Council
Bassetlaw District Council is one of the seven district
authorities which make up Nottinghamshire and serves a population
of more than 107,000.
The Council was subject to a Government
Comprehensive Performance Assessment in 2005. The assessment
ratings are weak, poor, fair, good and excellent. Bassetlaw
District Council received a ‘Fair’ score, only two points short of
a good rating.
The Audit Commission said: “Bassetlaw
District Council is a fair council that is putting in place the
building blocks it needs to sustain the significant improvements it
has made.”
As one of the largest employees in the
area, many of whom live in the District, Bassetlaw District
Council has three priorities:
- Jobs and Enterprise
- Safe and Strong
- Clean and Green
These priorities will be delivered through a
Council that is Efficient and Effective.
The guiding mission statement of the Council
is:
“To secure the best possible quality
of life for everybody in Bassetlaw.”