We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Wiltshire Council in South West across 40 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Adult social care marketing budget
Cabinet noted a £40,000 addition to the quarter one budget to provide a marketing budget for the Shared Lives service. This is a small but specific spend intended to support recruitment and take-up of…
“Secondly, 40,000 has been added to the quarter one budget figures to provide marketing budget for Shared Lives service.”
Adult social care overspend
The quarter one revenue monitoring showed a major forecast overspend in adult social care, driven by inflation, National Insurance and National Living Wage impacts, provider uplifts, and continuing pr…
“So the first of them is a continuation of the recruitment freeze. So recruitment decisions to recruit have to be taken at a higher level in this counc…”
Increase in Adult Social Care Complaints and Appeals
Adult social care complaints increased 10% year-on-year (2023-24: 101 complaints; 2024-25: 111 complaints). Service requests also high at 110. Main complaint themes (55%) relate to communication and h…
“if we look at the number of complaints received um in um 2024 compared to 2025, we saw a 10% increase in the number of complaints received. So in 2023…”
Adult Social Care Budget Pressures and Overspends
Adult social care continues to show significant overspends despite improved Q2 to Q3 position. The service represents approximately 40% of council spend. While Q3 shows improvement through Payment to …
“the scale of the budget allocated to adult social care is so consequential uh to this council. it's around 40% uh of our spend and therefore if we are…”
Funding Disparity vs. Southwest Average
Wiltshire Police is the lowest overall funded per capita in Southwest region at £249.58 per head of population, compared to Southwest average of approximately £270 per head and national average of £31…
“We're the third lowest funded police force in the country. If we were funded to the same level as the other four police forces in the southwest of Eng…”
2026-27 Precept Increase Proposal
Police and Crime Commissioner proposes £15 per band D property precept increase for 2026-27, expected to raise £4.1m from the precept increase alone, with total precept income increase of £4.4m when i…
“The precept proposal therefore is necessary that since it avoids worse outcomes, it protects core policing. It avoids the drawing down of already limi…”
Investment manager fees fell
The fund's total investment manager fees and costs were reported at £36.6m, down £1.3m year on year, representing 0.96% of assets. Lower costs were linked to private market fee structures and reduced …
“So total fees and costs were 36,600,000, which was down 1,300,000 from last year. As a percentage of the funds assets, the costs were naught point 96%…”
Private markets value and risk debate
Members questioned whether private market investments justify their higher fees and complexity. Officers explained that private markets carry higher risks but also higher potential returns and that fe…
“An asset class. So I'm looking at the partners group return. Is this indicative of a kind of volatility in that market? Because obviously I I understa…”
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