The financial context

Despite continuing to operate in a challenging financial environment, the council remains committed to setting a balanced budget while responding to rising costs and growing demand for services. Since 2015/16, we have delivered around £152 million of savings by transforming the way some services are provided and by improving efficiency across the organisation.

We are also focused on reducing longer-term financial pressures by providing the right support at the right time, helping to prevent the need for more intensive and costly statutory services in the future.

For children and families, our priority is to keep children safely at home wherever possible and, where specialist care is needed, to secure stable family-based placements through foster care and kinship arrangements. These approaches not only improve outcomes and life chances for children but also provide better value for taxpayers.

We continue to invest in Nottinghamshire's infrastructure to support economic growth and deliver long-term benefits for residents and businesses. This includes building new roads and junctions and improving the way we maintain our 2,500-mile highway network. By adopting more efficient approaches, we are reducing costs while improving the service we provide.

You can read more about the council's achievements and progress in our Annual Report 2025/26.