B

Bedfordshire and Luton Partnership Trust

The Partnership NHS Trust was formed in April 2005 by integrating the services previously provided by the Bedfordshire and Luton Community NHS Trust with the mental health services provided by the social care departments of Bedfordshire County Council and Luton Borough Council.

C

Comprehensive Area Assessment

To provide an area and outcomes focussed assessment, put the views of local people at the heart of the assessment and reduce the burden of assessment on councils and their partners.

CDRP

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

CEN

Community Empowerment Network

The Communities Empowerment Network (CEN) provides advice, counselling, support, representation and training for people experiencing mistreatment and discrimination in education especially exclusion from school.

D

DWP

Department for Work and Pensions

E

EEDA

East of England Development Agency

G

GO-East

Government Office for the East of England

H

I

IMD

Index of Multiple Deprivation

J

JSA

Job Seekers Allowance

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

The JSNA document is a learning process as a means to move towards joint commissioning and decision making to ensure better health and care outcomes can be achieved through greater coordination and more effective partnership arrangements.

L

LA

Local Authority

Local Area Agreements

It is a statutory plan to which all partners are signed up to achieve together with the set targets agreed between the Luton Forum and the Government through the Government Office for the East of England.

LBC

Luton Borough Council

LDHR

Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis

LSP

Local Strategic Partnership

M

MFCDT

Marsh Farm Community Development Trust

N

NDC

New Deal for Communities

Is a Central Government-led regeneration programme for the regeneration of some of the UK's most deprived neighbourhoods.

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

Reducing the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) is a priority for the Government.

NGO

Non Government Organisation

A non-government organisation (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government.

National Indicator

A set of streamlined indicators that would reflect national priority outcomes for local authorities working alone or in partnership.

O

ONS

Office for National Statistics

P

PCT

Primary Care Trust

PI

Performance Indicator

A performance indicator or key performance indicator (KPI) is a measure of performance.

PMF

Performance Management Framework

A good performance management system helps organisations achieve their aims and objectives.

Performance Management Sub Group

The LSP has established a performance management sub group which plans and co-ordinates performance monitoring and reporting for the partners.

PSA

Public Service Agreement

Describe how targets will be achieved and how performance against these targets will be measured.

R

Registered Social Landlords

Registered Social Landlords are government-funded not-for-profit organisations that provide affordable housing.

S

SCI

Statement of Community Involvement

This sets out how the local community and stakeholders can get involved in the planning process with particular attention given to community involvement in the preparation of Local Development Documents (LDD).   

Sustainable Community Strategy

The Sustainable Community Strategy describes our shared vision of how Luton will be in 2026, and how we intend to get there. 

U

V

VAL

Voluntary Action Luton

Voluntary Action Luton is a Council for Voluntary Services providing advice and support to voluntary and community groups in Luton and its surrounding areas.

W