Ealing has an ambitious vision of the future for the Council and the Borough and clear plans to achieve it. 

The Conservative administration has set three priorities that directly respond to residents’ concerns and will ensure high quality, cost effective public services. These are:

• Cleaner streets
• Safer communities
• Value for money and low Council Tax increases

Looking to the longer-term, a shared vision has been developed with our partners on the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). This seeks to ensure that:

“In 2016 Ealing will be a successful borough at the heart of West London, where everyone has the opportunity to prosper and live fulfilling lives in communities which are safe, cohesive and engaged”

We describe our approach to achieving this as “Success through diversity”, and have developed six strategic themes, each with a specific goal.

• Environment housing and culture - to make Ealing a better place to live
• Safety - to make Ealing one of the safest places in London
• Health and independence - to reduce health inequalities and promote well-being and independence for adults and older people
• Economy - to ensure that there are opportunities for all people and businesses to prosper
• Children and young people - to create a great place for every child and young person to grow up
• Organisational improvement - becoming a high performing organisation, focussed on the needs of its communities

Two key values cut across the delivery of all the strategic goals.

The first of these, balancing community interests, represents our commitment to ensuring that our communities are active, cohesive and engaged. We want them to be thriving and sustainable places, engaged with the delivery of local services.

The second, reducing inequalities, is a commitment to tackling inequality and disadvantage so as to create a more inclusive borough.

Delivery of the vision will come jointly through the council’s Corporate Plan and the LSP’s Community Strategy.

Community Strategy

Corporate Plan

Recognition of Ealing’s ambition has come from the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA). A Peer Review report described: “an ambitious agenda for change and improvement ”

The report also noted: “a positive direction of travel, with the pace of positive change accelerating”.

Significant improvements already achieved include:

• A 3* and “improving well” CPA rating in the 2006 assessment
• Efficient financial management has led to the lowest Council Tax rises since 1994 two years running
• A new, leading-edge customer service centre providing a single access point for customers with vastly improved customer service
• Securing £25m of PFI credits to replace the borough’s street lights - 2,671 new street lights already put up around the borough.
• An additional £1.5million investment in street cleaning with 88% of the borough’s streets now free from grime
• A Business Improvement District established in Ealing which now has 10 projects up and running with the aim of boosting trade and the appearance of the town centre.
• The three-year Good for Greenford project launched to deliver a vibrant, safe and attractive town center
• An extra £1million into funding Police Community Support Officers with   50 new officers now patrolling our streets. We now have the fastest dropping crime rate in London.
• Our adult services were given a maximum rating of three stars in 2007 by the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate (CSCI). The previous year we had already achieved the biggest improvement in the country in adult services.

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