Working with partners
We are pleased to work in partnership with many organisations. Here is a list of some of them, with links to further information if available:
Community
Community Safety Partnerships
Community Legal Partnerships
Community Strategy and Countywide Partnership [PDF 80KB] 
Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership: www.nottseydcp.org.uk
Local Area Forums
Local Councils
Parish and town councils
Voluntary sector partnerships
Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)
Central government
(See also useful links for further contacts)
Main website portal to all Government Departments: www.direct.gov.uk
European, International and Twinning
Local Government partners
info4local portal - one-stop gateway for access to local government-related information: www.info4local.gov.uk
County Councils Network: www.lga.gov.uk/ccn
Employers' Organisation for Local Government: www.lg-employers.gov.uk
Improvement and Development Agency: www.idea.gov.uk
LGA:- Local Government Association: www.lga.gov.uk
Local Government Information unit: www.lgiu.gov.uk
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: www.odpm.gov.uk
Oultwood: International Local Government Directory: www.oultwood.com
Political Parties
Labour Party: www.labour.org.uk
Conservative Party: www.conservatives.com
Liberal Democrat Party: www.libdems.org.uk
Green Party: www.greenparty.org.uk
Regional partners
Nottinghamshire is part of the wider East Midlands region, together with the counties of: Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Rutland, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. It is a large and diverse region with a population of about 4.2 million. Just under 40% of the region's population live in towns and villages of less than 10,000 people, making the East Midlands one of the more rural regions in England. Some regional organisations include:
Government Office for the East Midlands: www.go-em.gov.uk
East Midlands Regional Local Government Association: www.emrlga.gov.uk
East Midlands Development Agency (emda): www.emda.org.uk
East Midlands Assembly: www.eastmidlandsassembly.org.uk
East Midlands Observatory: www.eastmidlandsobservatory.org.uk
Sub-regional partners
Greater Nottingham Partnership: www.gnpartnership.org.uk
North Notts & North Derbyshire Sub-regional Strategic Partnership
