Oxford Strategic Partnership

What is the Oxford Strategic Partnership?

	Oxford Strategic Partnership website

The Oxford Strategic Partnership (OSP) is Oxford City's Local Strategic Partnership.  This Partnership, co-ordinated by the City Council, brings together key individuals from the public, business, community and voluntary sectors in our local community to shape a vision for the City.

The OSP is chaired by Peter Couchman, General Manager of Midcounties Co-operative. Other members of the Partnership include the Leaders of both Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council. Also, leading officers from 

• Oxford City Council
• Oxford Brookes University
• Oxford University
• Thames Valley Police
• Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust
• Oxford Preservation Trust
• Oxford Inspires
• OX1 Ltd
• Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action

As regional bodies, both the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and the Government Office for the South East (GOSE) are represented.

The partnership is responsible for developing and implementing the Sustainable Community Strategy for the city.

What are the Oxford Strategic Partnership's priorities?

The Partnership has developed a draft Sustainable Community Strategy for Oxford City for 2008 - 2012.  The strategy can be downloaded below:

The draft Strategy sets the vision for Oxford City and states the key issues for the city where the Oxford Strategic Partnership feels it can add value in the coming years.  This can be summarised as follows:

The OSP's over-riding vision is that Oxford will be a world class city for everyone.

The OSP has adopted a cross cutting theme of the economy in the city and five flagship issues where the OSP feels it can add value:

• Affordable Housing
• Health and Social Inclusion
• Climate Change
• Quality of the Public Realm for Residents and Visitors
• Safer, Stronger, more Cohesive City

Consultation on the draft Strategy has already taken place with key partners and this is now being followed by a wider consultation period.  The wider consultation period will run until the end of the 25th February for any comments on the Strategy. 

How can I make a comment on the draft strategy?

If you want to comment on the draft Strategy please send your comments to the Co-ordinator of the Oxford Strategic Partnership. Contact details can be found on the right of this page. 

Where can I find out more about the Oxford Strategic Partnership?

Visit the Oxford Strategic Partnership website to see the full Community Strategy, local objectives and details of our partners.

Oxfordshire Partnership

Oxford City Council is also a member of the Oxfordshire Partnership. This Partnership acts as a forum for organisations with an interest in the economic, social and environmental well-being of the whole of Oxfordshire to come together to discuss key issues and agree priorities. Visit the Oxfordshire Partnership website for more information.

Page last reviewed 14 Feb 2008