The Council Plan sets out the strategic framework that aims to modernise the way we deliver services and how we improve outcomes for people living in Falkirk. The Plan sets out what we aim to achieve over the period 2022-2027.

The vision for the Council Plan 2022-2027 is "Strong communities where inequalities are reduced and lived are improved".

We have three new priorities to support this vision.

• Supporting stronger and healthier communities
• Promoting opportunities and educational attainment, and reducing inequalities
• Supporting a thriving economy and green transition.

We review the plan annually, looking at our progress towards what we said we would do and using performance indicators to track how we are doing on our Performance reporting page.

The Financial Strategy supports all the priorities and enablers within the Council Plan. It sets out a robust assessment of the financial health of the Council, highlighting challenges and pressures and where action needs to be taken and flags up the financial risks that the Council should be aware of when planning for the future.

The Strategy provides a framework that should be used as part of any decision-making activity within the Council and sets out a roadmap for the Council to get to a position of financial sustainability. Fundamentally that means shifting service delivery models to make sure that spending is within resources available. The Financial Strategy was approved by Council on 27 September 2023.

Our Workforce Strategy supports the delivery of the Council Plan, within the financial context in which we work. We recognise that the greatest asset we have to deliver our priorities and services is our employees and the success of the Council in delivering on its priorities is highly dependent on the skills and commitment of its employees. As we move forward, we recognise the workforce will be smaller with resources targeted at our community needs and priorities. A talented and aligned workforce is crucial to deliver on our priorities and as such the Council Plan recognises workforce as a key enabler. The Workforce Strategy was approved by Council on 27 September 2023.

Our workforce plan was approved in 2023 and is a key enabler of the Council Plan. It reflects our ambition to have the right people, in the right roles, with the right skills and attitude. Our workforce needs to be responsive and ambitious, adapting what they do, to support our strategic priorities. This plan outlines the challenges that we face and actions needed to deliver on our priorities. When this was approved, we gave a commitment to review this in 2024 to ensure that it remained fit for purpose, following the employee engagement survey and employee experience work being undertaken. It is reflects the key people priorities from the Council's updated Workforce Strategy. Each Service has separately developed their own workforce action plan.