Council Plan 2020-25 (pdf, 1.4mb)

Last published: 01/2023

The Council Plan 2020-25 sets out the priority outcomes for the Council and identifies the important issues that will be addressed over the life of the Plan through the work of the Council and its partners. The Council Plan was adopted at Council on 15 January 2020 and was updated in 2022. The updated plan was adopted at Council on 18 January 2023.  

The priorities remain as:

• Tackling the climate emergency and creating a greener district
• Homes for all
• Vibrant local economy
• Living well
• Your services. Your voice

And also an enhanced focus for: 

• Taking action to support residents with the rising cost of living
• Tackling the rapidly worsening effects of climate change, such as increased flooding and more extreme temperatures, by helping the district to become greener faster.
• fostering pride of place, by investing in public spaces and working with partners to address issues such as anti-social behaviour and vandalism
• Listening better - taking action based on what they tell us and ensuring everyone in our district has a voice that is heard
• The outcome of our combined aims will be a district where everyone enjoys the opportunities and quality of life that come from living in the Winchester District.

Progress against the projects and actions included in the Council Plan is regularly reported to Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet meetings and can be viewed from the committees pages of the website.

Business Plans

Our annual service plans provide detailed information about the activities that will deliver the priorities included in the Council Plan 2020 – 25. Each Corporate Head of Service or Head of Programme has a service plan, and these  are updated each year.

Asset Management Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 213kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Corporate Communications Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 216kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Economy and Community Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 247kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Finance Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 409kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Housing Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 208kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Human Resouces Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 383kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Legal Services Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 287kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Place Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 394kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Policy Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 215kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Regeneration Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 200kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Regulatory Services Business Plan 2024-25 (pdf, 483kb)	Last published: 04/2024

Productivity Plans

As a condition of the 2024/25 Local Government Finance Settlement, all local authorities are required by Government to publish productivity plans by 19 July 2024. The plans cover a number of themes, including:

• How we have transformed the way we design and deliver services and what more we intend to do to make better use of resources.
• How we plan to take advantage of technology and make better use of data to improve decision making, service design and use of resources.
• Our plans to reduce wasteful spend within our organisation and systems (use of agency, consultants, Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) roles, shared services).
• Barriers to productivity and what government, or the market, could do to help.

Productivity Plan (pdf, 672kb)

Last published: 07/2024

Armed Forces Covenant

A Covenant is a voluntary statement of mutual support between a civilian community and its local Armed Forces Community.  It provides an opportunity to consolidate the council’s relationships with the Freedom Regiments and to further a range of other links with the Armed Forces community in Winchester district. You can find more details about it, along with a copy of the covenant here - 

Armed Forces Covenant

Cultural strategies

Winchester District Cultural Strategy

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

(tbc).

 Policies and information can be found on these pages. Here you can find the 'Complaints Policy' and 'Unreasonable, persistents complaints Policy':

• Compliments and Complaints

 

• Policies and information can be found on the following pages:

Access to Information Policy (document link on the side of page)

Data Protection and Privacy

Privacy Policy

Waste Contract

Waste Contract Information (pdf, 181kb)	Last published: 03/2024
In line with the Government's requirement that local authorities publish details of their waste contracts, the Council has provided details relating to its waste collection and recycling contract

More information on waste collections and recycling can be found on the Waste and Recyling pages of the website.

Green and climate strategies

Green Economic Development Strategy

Winchester City Council Tree Strategy

Capital Strategy	Last published: 10/2023
Financial Strategy (tbc)	Last published: xx/xxxx
Winchester City Council Procurement Strategy 202-2025 (pdf, 373kb)	Last published: 12/2020

Housing For Winchester - Housing Strategy 2023 - 28

Housing Strategy 2023 - 28 (pdf, 2.9mb)	Last published: 01/2023
The Housing Strategy 2023 to 2028 is a high-level strategic plan that sets out the council’s vision and housing objectives to ensure we meet the housing aspirations and needs of our residents

Housing Development Strategy

Housing Development Strategy 2021-2030 (pdf, 5.4mb)	Last published: 01/2021
In this strategy we sets out what the Council intends to build, for whom and how we will ensure that we deliver high quality affordable homes in a cost effective way.

HRA Asset Management Strategy

HRA Asset Management Strategy (pdf, 4.3mb)	Last published: 01/2021
The HRA Asset Management Strategy sets out the focus of long term investment plans and key principles for managing housing assets. The strategy sets out a high level, 3 year action plan around achieving these outcomes.

 Empty Homes Strategy

Empty Homes Strategy 2022-2027 (pdf, 1.2mb)	Last published 01/2022
The Council’s Empty Property Strategy was adopted in March 2016 with the aim of providing advice and sign posting assistance to owners to help them bring their empty property back into use.

Preventing Homelessness Strategy

Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019 – 2024 (pdf, 573kb)	Last published 01/2019
The council is required under the terms of the Homelessness Act 2002 to produce a Homelessness Strategy. A new 5 year Preventing Homelessness Strategy has been adopted which reflects current priorities and best practice trends in Housing Options services.

Winchester City Council has a zero tolerance to modern slavery and human trafficking, and is committed to ensuring that it does not exist in its district or supply chains.

In accordance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Winchester City Council has produced its Modern Slavery Statement setting out the steps taken to identify and prevent modern slavery in all parts of its operations and supply chains.

Modern Slavery Statement (pdf, 441kb)

Last published 07/2024

Parking & Access Strategy 2020 - 2030 (pdf, 406kb)

Last published 01/2020

Pay Policy Statement

Section 38 of the Localism Act 2011, requires local authorities to produce a Pay Policy Statement and recommends that the pay multiple is included in these statements as a way of illustrating the authority's approach to pay dispersion. The Pay Policy Statement 2024-25 sets out the principles and rules by which we remunerate senior staff at the Council and was approved by Council on 17 January 2024. 

The Pay Ratio, defined as the ratio between the highest and lowest paid officer at the Council has been adopted at a maximum of 1:10 (i.e. the remuneration of the highest paid officer should be no more than 10 times that of the lowest paid).

Pay Policy Statement 2024-25 (pdf, 215kb)	Last published: 04/2024
Pay Policy Statement 2023-24 (pdf, 215kb)	Last published: 04/2023
Pay Policy Statement 2022-23 (pdf, 67kb)	Last published: 04/2022
Pay Policy Statement 2021-22 (pdf, 327kb)	Last published: 04/2021

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy

Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (pdf, 135kb)

Last published: 01/2020