The Kent Agreement - Overview

The Kent Agreement comprises the Local Area Agreement (LAA) and the Local Public Service Agreement phase 2 (LPSA 2). It brings Kent Partners together to work for the people of the county with the aim of increasing independence and raising personal fulfilment, and acts as a vehicle for taking forward the ambitions contained in the Vision for Kent.

It includes key targets agreed jointly between the Kent Partners and government. These targets are designed to be challenging but achievable, and they reflect a move towards preventing problems rather than simply tackling them at a later stage. The LAA comprises four key blocks - children and young people; safer and stronger communities; healthy communities and older people; economic development and sustainable communities.

The Kent Agreement goes well beyond a simple list of targets. Government offers a Performance Reward Grant for meeting the LPSA targets, along with the opportunity to negotiate freedom from regulation and prescription. Success in the first LPSA, which ended in April 2005, brought with it a Performance Reward Grant of around £21 million.

For more information please take a look at our Kent Agreement Related Documents.