Partnership policy

Information on these partnerships can be obtained from Service Order 11/3 Partnership Policy.

The partnership forms are Formal Partnerships fm 11-3-1, Informal Partnership fm 11-3-2 and Local Strategic Partnership fm 11-3-3

For further information please contact the Performance Review Team at performance.review@hantsfire.gov.uk

Formal partnerships

Formal partnerships are often seen as a separate entity, whose members act as steering group that direct their activities to the common objectives of the partnership. These partnerships may often have budgets and resources allocated to them. Formal Partnerships will be evaluated by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service before the agreed reviewed date. Examples of these may be; Hampshire Police Driver Training, Childrens Fire and Burn Trust

Partnership with	Partnership information (all open a new window)
Human Resources & Development Group (HRDG)	Human Resources & Development Group partnership information  22Kb
Road Safety Team, Hampshire County Council	Road Safety Team, Hampshire County Council, partnership information  22Kb
Hampshire County Council Social Services	Hampshire County Council Social Services partnership information  22Kb
Portsmouth City Council Community Housing	Portsmouth City Council Community Housing partnership information  22Kb
The National Trust	National Trust partnership information  21Kb
University of Southampton (PCT)	University of Southampton (PCT) partnership information  22Kb
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service	West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service partnership information  23Kb

Informal partnerships

Informal partnerships may exist where the style or type of work being undertaken doesn't necessitate such formality or where there is a large degree of trust and history of joint working already in place. Informal Partnerships will be evaluated by HFRS before the agreed reviewed date. Examples of these may be:

• Consultative arrangements
• networks of personal and professional contact
• Organisational commitment
• Contractual relationships
• Forums for problem solving

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Local strategic partnerships

Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) are multi-agency bodies which match local authority boundaries, and aim to bring together, at a local level, the different services offered by the public, private, community and voluntary sectors. LSPs are key to addressing the multi-faceted and complex problems facing communities. This type of partnership can be both formal and informal and will be evaluated by HFRS before the reviewed dates.

Statutory partnerships

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service has to participate in the following partnerhsips  The following links will provide general information about Staturoty Partnerships:

www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/regions/regions00.htm
www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980037_en_1
www.hantsiowcaddie.gov.uk