“We will listen to the views of Leicestershire people and, by working with them and our partner agencies, ensure they enjoy the quality of life which they expect: to live in a County and region which is safe, healthy, attractive and prosperous.”

Aims

To achieve our vision we aim to:-

Improve quality of life for people
Improve quality of life in communities
Improve services so they are high quality and value for money

Delivering the Vision – Improving Life in Leicestershire

To deliver our vision we will:-

Provide community leadership for the County.
Focus on the needs of service users.
Work to promote equality and reduce disadvantage.
Work in partnership and identify and exploit new opportunities for joint working for the benefit of Leicestershire people.
Value and support a highly motivated and well trained workforce.
Protect and enhance the environment of Leicestershire and take account of the needs of future generations.

Working in partnership for the longer term:

To achieve our vision in the period up until 2009 and beyond we will lead:

work with our partners at the strategic countywide level to achieve a joined up, effective, prioritised inter-agency focus and action on the major issues facing the Council and its residents; and
engagement with all neighbourhoods in Leicestershire to ensure they each make their views, needs and aspirations known to all public service agencies.

To achieve these aspirations we will support Leicestershire Together - the local strategic partnership for Leicestershire – to review and implement the Leicestershire Community Strategy and the Local Area Agreement (LAA).

We will continue to work with partners across the wider City and County area in services such as community safety, health, waste, road safety, culture and leisure. We will also work with other partners in the East Midlands region, nationally and even internationally to shape and deliver the longer term vision for Leicestershire, including playing an active role within the East Midlands Regional Assembly, East Midlands Development Agency, Local Government Association, and 3 East Midlands Cities Planning Partnership.

As a key member of the Leicester Shire Economic Partnership we will also work towards the vision to 2012 to promote the economy of Leicester and Leicestershire. The local transport plans for Leicester and Leicestershire and the structure plan for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland also form key parts of our vision for the sub-region for the next five years or more.

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