The purpose of the Adult Strategic Partnership is to provide a forum in which the member bodies can work together to plan and deliver services in relation to adults jointly and to ensure that statutory, voluntary and independent sector services within North Yorkshire work together to ensure that all adults are enabled to live independent lives in socially inclusive communities. Particular attention will be given to the needs of those members of the community who are vulnerable to social exclusion due to: physical or learning disability; mental health problems; long term medical conditions; sensory impairment or frailty due to old age and their carers.