Partnership Framework

Working together for a better Thanet

2.   Defining a Partnership

A partnership is a joint working arrangement where the partners

• are otherwise independent bodies
• agree to co-operate to achieve common goals or outcomes
• create a new organisational structure or process to achieve this goal
• plan and implement a jointly agreed programme, often with joint staff or resources
• share relevant information, and pool risks and rewards

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• Introduction
• Defining a Partnership
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• Partnership templates
• Partnership Register

Sophie Chadwick

Contracts and Partnerships Relationship Manager

E-mail: sophie.chadwick
@thanet.gov.uk

Tel: 01843 577631