A

Accountable Body

The body responsible for complying with the terms and conditions of a grant, which it is bound in law to do having accepted a funding offer. It must take steps to secure compliance with relevant terms and conditions by all the organisations involved.

Accreditation

Local Strategic Partnerships were required to achieve accreditation from the Government. Now replaced by the Performance Management Framework.

ACL

Action Plan

Arrangements for implementing programmes that are comprised of partnership-based area or sectoral approaches.

B

BAP

Biodiversity Action Plan

BC

Borough Council

BCC

Bedfordshire County Council

Benchmark

A fixed point from which measurements can be made

BLEDP

Bedfordshire and Luton Economic Development Partnership

BME Group

Black Minority Ethnic

BV

Best Value

C

CC

County Council

CDRP

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

CEN

Community Empowerment Network, in Luton this is the Luton Assembly.

CFI

Community Funding Initiative, administered by Voluntary Action Luton.

Community Plan

In Luton the Community Strategy has been called the Community Plan.

Community Strategy

Under the Local Government Act 2000 local authorities are tasked with producing a Community Strategy through their Local Strategic Partnership, INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN PROVIDING an over-arching framework for the activities of the Council and its partners to address local needs and objectives.

D

DEFRA

Department for ENvironment food and rural affairs.

DP

Development Plan

DWP

Department for Work and Pensions

E

EEDA

East of England Development Agency

EERA

East of England regional Assembly

F

FE
Floor Target

Further Education
Targets set by Government Departments

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

G

GAA

Growth Area Assessment

GO

Government Office

GO-East

Government Office for the East of England

GO-SE

Government Office for the South East of England

H

HE

Higher Education

I

IAG

Individual Advice and Guidance

ID

Index of Deprivation

IIC

Investing in Communities

IMD or IMD 2000

Index of Multiple Deprivation, produced in 2000. IMD 2004 subsequently issued.

J

JSA

Job Seekers Allowance

L

LA

Local Authority

LABGI

Local Authority Business Growth Initiative, a new programme

LBC

Luton Borough Council

LDHR

Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis. Our growth area under the MKSM subregional strategy. Also referred to as the Conurbation Luton and Dunstable Partnership.

LEA

Local Education Authority

LDP

Luton and Dunstable Partnership

LEN

Local Empowerment Network

LGA

Local Government Association

LLSOA

Lower Layer Super Output Area, a geographic area for local statistics

LNRS

Local Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy

LPSA

Local Public Service Agreement

LSC

Learning Skills Council

LSP

Local Strategic Partnership (Luton Forum)

M

MFCDT

Marsh Farm Community Development Trust

MKSM

Milton Keynes South Midlands, subregion in which Luton is located

N

NAW

Neighbourhood Action Worker

NDC

New Deal for Communities

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

NGO

Non Government Organisation. Usually a voluntary organisation

NRF

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

NRS

Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy

NSAP

National Strategy Action Plan

O

OA

ODPM

Output Area. Aggregations of postcode area data from 2001 Census
Office of the deputy prime minister

ONS

Office for National Statistics

P

PCT

Primary Care Trust

PI

Performance Indicator

PMF

Performance Management Framework

PSA

Public Service Agreement

Q

Quality of Life

Economic, social and environmental well-being. Indicators are now described as Quality of Life indicators rather than Sustainability Indicators.

R

RDA

Regional Development Agency

RPG

Regional Planning guidance

S

SCI

Statement of Community Involvement, a requirement under new Planning System

SEERA

South East England Regional Assembly

SOA

Super Output Area

V

VAL

Voluntary Action Luton, umbrella body for the voluntary sector