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| Thank you for applying for employment with Spelthorne Borough Council. This leaflet gives a brief guide to the Borough and to the conditions of service that apply. Further information can be obtained from Human Resources. Spelthorne is one of the 11 Borough/District Councils in Surrey, which, together with Surrey County Council, provide local government services to over one million people. The Borough has a wide range of responsibilities and provides services such as planning, environmental health, electoral registration, Council tax collection, leisure and recreation, parks and open spaces, car parks, housing for the homeless and refuse collection. The Council is proud of the levels of satisfaction it achieves in the provision of these services. We received an “Excellent” rating from the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) in December 2003. We are rightly proud of the excellent CPA rating which was following a rigorous Audit Commission inspection, which included discussions with organisations, and individuals we work with closely such as The Police, Voluntary Sector, businesses, schools, health service and members of the general public. We are one of only 16% of Councils in the country so far who have been rated this highly. We are a progressive, high performing local authority keen to provide an even higher level of service to local residents and businesses. We are particularly proud that Spelthorne has been awarded a number of prestigious national awards in recognition of our staffs’ achievements and our commitment to local services.
A number of other services have gained external accreditation for their services and procedures including the legal service (Lexcel). The quality of the Council’s work in recent years in providing a comprehensive range of elderly services was recognised with the award of Beacon Council status for Independent Living for Older People. These awards are a credit to all our staff. The CPA inspection commented, “The council have a dedicated and committed workforce. The Council demonstrates a commitment to staff welfare through its Human Resources practices and this supports staff morale”. Overall they found Spelthorne to be “an improving, forward-thinking Council” and that “good service are provided to local people”. Councillors Overall council policy and strategy is determined by 39 elected councillors for the Borough of Spelthorne, who represent a total of 13 electoral wards. The current political split of the councillors is:
Our key priorities Our corporate priority themes are:
The Borough Council’s mission is to continually improve the well being of the Spelthorne community and we are building upon our earlier successes. Over the past few years the Council has been focusing on the regeneration of Staines Town centre. We are currently looking at ways of further developing our work with our partners in Surrey County Council and the Primary Care Trust. So we will continue to develop and improve while at the same time focusing on the new priorities residents have identified as being important to them. Our updated priorities and what we will be working towards in 2008/09 are:- Community Safety
We will do our best to:
We currently employ approximately 350 staff, split between the Chief Executive’s Department, Community Directorate and Support Directorate. In addition we employ a number of occasional staff employed on a range of services including Sport and Leisure development Spelthorne – the area Spelthorne is located 15 miles west of Central London. It is bordered by the M25 to the west, the River Thames to the south and west, the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames to the east, and Heathrow Airport to the north. The Borough is at the inner edge of the Metropolitan Green Belt, with 45% of the Borough being urban and the remainder being protected as Green Belt. The principal towns are Staines, Sunbury, Ashford, Shepperton and Stanwell. The area also includes 4 large reservoirs and Kempton Park racecourse. One of the main attractions of the Borough is the River Thames, and effort is constantly being made to preserve the river frontage and to improve the riverside amenities. The area enjoys good communications to London and the southeast, via the M25, M3 and M4 motorway network and also by the excellent rail links (approx 30 minutes to London Waterloo), and of course Heathrow Airport is on the Borough’s doorstep. A sound commercial base, a Thames side location, easy access to London and open countryside, has all contributed to a quality of life, which has attracted many employers and people to the area. Office Location The main administrative offices are at Knowle Green, off the Kingston Road, Staines, and are sited in open ground near the Law Courts, Spelthorne Leisure Centre and Staines Park. The office building is attractive, modern and purpose-built, with ample staff car parking. The Council operates a ‘No Smoking Policy’ throughout the Council Offices. Knowle Green is approximately one mile from the town centre and within seven minutes walk from Staines railway station.  Property prices in Spelthorne The Nationwide Building Society survey quotes the following average figures for the Outer Metropolitan Area. This is a guide only. As a guide, the Nationwide Building Society survey quotes the following average figures for the Outer Metropolitan Area.
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