Introduction

The corporate plan for Luton Council 2023-2028 is our key organisational plan, which sets out how we will deliver on our mission over the next five years.

Our mission: To work with everyone to deliver our shared vision for Luton 2040 a healthy, fair and sustainable town where everyone can thrive and no-one has to live in poverty.

The Luton 2040 vision was initially published in 2020, with our last corporate plan launched shortly after in January 2021. The last corporate plan was aligned with the initial priorities in the vision, with an immediate focus on our town’s recovery from Covid-19 and laying the foundations to achieve our long-term vision.

The Luton 2040 vision is town-wide, built by residents and stakeholders across the town, and is being delivered by all parts of the Luton system, including the public sector, businesses and voluntary and community sector organisations. The Luton 2040 vision has recently been updated, following the success of our Covid-19 recovery plans, with a renewed focus on delivering across all of our shared priorities over the next five years as we continue our journey to 2040.

This updated corporate plan responds directly to the updated vision for Luton 2040 and sets out how the council will play its role in delivering on the five priorities of the vision:

• Building an inclusive economy that delivers inward investment to support the growth of businesses, jobs and incomes
• Improving population wellbeing and tackling health inequalities to enable everyone to have a good quality of life and reach their full potential
• Supporting a strong and empowered community, built on fairness, local pride and a powerful voice for all our residents
• Tackling the climate emergency and becoming a net zero town with sustainable growth and a healthier environment
• Becoming a child friendly town, where our children grow up happy, healthy and secure, with a voice that matters and the opportunities they need to thrive
• Creating a modern and innovative council, providing high-quality, efficient services that meet the needs of residents and delivers on the vision for Luton 2040

This sets out how the council will contribute to delivering on the Luton 2040 vision as the place leader for Luton, as well as by delivering through our own services and working in partnership with others in the town.

In addition, this document outlines how we will continue to plan for the long-term future of the council and our residents against the challenging context of the cost of living crisis and ongoing restraints on local government finance. This will include how we plan to maintain the financial sustainability of the council, support and develop our workforce and transform our services to meet the changing needs of residents.

This plan will help us to deliver on the town-wide vision for Luton 2040, making Luton a place where everyone can thrive.