Delivering for those who need it most

Our ambition is to help people to stay independent, safe and well so they can live the lives they want. This includes people who are older, have disabilities, neurodiversity or mental health issues, as well as the people who care for them. It also means protecting everyone’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.

We have a particular responsibility for our children in care and care leavers. As corporate parents, we need to make sure that our children are safe, happy, and provided with opportunities to achieve their full potential.

Our aims for the next 3 years


Care and support

We'll protect, keep safe and support our residents with care and support needs.

Our Safeguarding Boards will continue to ensure residents are able to report concerns and feel confident that their concerns will be addressed appropriately.

Tackling poverty

We'll lead the borough’s response to tackling poverty by:

  • developing our understanding of the impact of the ongoing cost of living crisis

  • providing easy access to information and advice

  • supporting people to increase their income

  • providing help for those in crisis

Mental health and neurodiversity

We'll support residents with their mental health, mental wellbeing, learning disabilities and autism, by:

Children in care and care leavers

We'll support the children in our care and care leavers by:

  • continuing to explore innovative care models to make sure that all children are cared for within a family home where possible

  • focusing on increasing the number of foster carers in the borough and acquiring new properties to expand our current stock

  • embedding our Care Leaver Covenant to improve education, employment and training opportunities for care leavers

Adult social care

We'll make sure our adult social care services are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, by:

  • working with our partners to develop a range of housing options

  • using technology enabled care as our first choice to enable people to live independently in their own home for longer

  • developing a diverse offer for people who need long term support

  • maintaining seamless and integrated care pathways

  • developing and delivering a Carers Strategy to ensure that carers feel recognised, valued and supported