Introduction

The requirement placed on councils to develop Productivity Plans has come in the context of increasing demand for services within a challenging funding environment; however, it also comes at a time of great opportunity in Cumberland. Following local government reorganisation and as a newly-formed Cumberland Council we are beginning an ambitious transformation journey.

This plan has been produced in the context of local government reorganisation and focuses on the future and the work to create a new financially sustainable council, transform services and do things differently.