Shropshire County Council

Pictured : Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive of Shropshire County Council, and Councillor Malcolm Pate, Leader of Shropshire County Council

"Life is sometimes fantastic with great experiences and opportunities. But it can also be hard with challenges along the way. That’s why everything we do is aimed at making life easier and better for you. Shropshire County Council touches the lives of you and your family in so many ways, and we aim to do this by providing excellent services at a time and a place to suit you and your lifestyle."

Ours is a major and complex business, the largest in the county, with 300,000 customers and we are always working extremely hard to make sure that we do the best for both you and your family. As a result, we are one of the best performing councils in the country. But we won’t stop there. Our aim is to continually develop and improve our services, and to listen to you when you tell us that we need to do things differently."

"Our overall promise is that we will always put our customers – you and your family – first, as we safeguard and enhance the future of this wonderful county."

Council is best-performing in country, according to independent rating
Shropshire County Council has been declared as the best-performing county council in the country for the fourth year running. Independent benchmarking of the council’s performance has ranked Shropshire ahead of the other 33 county councils for the year 2007/08.