Vision and Objectives
The vision of Southwest One is to enable the social transformation of
Taunton, Somerset and the South West to deliver better value for money
for council taxpayers and improve access to services for all Somerset
residents.
More specifically, the company aims to do the following:
- Improve access to and delivery of customer facing services
- Modernise, reduce the cost of and improve corporate, transactional and support services
- Modernise and transform overall workings of the Council and other parties
- Invest in world class technologies to improve productivity
- Create an excellent working environment and sustainable employment
- Generate economic investment
- Promote sustainability and ethical business practices
This will be achieved in the following four ways:
- The efficient and effective delivery of corporate support services
- The transformation of customer access and wider delivery of services across the authorities
- Improving services through more effective integration of customer information and delivery
- Driving social and economic development within the area
