Policies and strategies

Our Council Plan outlines areas where we want to concentrate work both within the council and with partner organisations over the next four years.

Forest of Dean District Council Plan 2024 to 2028 - pdf - 6.88 Mb

Here are the council's key policies and strategies: 

Access to Information

• Access to Information Procedure - pdf - 93 Kb

  Access to Information Policy - pdf - 195 Kb

Allocations Plan

• Allocations plan

Cinderford Northern Quarter

• Cinderford Northern Quarter Area Action Plan

Community Outcomes and Objectives

• Community Outcomes and Objectives 2017 - pdf - 161 Kb

Core Strategy

• Core strategy

Corporate Enforcement

• Corporate Enforcement Policy - pdf - 748 Kb

Council Tax and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy

• Council Tax and Council Tax Support Penalty and Prosecution Policy - pdf - 595 Kb

Counter Fraud and Anti-Corruption

• Counter Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy - pdf - 216 Kb

IPA 2016 Acquisition of Communications Data

• IPA 2016 Acquisition of Communications Data Policy - pdf - 248 Kb

Local Plan

• Local Plan

Politically Restricted Roles

• Politically Restricted Roles 2024 - pdf - 194 Kb

Preventing Homelessness

• Preventing Homelessness Strategy 2019 to 2023 - pdf - 495 Kb

Procurement & Social Value

• Procurement and Contract Management Strategy - pdf - 367 Kb

RIPA 2000 Surveillance & CHIS

• RIPA 2000 Surveillance & CHIS Policy V2.1 - pdf - 602 Kb

Safeguarding Policy

• Safeguarding Policy - pdf - 510 Kb

Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

• The Armed Forces Corporate Covenant - pdf - 158 Kb

Tourism Destination Management

• Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Destination Marketing Plan 2023 - pdf - 578 Kb

  Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Sustainability Action Plan - pdf - 162 Kb

Use of the Internet and Social Media in Investigations and Enforcement

• Use of the Internet and Social Media in Investigations and Enforcement Policy - pdf - 133 Kb

Whistleblowing

• Whistleblowing Policy - pdf - 617 Kb

Related Pages

• The Council's Constitution
• Future Cabinet decisions - the executive forward plan