Our Priorities
Our aim is to make Southwark a better place to live, learn, work, and have fun. Following extensive consultation with local people, in December 2006, we set out our priorities in our Sustainable Community Strategy, Southwark 2016.
Southwark 2016 guides the work of all the statutory agencies working within the borough,
as well as the voluntary, faith, and business sectors.
The first objective of Southwark 2016 is to improve the life chances of individuals who live or work in the borough. We want Southwark’s people to:
- Achieve economic well-being
- Achieve their educational potential
- Be healthy
- Stay safe
- Enjoy cultural and leisure opportunities
- Value diversity and be active citizens
Our second objective is to make the borough a better place for people. This means a place that has:
- Localities of mixed communities
- Sustainable use of resources
- More and better homes
- A vibrant economy
- A liveable public realm
These objectives will only be achieved if we deliver quality public services. This means services that are:
- Accessible and integrated
- Customer focused
- Efficient and modern
Progress against the objectives is measured against Southwark's Local Area Agreement (LAA).
Delivery of Southwark 2016 is the responsibility of a number of thematic partnerships.