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A North Staffordshire Task Force was established in January 2000 initiated by Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Stephen Byers in response to acute economic challenges facing the sub-region. The Task Force responded to concerns about major job-losses in the area with a report in spring 2000 that recommended…

With the work of this Task Force complete a new, representative body was formed in July 2000 and took up the challenge. North Staffordshire Partnership is the strategic regeneration partnership for the sub-region, joining together an area defined by the administrative boundaries of the City of Stoke-on-Trent and districts of Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stafford. The partnership currently includes over 80 partner organisations from the public, private and community sectors and will work to become fully representative of the diverse communities of interest that constitute North Staffordshire. A proactive process of partnership development is well underway, providing a strategic framework, structure and leadership. The partnership has appointed a Director and established a Contact Group to co-ordinate regeneration actions across the area.