Devon County Council Strategic plan 2021 – 2025
Devon County Council Plan 2021 – 2025Best place
Our plan focuses on how we will help the county to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, build on the resilience of local people and communities to create a fairer, healthier and more caring place, and grasp the opportunity to create a greener, more prosperous and inclusive future for all.
The best place to
The best place to…
Challenges
Devon is already a great place to live and work but we do have some real challenges
Our context
Quote from John Hart

My priority is to ensure Devon enjoys a strong recovery from the pandemic so we can improve the health, incomes and opportunities of our residents. We will focus on a clean, green recovery to renew and regenerate our economy and bring greater prosperity and opportunity for all our communities.
John Hart, Leader of Devon County Council
Our priorities are…
Respond to the climate emergency
Lead on helping Devon respond to the climate and ecological emergency, and work to protect and improve our natural environment
Be ambitious for children and young people
Work together to ensure all children are safe, healthy and can thrive with opportunities to fulfil their potential
How we will work
How we will work…
with each other, our partners, and with citizens and communities
We are committed to being:
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a trusted council…
that leads and collaborates well, makes good decisions, uses resources effectively and is financially resilient
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an inclusive council…
that is intolerant to prejudice and discrimination, invests in, develops and nurtures our workforce, and hears the voices of all our communities
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an innovative council…
that listens and learns, uses data well and transforms the way we work in order to improve our services to the people of Devon
Are you in?
Tell us what you think about our plan…
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