West Berkshire Partnership

The Partners

The West Berkshire Partnership (WBP) is made up of a wide range of local organisations, agencies and businesses. It is managed by the WBP Management Board, which comprises senior representatives from 12 organisations. The 12 organisations are made up from 4 public sector, 4 private sector and 4 voluntary and community sector representatives.

There are 5 key Partnership groups that sit beneath the Management Board. These Partnerships involve a range of organisations responsible for statutory and non statutory duties. The purpose of the key Partnerships is to make progress on outcomes and priorities as agreed locally and report to the Management Board. The key Partnerships deal with the following topics:

Children's Trust
Health and Well-Being
Safer Communities
Housing and the Environment
Transport and the Economy

1) The Management Board

The West Berkshire Partnership's Management Board was established in January 2002 with 9 places equally representating the public, voluntary and business sectors. The Chairs of the Action Groups in the Partnership also took part in the Management Board.

In 2006 the Management Board has agreed to increase its membership from 9 to 12. In keeping with the equal split between the voluntary, public and private sectors - there are now 4 nominated representatives from each sector. Members are:

These five main partnerships are responsible for key strategic topics. View membership of:

The Children and Young People's Partnership
The Health and Well-Being Partnership
The Safer Communities Partnership
The Housing and the Environment Partnership
The Transport and the Economy Partnership

3) The Performance Group

The Performance Group monitors progress and performance for all the partnerships within WBP and reports directly to the Management Board. View Performance Group membership

View complete list of WBP Partners