This week (Tuesday 30 June) our new council plan was passed by a meeting of the full council. The plan is how we translate the promises we made to you at election time into a 4-year plan of action for the council and our officers.

The council plan is, most importantly, a promise to you, our residents. It sets out the things that we are trying to achieve. We are making a commitment that this is where we are focusing our efforts. And we want you to hold us to account for delivering it.

The plan sets 9 missions for the council:

• crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour and tackle its root causes

• secure a safe and genuinely affordable home for every family and work to end homelessness and rough sleeping

• take decisive action to tackle the climate emergency and keep our streets clean and our roads clear

• ensure every child has the best start in life and tackle the barriers that hold young people back from fulfilling their dreams

• make our economy inclusive, bring down the cost of living and be ruthlessly efficient with taxpayers’ money

• bring good well-paid jobs back to our borough and breathe new life into our high streets

• strengthen pride in our neighbourhoods, providing identity and purpose in every community

• enable every person to live a healthy and happy life and end the unfair inequalities that hold too many people back

• deliver good sustainable growth for every town with investment in any communities that have been left behind.

These are the missions for the council over the next 4 years and will guide our efforts. We will organise all our resources to achieving them.

This new council plan also sets outs the values that guide our administration, these are the things that drive us. They are the ‘how’ and ‘why’ to go alongside the ‘what’ we intend to deliver.

Over the last council plan we had an impressive record of delivery. We continued to deliver ambitious numbers of new homes despite the collapse of the housing market across London. We delivered more on climate action over the last 4 years than in the borough’s history.

We also delivered new parks and green spaces for everyone to enjoy. We want to continue that spirit of delivery in our new plan.

This is why we have called this council plan ‘values in action’.

It is a restatement of the progressive values that drive this administration and it is a practical plan of action that shows the difference people will see in their lives.

For the next 4 years, this plan will set out what we believe and what we are trying to achieve. The whole council will now be working hard to make this ambitious plan a reality.

You can read the council plan in full on the council website.