The Way We Work at Wychavon
Wychavon District Council has a progressive approach to service
management and is involved in a number of joint working
initiatives. For more information about what we have planned for
the future, see
our strategy.
The Council values quality services, and we have acheive corporate Customer Service
Excellence and we have achieved Investors in People. We
continue to participate actively in benchmarking networks to assess
our performance standards across the Council.
The Council also maintains a national profile, with senior
members of staff involved with Employers Organisation initiatives
and even in advising select committees at the House of Commons.
Find out more about us here.
Management Structure
The Managing Director meets fortnightly with the Senior
Management Team (Directors, Service Unit Managers). Managers are
expected to take a high level of responsibility both for managing
their own work areas and by being involved in and leading corporate
initiatives eg community safety, anti-poverty. For more information
see our management structure.
The Council aims to communicate with and involve staff, and
Investors in People is being used to drive this forward, through
performance development review (appraisal) process, team briefing
and building on our service planning programme. There is also
a staff magazine (ASPIRE), regular union consultation, and the
intranet.
Political Structure
Wychavon District Council succeeded five previous authorities
(Droitwich Borough Council, Droitwich Rural District Council,
Evesham Borough Council, Evesham Rural District Council and
Pershore Rural District Council) on the reorganisation of local
government in April 1974. The Council forms one of six District
Councils in the County of Worcestershire. It is comprised of
45 members elected from 32 Wards. The current Council was
elected in May 2007 and its present political composition is as
follows:-
- Conservative 39
- Liberal Democrat 5
- Labour 1
County Council
County Council
functions are run from County Hall in Worcester and include
responsibility for education, social services, highways,
countryside management and planning. The County Council sets
the overall strategic framework in which the Districts operate.
It is the responsibility of each District to consider
detailed policies for their area.
