

The Learning and Skills Council Devon and Cornwall is part of a national organisation with 47 local arms. Operational since April 2001, it is responsible for funding and planning further education, work-based learning, adult and community learning and school sixth forms.

N

National Statistics

National Statistics is responsible for producing a wide range of economic and social statistics. It also registers life events and holds the decennial census of the population.

Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) is responsible for overseeing the Government's comprehensive neighbourhood renewal strategy. A strategy that responds to local circumstances rather than directs everything from Whitehall.

It aims to harness the hundreds of billions of pounds spent by key government departments rather than relying on one-off regeneration spending. A range of different programmes has been established to determine local needs and to pilot new ways to fight deprivation in our poorest, most deprived communities.

The NRU is part of the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and working with government office neighbourhood renewal teams, they oversee and support local strategic partnerships in the 88 most deprived districts in England.

Nomis

Nomis is a web based database of labour market statistics run by the University of Durham on behalf of the Office for National Statistics. First launched in 1981, Nomis houses an extensive range of government statistical information on the UK labour market including Employment, Unemployment, Earnings, Labour Force Survey and Jobcentre Plus vacancies.

P

Plymouth Chamber of Commerce

The Plymouth Chamber is the largest locally owned business organisation South West of Bristol. The Chamber's role is to meet and anticipate the needs of the membership and to proactively represent the private sector to bring about and sustain a favourable business climate conducive to wealth creation in the Plymouth City region.

Plymouth City Council

Plymouth City Council is responsible for ensuring all statutory local government services are provided in Plymouth. It also takes responsibility for a number of discretionary services and exercises a community leadership role to promote economic, social and environmental well-being locally. All services, whether directly provided or in partnership, are underpinned by the council’s core values of honesty, commitment and continuous improvement in all it does

Plymouth City Development Company

The Plymouth City Development Company (CDC) has been formed to drive the city’s ambitious plans for economic growth and regeneration.

Plymouth Community Partnership

Plymouth Community Partnership is an umbrella organisation providing advice, information and support to community groups in Plymouth.

Services include:

• Supporting elected community representatives - It enables local people to have a greater say in local issues through provision of information and support to community groups in Plymouth
• resource centre
• information library
• advice surgeries
• financial management advice
• training events/workshops
• regular information mailings
• website providing information for community groups

Plymouth and District Racial Equality Council

Plymouth and District Race Equality Council is dedicated to working to promote racial equality for all and to challenge racial inequality.

Plymouth Guild

Plymouth Guild has been caring for the people of Plymouth since 1907. They support women and their children who are victims of domestic violence; deaf and or blind people, and people with disabilities. They recruit volunteers from all walks of life who then support the activities of many other voluntary bodies in Plymouth. Without this service it would be impossible for many smaller charities to continue with their work.

Plymouth Informed

Plymouth Informed is a website allowing the public and professionals easy access to an online database that uses a Geographic Information System (GIS) or map-based platform to store and present qualitative and quantitative information (both issue and service related) about the City of Plymouth. Plymouth Informed has been developed by Plymouth 2020 Partnership. The main aim of the website is to provide easily accessible, up to date information about the city.

Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust

Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCTs) were set up by the Government in recent years to ensure a more integrated service across the NHS.

Plymouth PCT has responsibility for providing our city’s non-acute community based health services such as nursing, rehabilitation, learning disabilities and mental health services. The PCT also has responsibility for the services provided by our GPs, although doctors themselves remain independent contractors. As well as providing non-acute services, the PCT is responsible for the commissioning (buying) of acute services from Derriford Hospital.

On a practical level, Plymouth PCT allows the city’s own GPs, community nurses and health workers to make the decisions about how health services are provided locally.

S

Serio

Serio launched by the University of Plymouth in collaboration with Plymouth 2020 Partnership in order to provide socio-economic research and intelligence for informed policy and decision making.

South West Regional Development Agency

The South West Regional Development Agency’s goal is to improve the economy of South West England. This involves giving people the skills they need, encouraging enterprise and improving communications. They also promote the strengths of the region and help people to regenerate their communities.

South West Observatory

The South West Observatory was set up by a partnership of regional bodies to share the production, analysis and dissemination of intelligence and research related to regional policy in South West England. The South West Observatory is made up of five thematic modules, seven local intelligence networks and a co-ordinating core unit.

U

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth is a vibrant and friendly university, with a strong record of excellence and innovation across teaching, research and enterprise activities.

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