Strategies and policies

Our commissioning and procurement policy aims to set a framework for commissioning and procurement.

Find out about our plans for managing local biodiversity to support and improve all our lives.

Read how we maintain high standards and protect against allegations of bribery and corruption.

Our CCTV policy is designed to give clear guidelines to Swale Borough Council on the use of CCTV..

How we transfers land or buildings to voluntary and community sector organisations

How we will work with partners to make Swale a safer place

Our policy for managing complaints and how we respond to them

Contaminated Land Strategy

How we will tackle discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and promote equal opportunities

Find out about our Council Tax Support Scheme for 2020/21

Our Counter Fraud Policy sets out how we safeguard our funds, including cultural and ethical standards.

Read our Covert Surveillance and Access to Communications Data policy.

Find out how we aim to provide excellent and efficient services to everyone

Find out about our approach to capturing and managing data

Find out about how we operate our Discretionary Housing Payment scheme

Find out about our discretionary rate relief policy

Information about our domestic abuse policy.

Find out how we make sure we receive the money owed on behalf of all council taxpayers

Find out about our approach to regeneration across the borough

Find out about our approach to regulatory inspection and enforcement

Find out how we use enforcement powers to make sure housing is safe and healthy

Our environmental health enforcement policy ensures enforcement decisions are consistent and provides a framework for officers.

Find out about how we work to keep the borough clean, safe and tidy

Read about our Rough Sleeping Delivery Plan which helps those sleeping rough in Swale get the help they need.

Find out who we carry out our licensing functions to promote licensing objectives

Find out how we are working to create a network of green spaces in urban centres, development zones, and beyond

Read about our Housing Allocations Policy which sets out how social housing is allocated in Swale.

Find out how we are working to improve housing and tackle homelessness

Our Housing Assistance Policy sets out what assistance what loans, grants, practical assistance and advice we're able to offer to households.

Find out how we are working to maximise how our spending in the local area

Find out how we decide when Local Housing Allowance payments will be made to landlords, instead of tenants

The Mobile Homes Act 2013 introduced changes to the law affecting park homes. The policy allows us to monitor site licence compliance and take enforcement action.

The Open Spaces Strategy shows how the Council will protect, enhance and maintain our open space assets.

Our overarching enforcement policy which applies to all service areas.

This policy covers a range of matters relating to on and off-street parking, including provision of parking spaces, our approach to charging and parking enforcement.

Our pavement licensing policy.

Find out about our local priorities for planning enforcement

Our Reuse of Public Sector Information Policy.

Find out about our strategy for managing our property assets

Our Whistleblowing Policy sets out how staff, Members, contractors and partners can speak up on suspected wrongdoing in the knowledge that their concerns will be taken seriously and investigated.

Read about our Rough Sleeping Delivery Plan which helps those sleeping rough in Swale get the help they need.

Find out how we promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk

Find out about our approach to scrap metal licensing

Find out about how we aim to deliver excellent services, value for money and effective community leadership

Our SWEP and Provision for Rough Sleepers guidance and procedure sets out our obligation to prevent deaths on our streets from severe weather.

Our sex establishment policy sets out our approach to licensing sex establishments.

Find out about our approach to social media

Find out about the level of support parish and town councils can expect from us

Find out about the level of support parish and town councils can expect from us

Our Statement of Licensing Policy sets out our position and view in respect of matters in connection with the discharge our licensing function.

Find out about our responsibilities for the control of stray dogs

Find out about how streets are named and numbered

Find out how we regulate street trading for the benefit of the community and visitors

Find out how we're working with our partners to improve the local cycling and walking network

Find out about our strategy for historic buildings and areas

Our Visitor Economy Framework Action Plan builds on the first stage of work already carried out to deliver on the Visitor Economy Framework.

The Council's policy for Taxi and private hire drivers.

Find out how we expect registered providers to develop tenancy policies for their housing stock

This strategy sets out and seeks approval of the proposed Treasury Management Strategy and Prudential and Treasury Management Indicators

Our tree policy sets out our responsibility for trees.

Find out how we deal with unacceptable behaviour and unreasonably persistent and vexatious requests

Find out about how we let commercial council property to a voluntary or community organisations

Find out about our approach to increase volunteering by working with volunteer organisations

Find out about what we're doing to make sure our workforce delivers for local residents

Read our public health funerals policy which sets out what we'll do when someone dies and no funeral arrangements are made,