The 14-19 Partnership was established in June 2003 in response to the impending publication of the Government's White Paper "Opportunities and Excellence". Its purpose is to oversee and inform the dev...
To support LOCOG, the ODA and ISAF in their activities relating to or connected with visitor management and the delivery of accommodation for the sailing events for the 2012 games, and to report to th...
1. To consider the case of every child referred to it by the Adoption Agency and to make a recommendation to the Agency as to whether the child should be placed for adoption.
2. To consider the case...
To act as a co-ordinator of action with espect to affordable housing across the area, so that new initiative and best practice can be shared and taken forward
To oversee the production of minerals and waste development documents relating jointly to Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole and to approve these for consultation, and to recommend the submission and adopt...
WDDC to consult with District & Parish Councils on behalf of DCC in respect of deposited Building Regulation applications & ensure DCC projects comply with the Building Regulations 2006
To promote a one-Dorset culture and more cross-authority working
To share best practice
To Identify areas of joint work which would strengthen achievements of the expectations of CAA
To use collective strength, combined expertise and co-ordinated purchasing to deliver best value goods and services to the customers of our membership at minimum cost to member authorities.
To further sustainable rural development within the Chalk and Cheese Local Action Group Partnership area,
through the England Rural Development Programme Local Action Initiative.
The Pan Dorset Child Death Overview Panel is a sub-committee of both the Dorset Safeguarding Children Board and the B'mth & Poole Local Safeguarding Children Board. The Children Act 2004 and Working ...
The Committee is the responsible authority for the Children out of School service. Its membership is made up of Officers, elected members, parent governor reps and a paediatrician. It meets on a terml...
To develop a transportation policy for the Borough in support of Dorset County Council's aims and objectives contained within the Local Transport Plan.
To monitor implementation of the policy and the...
To Support LOCOG, the ODA and ISAF in their activities relating to or connected with the promotion of and communications about the sailing events for the 2012 games, and to report to the Dorset Workin...
To discuss policies and issues relating to the County Farms Estate.
To provide the members for a County farms Interview Panel, to be convened by the Director of Corporate Services, to select tenants ...
To identify and formulate the priority issues and interests raised by communities by towns, parishes and stakeholders within each local area partnership (LAP).
To identify common themes that can be br...
The Culture Theme Group will work to increase participation and access to a wide spectrum of cultural activities in Dorset. It acknowledges the continuing work of existing cultural partnerships such ...
To enable the County, West Dorset District and Dorchester Town Councils to devise and monitor a programme for the delivery of a detailed plan for future transport arrangements and enhancement of the p...
To maximise the potential health benefits of Dorset hosting the sailing events for the 2012 Olympics by developing and implementing a community based activity ‘challenge’ in which 30,000 people across...
To ensure that appropriate action is taken to deliver the Games as per Dorset's contractual obligations. Partner organisations are working towards the same aim and that effective information sharing t...
Advise on the development and implementation of plans for service delivery
Oversee interagency commissioning of comprehensive and integrated services
Ensure that services are inclusive, accessible an...
To agree on a consensus basis any common response yp consultations by the South West Regional Assembly on the Regional Spatial Strategy (including the Regional Transport Strategy)
To consider common ...
To ensure the development and adoption of a statutory management plan for the Dorset AONB as required by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, by April 2004.
To develop and promote a vision for...
To ensure Dorset's archaeological heritage is recognised, secured, well researched, interpreted and effectively managed;
as well as being promoted as an educational and amenity resource.
To encourage the provision, facilitation and joint promotion of the arts in Dorset generally and to provide greatr encouragement of the arts in rural and district areas of the county in particular
To support and foster the interests of parish and town councils consistent with the objectives of the National Association of Local Councils which are:
a) To protect and promote the interests, rights,...
The South & West Dorset Broacasting Action Group was originally formed as WEDBAG (West Dorset Broadcasting Action Group) after Oliver Letwin MP had received many complaints regarding a wide range of t...
Dorset's Children's Trust will be placed on a statutory footing from April 2010 and will have the responsibility for promoting cooperation through partnership working at every organisational level to ...
To present an effective and coherent voice to communicate to the people of Dorset the need to reduce Dorset's impact on climate change. To enable and inspire them to take action, both individually and...
To encourage co-operation and dialogue between the different interests and users of the Dorset coast.
To encourage the gathering and dissemination of knowledge and the carrying out of the necessary r...
The purpose of the group is to coordinate community safety activity in Dorset at the strategic level to reduce crime and the fear of crime and facilitate the strengthening of Dorsets communities.
To co ordinate activity at the strategic level to deliver the Dorset Domestic Violence Strategy and Local Area Agreement (LAA) target on domestic violence and to bring coordination to work delivered b...
To give guidance to organisations to positively promote fairness and value diversity
To assist in identifying direct and indirect discrimination and work in partnership to address inequality in the d...
To ensure all members of the Travelling Community and "hard to reach groups" have equitable access to services in respect of health, education, social care and benefits
· Facilitate communication betw...
To lead, co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of the health elements of the Community Strategy by developing a joint strategy, to be revised annually, in response to the issues raised in the Public H...
To provide an interim Planning Framework for the collection of contribution for heathlands mitigation measures from housing developments in South East Dorset.
To respond to the Draft and Provisional Maps of Open Access Land prepared for Dorset and to advise on the improvement of public access to land in the area for the purposes of open-air recreation and t...
To achieve procurement excellence throughout Dorset by working together to cultivate a cohesive and collaborative environment, which will support the strategic priorities of member organisations and t...
The DSCB is a statutory body which completes its work according to the Children Act 2004 and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006. This places an obligation on the Local Authority to establish ...
Works Closely with local communities, through local community planning partnershps, to determine what Dorset's economic, social and environmental future should be;
Encourages organisations and partner...
To reduce casualties across Dorset through the creation of a pro-active Partnership which addresses a wide range of unsafe road use practices through education, engineering, and enforcement. In partic...
To oversee the Supporting People programme in Dorset; to consider the Dorset Supporting People Strategy and annual plan and to recommend it to elected members for approval. To consider proposals for ...
An open forum to facilitate the exchange of information and the discussion of issues concerning the County Councils discharge of its functions as Waste Disposal Authorities.
A channel for the exchang...
The participating councils have achieved Pathfinder status to look at new and improved ways of working in mulit tier local government areas. Waste Management has been selected as a key component of th...
Multi party partnership delivering a range of countryside projects in Western Dorset. Project partners supporting Dorset Countryside Rangers Service aims.
To ensure implementation at local level of the National Anti Drug Strategy and to understand the level of the drug problem across Dorset and develop inclusive services to meet the needs of problem dru...
To support LOCOG, the ODA and ISAF in their activities relating to or connected with the management of the sailing events for the 2012 games, and to report to the Dorset Working Group for the 2012 Gam...
To build and maintain a balanced community of housing with care and to ensure that the accommodation units in the Extra Care Housing Scheme at Fairfield Road, Blandford, are let to those who are eligi...
The implementation of a unified service to deliver welfare benefits entitlements and financial assessments for people receiving community care services.
To consider whether:
(a) each applicant is suitable to act as a foster parent;
(b) if suitable, under what terms should the approval be given;
(c) a person remains suitable to act as a foster parent,...
To provide geographical information services and enable the exchange of geographical and other spatial information in support of the aims and service delivery needs of its partners.
Governors are accountable for the performance of the establishment to parents, students and the wider community
They plan future direction, select the Headteacher or Principal, make decisions about th...
1. To oversee the management delivery of the Archives Service in Dorset.
2. To consider and recommend plans and budgets for the service.
3. To monitor and review the service delivery, performance an...
to agree priority outcomes for health and wellbeing in Dorset;
b. to promote and decide priorities upon joint action across the two agencies in the commissioning of services for all the Dorset populat...
The Carers’ JCB will:
work together to ensure the delivery of appropriate carers’ services for the whole population of Dorset, across all service areas
receive reports and needs information from t...
The JCB will work together to ensure the delivery of appropriate Learning Disability services for the whole population of Dorset.
The JCB will agree strategic direction for service development and th...
To secure an integrated approach to commissioning services for older people, people with physical disabilities and long-term conditions, leading to more integrated service provision and improved heal...
The JCB will work together to ensure the delivery of appropriate mental health services for the whole population of Dorset.
The JCB will agree strategic direction for service development and the deliv...
As Dorset's College of the Countryside to provide inspiring and challenging education and training opportunities to equip our learners with the knowledge and skills to succees in life and work
To contribute towards the education of young children in health education as laid down in the Healthy Living agenda in Every Child Matters. The education programmes are delivered via a mobile classroo...
To enable access to expert senior guidance and advice for NHS Dorset and Dorset
County Council regarding issues relating to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 and
the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards...
The purpose of the Local Implementation Team is to co-ordinate the work of local stakeholders to assist with implementation of the Mental Health National Service Framework and other national requireme...
Provide an integrated monitoring of nursing and social care for homes contracted under the joint NHS and Local Authority Care Home with Nursing Contract
To promote the conservation and enhancement of the natural and built environment in North Dorset.
To oversee the delivery of a Countryside Ranger Service to North Dorset including specific Project Ar...
To keep the civil enforcement of parking and traffic regulations outside London under review - all authorities who then de-criminalised parking services are reviewed - including set up of fees.
To ensure coherence to the PCDL offer across Dorset. To have a planning, monitoring and review function to ensure that there is a 'wide range of high quality, challenging and inspiring PCDL provision...
To consider and advise upon matters arising from the development of Poundbury, Dorchester. In particular, considers planning obligations, contributions from the Duchy development and the Poundbury De...
A partnership which aims to prevent or reduce anti-social behaviour, crime and wrongdoing, promote personal safety and empower communities to use digital technology safely.
The role of the Schools Forum is to consider proposals drawn up by the LA to allocate the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), received by DCC from the DCFS, which is earmarked for education funding in Dors...
To enable a partnerhsip approach for the provision of services delivered within the community for people who meet the eligibiity for NHS Continuning Health Care.
Improve sexual health and reduce teenage (for under 18's) conceptions in Dorset. Reduce long term risks of social exclusion of teenage parents and their children. Oversee delivery of Local Public Se...
To build and maintain the new Sir John Colfox School, Bridport to creat the best environment to meet the educational requirements and needs for the teaching and learning of students between the ages o...
To support the council's committment to working in partnership with other organisations to provide back office functions more effectively and efficiently.The key aims are considered to be increased re...
To celebrate cultural diversity
To end isolation faced by people from ethnic minorities
To provide support for each other & work towards understanding the effects of racism,
To reclaim our rots and re...
To further sustainable rural development within the Sowing the Seeds Local Action Group Partnership area, through the England Rural Development Programme Local Action Initiative.
1. To educate children and adults residing in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole and neighbouring counties and to foster their awareness of safety issues in everyday life including safety in the house, in ...
To support LOCOG, the ODA the OTA and ISAF in their activities relating to or connected with transsportation for the sailing events for the 2012 games, and to report to the Dorset Working Group for th...
Primarily to improve transport accessibility to town and also focus on ensuring the sustainable and safe movement of people within the town and to Portland.
To develop a transportation policy for the Borough in support of Dorset County Council's aims and objectives contained within the Local Transport Plan.
To monitor implementation of the policy and the...
Also known as the Corporation of the College. The Corporation's function is to decide on strategic policy and the overall direction of the College, as well as monitoring the performance of the most se...
To provide a forum for the exchange of views and the discussion of issues arising out of BP's implementation of the oilfield development in the Wytch Farm area. The committee will monitor progress, re...
co-ordinates the provision of Youth Justice Service for all those in authority's service who need them and to formulate and implement a Youth Justice Plan to achieve its statutory purpose to prevent o...
