Hampshire Senate

Targeting Hampshire's issues together

The Hampshire Senate is a voluntary partnership made up of the County Council leader, leaders of all 11 district councils, the Chairmen of Hampshire Police and Fire Authorities, and the Hampshire Primary Care Trust along with the Chairman of the Hampshire Association of Local Councils and representatives of the Hampshire Economic Partnership, Hampshire Strategic Partnership, Voluntary and Commmunity Sector, the Regional Development Agency and the Armed Forces.

The idea of the Senate as an overarching 'Hampshire partnership' extending the voluntary collaboration already taking place in many areas. The development of such a partnership is another logical step in that direction, which offers the opportunity to rationalise some of the existing partnership arrangements. Far from being another tier of government, as some have suggested, this new arrangement potentially has the ability to reduce the bureaucracy and the cost around many fragmented central government initiatives and enhance the collaboration between elected and non elected bodies which deliver public services in Hampshire.

Senate Objectives

• Deliver the Local Area Agreement for Hampshire
• Bring people together to keep government as local as possible
• Add value to, and reduce the costs of, public service through working with all the public services and partners
• Act as a strong united voice for all of Hampshire
• Secure extra government funding for our infrastructure needs