The South Hams Strategic Partnership is the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) for the District. It meets quarterly and comprises representatives from all sectors of the community. A first Community Strategy was published in March 2003. This will be accompanied by a work programme for the LSP and its partners, that reflects the priorities of the community strategy and will be subject to annual review.
A new Community Strategy is being developed for publication in Autumn 2006.
Project groups are established as necessary and formal links are agreed as appropriate with other strategic partnerships such as those dealing with economic development, health improvement or community safety.
The LSP has supported the formation of local market town based community alliances, one for each of the four larger settlements in the area, each being linked to its natural hinterland (those adjoining communities and parishes that feel they have a direct affinity with the larger settlement)
Each of these is developing differently but each is supported by the District and County Councils and other partners to tackle issues of local importance. In some cases the alliances are also included in programmes such as Market and Coastal Towns and are developing formal community action plans.
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