Reforming Kent
Reforming Kent is our strategic statement for 2025 to 2028. It replaces our previous strategic statement, Framing Kent’s Future.
Reforming Kent responds to the significant challenges facing the council, including:
- sustained financial pressures
- rising demand for services
- evolving national policy landscape.
It also reflects the implications of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) ahead of the proposed creation of new council structures in Kent and Medway from 2028.
Reforming Kent provides a focus for how the we will evolve to meet these challenges and deliver improved outcomes for residents. It is built upon our overarching vision that Kent is a place where the residents feel safer, healthier and wealthier and know that their political representatives try to get the best value for every pound spent.
The strategy is structured around 4 core aims, each with a number of clear commitments that support the delivery of this vision.
Aims of Reforming Kent
- Putting Kent residents first - ensure residents’ needs and aspirations shape services and decision-making, and strengthening our engagement and accountability to the people of Kent.
- Reforming Kent County Council - build a more efficient, sustainable organisation through improved processes and modernisation, whilst delivering improvements to the visible services that matter most to the majority of residents.
- Support residents that need help - deliver targeted, preventative and value for money support for residents that need help, including children, families and adults who draw on social care.
- Build better communities - strengthen resilience, safety and wellbeing across Kent’s communities, working with partners to improve local environments and outcomes.
The strategy aims to provide the foundation for service planning and decision making across the organisation and help ensure activity is coherent and aligned to the overarching ambition of becoming a more effective, financially resilient, and resident focused authority.
Given the uncertainty and unprecedented pace of change in the current operating environment, Reforming Kent will remain a living document. It will be updated as required to ensure it continues to be relevant and valuable for our residents, partners and staff.