The Audit Commission has launched a study of Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) that builds on their 2005 report, 'Governing Partnerships: Bridging the Accountability Gap'. It will explore the new challenges LSPs and their partners face in managing the delivery of Local Area Agreements and the new performance framework. The scoping for the study will begin in September and a final report will be published in the Autumn.
See: www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nationalstudies/downloads/LocalStrategicPartnerships.pdf