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Introduction
The Council and its partners have a long term strategy – the 2020 Vision – for protecting and nurturing East Lothian, so that it continues to be one of the most desirable places to live, in the UK.
The 2020 Vision is underpinned by 6 more immediate Core Priorities which reflect the community’s current concerns. These are
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Provide Affordable Housing
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Keep our environment Clean and Green
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Help build Safer Communities
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Raise Educational Attainment
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Encourage Enterprise and Skills
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Promote Healthy Living and improve Social Care
There are 4 strategic documents which explain in more detail how the Council is working to improve the Quality of Life in East Lothian and deliver our 2020 Vision .
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Our Contract with the People is a statement of political ambitions produced by the joint SNP and Liberal Democrat Administration which was elected in May 2008
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The Corporate Plan 2008 – 2012 maps out how we will work towards improving services inEast Lothian over the next few years. It highlights the key priorities, challenges and opportunities ahead for East Lothian Council and how we will embrace these to deliver for the local community.
  Sections of the Corporate Plan or the whole document
  Corporate Plan - Welcome
  Corporate Plan - Our Vision
  Corporate Plan - Priorities
  Corporate Plan - Community
  Corporate Plan -  Resources
  Corporate Plan -  Performance
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East Lothian Community Plan 2007 – 2016 demonstrates how the Council and other public sector agencies (for example, Health and Police) work together for a better East Lothian. The Plan also details how local communities can influence how services are delivered.
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(Draft) Single Outcome Agreement. Like other Scottish local authorities, East Lothian Council submitted a draft Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) to the Scottish Government in April 2008. This is effectively a contract between the Council and the Government which specifies how each will contribute to the achievement of local and national priorities. The SOA will be finalised in June 2008.
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