Our mission and rationale - why we need a Plan
Our mission to 2030 is clear and simple:
Improve services; build a new, better form of local government for Warwickshire; and transform for the future.
Our Council Plan is set against the context in which we are operating. It focuses ondelivering high-quality services while navigating a complex environment of financial pressures, rising demand for statutory services, economic challenges, the opportunities and risks of technological change, key national policy developments and major Government reforms in how local government is structured.
Over the next four years we must achieve three things simultaneously:
- Improve the quality of the council services we deliver and their value for money.
- Ensure a smooth transition to new local government structures by April 2028, maintaining, enhancing and then transforming service delivery and standards through devolution and public service reform.
- Create opportunities for everyone to have a brighter future, working with partners, business and communities to shape new and innovative solutions to the big social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges we face.
The following sections set out why this is our approach, what we will focus on; and how we will make it happen.
Why we need a plan
Our county and council face unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Rising demand for critical services; growing financial pressures and global uncertainty; and significant national reforms, such as the Casey Commission in adult social care, mean we must act now to improve services, prepare for the significant change ahead and transform for the future.
There are major opportunities through technology and digital innovation to transform the way we work, improving key outcomes and supporting our ambition to devolve more power and resources to Warwickshire. We must make the most of those opportunities for Warwickshire, to deliver better outcomes for our residents, communities and businesses.
Doing more of the same is simply no longer an option. Residents cannot simply be asked to pay more each year while services become harder to access and major pressures that impact us all continue to grow. The council must focus on what works, stop what does not, reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and put resources where they make the biggest difference to Warwickshire’s residents.
