The Swindon Business Charter is a key document, which has been developed by Swindon Borough Council and local employers, and seeks to formalise the Council's commitment to the business community. It sets out the service standards that local companies can expect from the Council and, in turn, sets out a challenge to businesses to support the community in which they operate.

The Charter will be sent to all companies in the Borough, and business leaders are urged to take the opportunity to sign up and to help us make Swindon the UK's best business location.

Update

An update has now been produced and is being circulated to all companies who have signed up to the Charter since its launch in Summer 2008, as well as being sent to all other major employers and SSEP partners. The update sets out how the Council and the PCT have improved since the launch, broken down by the 8 areas of commitment set out in the original Charter.

Business Charter Update 2009

If you're interested in signing up to the Business Charter, or to receive a copy of the September update, please contact David Evans.

Highlights include:

• Better communications with businesses of all sizes, including new start ups, via the SSEP
• Improved turn-around time of business planning applications
• Major events and fstivals improving Swindon's image
• Procurement events held to make supplying to Swindon Borough Council and its partners more straightforward.
• Safety and Health Awareness days for businesses, delivered by the Council's Regulation teams
• Hosting the Radio 1 Big Weekend, which gave a national cultural profile to the Borough.

Staff in the Council's Economic Development team will be contacting all signatories to discuss the latest review, and to seek their views on how Swindon Borough Council has improved over the past year. For more details speak to David Evans.

For a copy of the charter, please download the following document:

Swindon Borough Council Business Charter (pdf, 389kb)

For a copy of the 'Swindon Business Charter Explained', please download the following document:

Swindon Business Charter Explained (pdf, 17kb)

Charter Signatories

Companies that have signed up to deliver the commitments of the Charter include the following.  

Business Charter Launch

The Swindon Business Charter was launched on Thursday 26th June 2008 at the STEAM museum.  Around 30 local companies attended the event, many of whom signed up to the Charter there and then.  

During the launch, the companies were asked to give a view of the Council's recent performance.  

To view the feedback please see the document below:

Swindon Business Charter Launch - Feedback (pdf, 315kb)

To view SwindonWeb's coverage of the event, please click here:

SwindonWeb - Full STEAM ahead