Corporate plan

Everything we want to achieve for Buckinghamshire depends on having the right people in place and aligning our workforce changes with our overall approach to delivery of services. We have insourced the delivery of our key services and these changes have increased our headcount. However, we must also balance our budgets and as such have implemented vacancy control measures to ensure that before any post is filled that we challenge ourselves as to whether the work can be stopped or delivered in a different way.

To deliver the breadth of Council’s services we must attract, retain and develop talented and motivated staff. By making the most of people’s skills and experience, we can take full advantage of the opportunities created by the council. Everyone needs to be performing at their best to take the organisation on the next stage of its journey.

To support this, Buckinghamshire Council works to a set of values which are: Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative, Trustworthy (PACT). These values underpin how we work and show our commitment – our PACT – to do our very best for our residents, service users and businesses. They are there to put customers at the heart of everything we do.

Similarly, we will work with our partners and external organisations to ensure that our values are upheld when they deliver services on our behalf.

We are a significant employer within Buckinghamshire and we want to provide opportunities for residents who might find it harder to gain employment. We have recently launched an employment scheme that offers supported roles within the Council, aimed at breaking down the barriers that prevent people from working. We are also working with local employers to expand this scheme into their businesses.