ISP Structure

The Islington Strategic Partnership (ISP) consists of:

• ISP Board
• ISP Executive
• Five Thematic Partnerships

A structure diagram is attached below.

We have recently reviewed the structures and governance arrangements for the Partnership and are in the process of updating our Constitution to reflect any changes. The revised version will be available shortly.

The ISP Board

The ISP Board has representation from all sectors including statutory, voluntary and community and business sectors in the borough. These include:

• Islington Council
• Islington Primary Care Trust
• Police
• Islington Community Network
• Fire Brigade
• Job Centre Plus
• City and Islington College
• London Metropolitan University
• Homes for Islington
• Family Mosaic
• Islington Chamber of Commerce

The ISP Board meets bi-monthly and is chaired by the Leader of the Council, Cllr James Kempton. It currently has 20 Board Members, and a number of Associate Members, including those chairs of ISP Thematic Partnerships who do not otherwise have a seat on the Board. The ISP Board is responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of the Partnership, including high-level priorities for Islington’s Local Area Agreement and Sustainable Community Strategy. To find out more about individual partner organisations see their websites through the links below.

To view an updated list of ISP Board, Associate and Executive members, please click on the ISP Membership list link below.

ISP Board meetings are public. To see dates of future Board meetings, or to look at papers for past meetings, please click on the ISP meetings link at the left of this page.

ISP Executive

The Executive consists of ten ISP Board members and is chaired by the Chief Executive of Islington Council, John Foster. It meets on a bi-monthly basis (in alternative months to Board meetings) and is responsible for the operational ‘business’ of the Partnership. Its' main responsibilities include:

• monitoring the overall implementation and delivery of the Local Area Agreement

• allocating resources to priorities and targets
• performance management

   

Thematic partnerships

The ISP has five thematic groups or partnerships. These groups deliver the priorities set out in Islington's Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) and Local Area Agreement (LAA). Each group has responsibility for delivering a number of LAA targets. Some of the groups have a wider role, beyond that of delivering the LAA on behalf of the ISP. Others were established specifically for the ISP.

• Children’s Board
• Environment and Sustainability Partnership
• Health and Wellbeing Partnership
• Safer Islington Partnership
• Social and Economic Wellbeing Partnership

Each Thematic Partnership has responsibility for specific indicators in the LAA. A list of indicators sorted by Thematic Partnership is attached below.

Islington Community Network

Islington Community Network (ICN) aims to provide a forum for Voluntary and Community networks across Islington. Twenty five voluntary and community networks are members including:

• Islington Disability Network
• Islington Advice Alliance
• Islington Tenants’ and Residents’ Association
• Arts for Islington
• Islington Bangladesh Association

ICN was created to promote the interests of voluntary and community organisations in Islington, to build relationships with the public and private sector, often through the ISP. One of their key aims is to build capacity with voluntary and community groups who are making use of ICT.

Members from the Islington Community Network also sit on the ISP Board, Executive and Theme Groups to represent the community.

The Islington Community Network is supported by Islington Voluntary Action Council (IVAC). 

For further details use the link to the ICN website at the side of the page

Support

The ISP Board and Executive are supported by a central team – the ISP Business Unit. Contact details are available under ‘Contact Us’.

The five thematic partnerships have support officers based within the Council or partner organisations.