The Partnership Support Unit (PSU) is a strategic resource that has been developed for the Northamptonshire Partnership to coordinate activity across agencies to lead on the development of partnership working across Northamptonshire driving innovation and transformational change in service delivery and outcomes.

The work has been led by the Partnership Support Unit Programme Board (PSUPB) who makes recommendations to the Chief Executives Group who then report to the Public Service Board.

The aim of the PSU is to support Northamptonshire public services working together to develop an ongoing dialogue and engagement with citizens and service users within the county in order to shape the design and delivery of quality services.

The PSU will provide common capacity for the Northamptonshire Partnership agencies through the development and management of the Partnership Support Unit, to:

• work together to improve understanding of local people's needs
• develop Citizen involvement in decision-making
• respond to growth across the County and to enhance business intelligence
• manage Partnership governance, decision-making and performance management
• help deliver outcomes for the Comprehensive Area Assessment, Northamptonshire Sustainable Communities Strategy and LAA2

Peter McLaren has been appointed as the Head of the new Partnership Support Unit. Peter has worked for Northamptonshire County Council since 1999 and his previous role was lead for the implementation of the Local Area Agreement (LAA).

Peter and his new team will play an important role in helping to deliver service improvements through leading on partnership development and raising the county’s profile locally, regionally and nationally.

The unit is expected to be fully staffed and established by the end of the financial year and will be based, at least initially, at County Hall, Northamptonshire County Council.

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