Cross-cutting principles
Three cross-cutting principles will shape and inform delivery across the plan’s six strategic pillars.
These principles are often explicitly referenced in the text and if not, then detailed delivery aligned to these principles will be set out in directorate business plans, supporting strategies and commissioning plans.
Climate action and environment
In 2019, Liverpool City Council declared that planet Earth is facing a climate change emergency and committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2030. To realise this ambitious target, everything we set out to do in this Council Plan must support increased sustainability, a reduction of harmful emissions and an improved local environment.
Inclusion and equalities
Liverpool is proud of being a welcoming city that celebrates its diverse communities. We want it to be a more inclusive and equal city and will be designing these principles into everything we do. Many of the challenges facing our city affect people differently and will require tailored solutions to ensure the needs of all our residents are met. We also recognise that people may have multiple characteristics and may have different needs because of this.
Across this plan – and through the design of our services and work with partners - we will consistently seek to support those most in need of help, tackle inequalities, ensure basic needs are met and minimise the root causes poverty.
Innovation and transformation
We will constantly review whether what we do, and how we do it, is the best way to deliver modern, efficient and high-quality services that support residents to live independently, and to thrive. In doing so, we will consider how we can make the most of innovative technologies, new ways of working and foster greater collaboration across the council and with our partners. We have already begun several programmes to this effect, which are weaved across this plan, including how we work at a neighbourhood level.