LAs are at the centre of this equation and are chargedmore than any other bodywith ensuring that they support the well-being of their residents. This is the opportunity to reestablish their leadership credentials through local fora like the Health and Well-Being Board (and, dare I mention, the Local Strategic Partnerships or suchlike, where they remain, can be reinvigorated or re-born).
LAs can foster local public services provision funded through the conduit of an economic growth-focused local partnership
that is fit for purpose in terms of meeting the needs of local people and the national economy (promoting economic growth, health and well-being etc., and fiscal discipline). Local public service providers can then, in turn, collectively engage with the LEPs to ensure that the Single Pot and the local public service expenditure are working in a coordinated, value-adding way.