Strategic Plan 2010 - 2014

Our Vision

Our vision is for Nottinghamshire to be a place where people enjoy life, are healthy, safe and prosperous; and where business is able to thrive. We are proud of our past and ambitious for our future.

Our Promises and Priorities

We want Nottinghamshire to be a county where people have high aspirations; live as independently as possible and are empowered to have greater responsibility.

We promise the people of Nottinghamshire to:

Lead Nottinghamshire

We will play a full part in leading Nottinghamshire making it a place where businesses want to invest; tourists want to visit and stay; where people want to live and feel safe. These are our goals and we will work together with our partners to achieve them.

We have three priorities that will deliver this promise:

• Priority one: to foster aspiration, independence and personal responsibility
• Priority two: to promote the economic prosperity of Nottinghamshire and safeguard our environment
• Priority three: to make Nottinghamshire a safer place to live

Deliver good services

We will consult, listen and act on what the public tell us about the services they use.  We will work with other organisations to make public sector services in Nottinghamshire as seamless as possible. We will ensure all our services are good quality and provide value for money. 

We have one priority that will deliver this promise:

• Priority four: to secure good quality, affordable services

Be an efficient Council

We will be a council that is cost effective in how it is run and removes inefficiencies. Over the coming four years we will reduce our running costs substantially to allow more to be spent on delivery of services.

We have one priority that will deliver this promise:

• Priority five: to be financially robust and sustainable

Our Values

Our priorities tell you what we need to do and our values say how we will do it.  How we act is important to us and our 5 core values demonstrate how we will behave:

Respect

We will treat the public and colleagues with fairness, respect and consideration.

Integrity

We will conduct our business with integrity and transparency.  We will endeavour to be open and honest in what we do.

Customer Focus

We will deliver high standards of customer care and service; we will listen carefully and respond positively to what we hear from our customers.

Responsibility

We will be accountable for what we do and take responsibility for our decisions.

Commitment

We will continue our commitment to delivering good quality services and making a positive difference.