Plans and Strategies

Corporate Business Plan

In the past year a step change in performance took Hackney beyond delivering just an improving, competent level of service towards excellence with a 3* improving strongly rating from the Audit Commission.

The Commission said “Hackney has a record of improvement in its priority areas and in contributing effectively to wider community outcomes. Performance indicators for the last year show one of the highest rates of service improvement in London and a top quartile improvement rate nationally”. Hackney Council is also providing clarity of vision and leadership for the area which will see the borough take full advantage of its legacy opportunities as a host borough for the 2012 Games.

Value for money is at the heart of what we do. Since 2002, balanced budgets without recourse to service reductions and no new borrowing have seen the third lowest Council Tax rises in London with rates frozen in 2006 and 2007, as they will be again in 2008. Alongside this we invested in the services that are important to Hackney residents, funded by achieving some of the highest Gershon efficiency savings in the country.

We have achieved better scores for our services every year since 2002. This year our Benefits, Housing and Use of Resources CPA scores moved up. In addition, Performance Indicators for the last year show one of the highest rates of service improvement in London and top quartile improvement rate nationally.

The Corporate Plan summarises our recent achievements and plans for the future.

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Page updated: 10 Mar 2008