Cornwall Councils business plan

Summary 2010 - 2014

370,000

151m
for affordable 5m
visits a month to www.cornwall.gov.uk

housing

visitors a year

532,200

123

residents

19 community networks

15.6m
213
354,600
568m23
Cornwall
Councillors

town and of savings

parish councils

Convergence funding

in 2009/10
hectares

one stop shops

This is the story of Cornwall Council.

It gives an overview of our plans for
the next four years 2010 2014.
If you would like more detail, the full business
plan is our website at www.cornwall.gov.uk/
businessplan. And to make it more interesting we
have also made a short animated version of the plan
which is also on our website.

What is the national

situation?

Where are we now?

The good...
Access to council services is better.

Public spending cuts. Councils

must focus on vulnerable
people and communities, and
give all residents good value
for money. The Government
wants all public services to work
together.

With 23 one stop shops and the out and about service weve
more than doubled the number of local places where you can see
the council.
The website is much better.
Telephone lines are open longer - in the evenings and on
Saturdays.
We have some good services and are doing excellent
partnership work such as Newquay Safe.

The bad...
Our reputation is not good. We have some failing services.
Our income levels are falling.

Whats important?
People have told us that top priorities for
Cornwall are:

affordable local
needs housing

income levels, improving

skills and tackling poverty
health and wellbeing

helping Cornwall to be resilient

to future changes

What is our vision for

the future?
To be a high performing
Council delivering services with:

pride
professionalism
pace passion
To improve public services for the people of Cornwall year
on year, delivering value for money and helping Cornwall
to thrive.
To create a robust and sustainable council that delivers
good services in new ways.

What are we going

to do?

Managing the finances

Sort out failing services

and budget problems

We are...
Finding savings and efficiencies
across the board. Moving money
into high priority services.
Investing in infrastructure to
support service delivery.

fix
prepare
transform
excel
Put foundations in place to
enable us to work in new ways

Work with partners to

transform the way
public services are
delivered

Be a high performing
council focused on the
things that are important

We are investing in
Improved roads and
transport links Adult care
services Carbon reduction
Environmental enhancements
Affordable housing Business
improvements to help manage
our resources better

The future

The future is bright! We want Cornwall to be in charge of its

own destiny and being a strong, high performing Council will
help us do this.
Cornwall Council will be smaller. We will deliver lots more
services jointly with partners and through other organisations
rather than doing everything ourselves.
Finding the services you need in Cornwall will be more
convenient as the council, police, health and other bodies plan
and deliver services together.

If you would like this information

in another format please contact:
Cornwall Council
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro TR1 3AY
Telephone: 0300 1234 100
Email: enquiries@cornwall.gov.uk
www.cornwall.gov.uk
Printed on recycled paper
JN24156 March 2010