About Bromsgrove and the Council

The Council has a majority Conservative administration, with 27 Conservatives, 10 Labour, 2 Wythall Residents' Association.  

The Council operates a modernised political structure with the Leader/Cabinet model, supported by non-Executive Boards: Audit Board and Overview & Scrutiny Board. There is also a Planning Committee, Standards Committee and Licensing Committee.

Bromsgrove District Council is now 'fair', according to a report released in March 2009 by the independent Audit Commission. The Council's comprehensive performance assessment (CPA) rating increased from its earlier 'poor' score following an inspection of its performance by the Commission. The corporate assessment looked at the Council's ambitions, its ability to improve its services and what it has achieved since the last assessment.

New Challenges and Future Priorities

The Council has a Council Plan 2008-2011 which is supported by an annual Improvement Plan.  The Council Plan is the key overarching document for the Council and sets out our business objectives for the coming 3 years.  It lists our vision, values, objectives and priorities and the measures of success that support them, together with a Strategic Action Plan and our Performance Management Framework. The Council Plan is updated in April every year.

The Improvement Plan is directly linked to the corporate priorities identified in the Council Plan and was designed to push the Council through to its Fair CPA rating.

Progress against the measures outlined in the Improvement Plan is monitored on a monthly basis through exception reporting to senior officers and elected members.