Welcome to Herefordshire Council

Herefordshire has the best of all worlds. It's a place where the whole family can grow and thrive. Children have access to excellent education, well-paid jobs for adults, and the family life connects to the local community and to nature.

Our THRIVE values are at the heart of everything that we do. We are investing in our people and culture to grow the spirit of Herefordshire, a place to thrive for both our community and our employees.

Everyone who works for Herefordshire Council has a part to play in delivering a better future for the county. All our employees should feel supported, confident, and able to deliver their best. Our team is professional, dedicated, and determined to make a difference. Every single employee has the opportunity and a role to play to make things better for our community.

As a proud county we have a rich heritage, strong creative and connected communities, and an absolute commitment to build a better future for all of us, so that everyone feels safe, supported, and proud to live here.

Our vision is to deliver the best for Herefordshire in everything we do. The council priorities over the next four years are set out in the Council Plan, with four main areas:

• People: We will enable residents to realise their potential, to be healthy and to be part of great communities who support each other. We want all children to have the best start in life.
• Place: We will protect and enhance our environment and ensure that Herefordshire is a great place to live. We will support the right housing in the right place, we will support access to green spaces and we will do everything we can to recover the health of our rivers.
• Growth: We will create the conditions to deliver sustainable growth across the county; attracting inward investment, building business confidence, creating jobs, enabling housing development along with providing the right infrastructure.
• Transformation: We will be an efficient council that embraces best practice, delivers innovation through technology and demonstrates value for money.”

Council organisational structure

The Chief Executive of Herefordshire Council is Paul Walker. He is the senior officer who leads and takes responsibility for the work of all directly employed council staff.

The council consists of four directorates:

• Community Wellbeing
• Children and Young People
• Economy and Environment
• Corporate Services

Together, these directorates provide a wide range of services, which include education, social care, highways and transport, planning, culture, waste management, environmental health and trading standards.

You can find out more about each directorate.