Core values of the council

• The council will provide timely, reliable and targeted public services that are judged by their quality, their cost effectiveness and relevance to the community’s needs.
• The council will focus on providing what the community needs and this will be established through dialogue and consultation, delivered in close partnership with other organisations.
• The council will be an excellent employer encouraging a ‘can do’ culture that finds solutions, takes decisions and learns from the best practice of others. The council’s work will be publicly accountable and presented with openness and transparency.
• The council’s decisions will be guided throughout by compassion for those people in need.

Key strategic priorities

• Excellence and Value for money
  Providing efficient, cost-effective and relevant quality public services.
• Sustainable Local Environment
  Preserving and enhancing a sustainable environment, both rural and urban, within Guildford Borough.
• Safe and Vibrant Community
  Ensuring our diverse community can live in safety and with dignity.
• Dynamic economy
  Encouraging a vibrant business and knowledge based local economy.

Corporate Development
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 4BB

Tel: 01483 444029
Email: corporatedevelopment@guildford.gov.uk