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Caring for our County: A vision for Norfolk in 2021 www.norfolk.gov.uk
Norfolk’s Future In order to meet the wide range of challenges we have for the future and deliver for this county, the council must change.
Government funding will
cease in the next few years.
That means we must aim to
be self-sufficient and more
commercial, generating our
own income. Demand for
care services is growing, so
we will target our resources
to the people who require
the greatest support, while
helping others to help
themselves.
That’s why I want to work
with you and partner
organisations to:
• Build communities we can
be proud of
• Install infrastructure first
My team was elected to care • Build new homes to help
about Norfolk and its people. I believe that young people get on the
I believe people should this council is housing ladder
live productive, healthy,
independent lives, for as
well-placed to • Develop the skills of our
people, through training and
long as they can. lead Norfolk into apprenticeships
I’m proud of this county the future, with • Nurture our growing digital
and I believe that it has evolutionary not economy
great potential to become
even more prosperous and revolutionary • Make the most of our
successful. changes. heritage, culture and
environment
We live in fast changing
times. The internet and The county council wants to No-one says this will be
technology are making work even better together easy - but I’m confident that,
a positive difference to with public partners and guided by this vision, we can
our businesses and our businesses. I believe that work together and do our
communities, connecting this council is well-placed best for Norfolk.
friends and families and to lead Norfolk into the
customers and producers. future, with evolutionary not
Healthcare has improved and revolutionary changes.
Andrew Proctor
we’re living longer – in 20 We all face a wide range
Leader, Norfolk
years, we’ll have one million of challenges. The most
County Council
residents in Norfolk alone. pressing is that our
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Good Growth: community facilities and
A growing Building communities doctor’s surgeries, as well
population is we can be proud of as improved road and
communications networks
good for Norfolk In twenty years’ time: and utilities.
as it drives •N
orfolk’s population We need to start planning
economic growth, could be significantly for this growth now to
greater than 1 million
creating more people
ensure development
happens in the right
demand for goods places, protecting our
•T
he economy will have
and services 55,000 new jobs, and beautiful landscapes
and countryside, and to
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0,000 new homes will be ensure that we build new
needed communities, and not just
A growing population houses.
is good for Norfolk as it Where we are planning
drives economic growth, growth we will aim to put in
creating more demand the necessary infrastructure
for goods and services, first to ensure that we build
but it will put increased new communities, and not
pressure on infrastructure: just new houses. Getting
requiring new schools, this right is especially
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We are working Our planned investment
in our road network
with our key and improvements
growth sectors – to broadband and
communications will give
digital, biosciences businesses better access
and renewables – to new markets, a wider
to bring new, high workforce, and lead to an
County Council, drives the
increase in productivity.
value, jobs to the We are working with
delivery of apprenticeships
in Norfolk and these are
county our key growth sectors –
now available at degree
digital, biosciences and
level.
renewables – to bring
important as half of
new, high value, jobs And we will ensure
Norfolk’s people live in
to the county. We will Norfolk’s economic growth
rural areas.
continue to support the can benefit everyone,
We will stand up for Norfolk skills development of promoting social mobility
to ensure that our people our workforce to ensure by helping people who are
can benefit from the that they can take part in not in work get the skills
investment they are due in our brighter future. The required for 21st century
roads, digital connectivity Apprenticeships Norfolk employment.
and rail. Network, led by Norfolk
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Protecting this
unique mix of
culture, heritage
and environment
in future will
secure the high
Making the most of environment in future will quality of life in
our beautiful County secure the high quality of Norfolk, and could
life in Norfolk, and could be
Norfolk offers a fantastic a powerful driver of inward
be a powerful
quality of life for people. investment as technology driver of inward
As well as its outstanding
natural environment,
reduces the distance to
investment
rural and remote areas.
it has a wide range of
arts, cultural and sports
activities to suit all ages
and interests. There are
over 900 artists based here,
countless musicians and
a huge array of museums,
festivals, exhibitions,
theatres, shows and events.
Protecting this unique mix
of culture, heritage and
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Norfolk’s future
starts with you
Starting a new • Considerable resources and your family.
are spent supporting
relationship with
children in care and we
We want to help
Norfolk families
want to use this money in you live the lives
• Norfolk’s biggest a different way, supporting you want to lead
population growth is in them to remain at home
those over 65 years, and in when it is safe and
lives where you are healthy,
this category it is the very appropriate to do so
happy and with good access
old that is growing fastest
Norfolk’s future starts with to opportunities. This means
• Norfolk currently spends you and your family. We we need to ensure that we
£1 million every day on want to help you live the give you all the right tools,
caring for vulnerable lives you want to lead: skills and infrastructure to
adults independent, productive succeed.
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Investing in children people lead fulfilled and
and families financially resilient lives.
We will focus on ensuring We will make sure that
that our services enable children live in loving
children and their families family environments,
to be independent and where they feel safe. We
self-reliant. We will will make sure that help is
Every child challenge the education provided early and focuses
on keeping children with
deserves to system to make sure it
their families wherever
provides high quality
be loved in education and that our possible. When we need
to, we will care for children
a family children and young people
and young people and
go on to further or higher
environment education, apprenticeships ensure that we find the
and training that’s right for right, permanent families
them. This will lead to jobs for them as soon as we can.
that mean that our young
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We want to
help you live
the lives you
want to lead
Helping our to help people connect Money matters
population remain with their communities
and combat loneliness and We are moving toward
independent, resilient
isolation. We want to work financial sustainability
and well
with NHS Services to make despite a growing demand
Our services will focus on sure we improve health for our services and rising
helping vulnerable adults and work in an integrated costs to provide them. Our
live independently. We way. financial strategy is have
will use technology to help a new relationship with
keep people at home and Our services will you, and to help you live
independently.
focus on what people can
focus on helping
do, rather than what they
can’t. We want to deliver vulnerable adults
more of our services live independently
through community hubs
and will invest in smarter
information and advice,
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We want to make
better use of
Getting our own We want to make better use technology both in
house in order of technology both in our our own operations
own operations and in front
We have already made line services. By making
and in front line
substantial efficiency more services available services
savings but will make more online, not only will we
by being more commercial. make it more convenient
We want to generate more for those who prefer to
income from our wholly access services via the
owned companies such internet, but we will also
as Norse and Educator be able to save the council
Solutions which can then money. We also want to
be reinvested in front ensure that technology is
line services, as well used to the best effect to
as developing a more deliver frontline services.
business-like approach For instance, we want to
to the way resources are increase our use of telecare
matched to the complex technology to help people,
range of needs that exist especially the elderly, to
now and in the future. look after themselves safely
at home.
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The proportion of the
council’s budget spent
on specific services:
28% Schools
27% Adult Social
Services
24%
Community and
Environmental
Services
13% Children’s Services
(non-schools)
5%
Support Services,
eg property, ICT
and finance
3%
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