Our council plan

Our Council Plan sets out what we aim to achieve by 2027.

It explains how we work together with our residents, communities, partners and businesses. It also explains how we provide our services and make our borough a place of possibilities for everyone.

Our Barnsley 2030 vision which has been created with residents, businesses and employees is the guiding force behind our Council Plan.

Our priorities

We have five priorities which are supported by 12 outcomes:

  • Healthy Barnsley
  • Learning Barnsley
  • Growing Barnsley
  • Sustainable Barnsley
  • Enabling Barnsley - is our underlying priority to make it easy for us to be even better, to champion continuous improvement and achieve the best value for our residents. 

Our People Strategy

Our People Strategy is for all our staff, it has been designed to help them to be the best they can be. They make sure they feel empowered to share their ideas and have support.  Along with chances and inclusive culture they need to thrive.

It will help us to be in the best place possible to deliver on our Barnsley 2030 ambitions and Council Plan priorities.

Key themes: 

  • having effective leadership, values and culture
  • maximising our organisational capacity and capability
  • supporting staff to have a great employee experience.

How we measure our performance

We have a set of critical success factors. These will help us measure our performance against each priority. They'll also make sure we deliver the best outcomes for our borough.​ 

Check the council performance section of our website for the latest report.

We publish some of our stories on our news section and social media channels.