Partnerships have always been central to Bristol's identity. Our recent Local Government Association Corporate Peer Challenge (CPC) reinforced just how important our collaborations across the region are to achieving our strategic goals. The CPC was a welcome opportunity for us to see ourselves through the eyes of our partners and staff and to understand, with honesty and clarity, where our collaborative strengths lie and where we must continue to evolve to meet the expectations of a more complex, devolved and interconnected operating environment.
The peer team recognised Bristol as a city where activism, diversity and civic participation are deeply embedded in our culture. That spirit of engagement has shaped a mature and distinctive partnership landscape, spanning our Bristol One City collaborative partnership initiative, our statutory partnerships in areas such as health and social care, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, universities, businesses and the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA).
