As part of its ongoing focus on customer service °ÄÃÅ×î×¼ËIJ»Ïñ has had a Customer Service Strategy and Charter since 2010, which is regularly reviewed following extensive customer surveys. The Charter tells customers the standards of response and behaviours customers can expect from council employees depending on how they contact us and what we need customers to do to help us provide them with good services. The Current Charter and Strategy and Strategy Action Plan of upcoming customer service improvements were reviewed in 2024 and are available at the bottom of this page.
The council constantly checks its performance against key customer service metrics such as customer satisfaction, quality and timeliness and publishes a range performance reports, that are also considered by elected Members at Area Committees and the Audit and Scrutiny Committee. Important reports include the Council’s Annual Performance Report and the Annual Complaints Report. We also benchmark our service delivery performance against other councils as part of the and use feedback from all these sources to drive continual improvement such that detailed in our Output Improvement Plan and ICT and Digital Strategy.
The Council also uses the Customer Service Excellence standard as a way of assessing the quality and customer service, both corporately and for individual services, such as the Customer Support Services Assessment outcome noted below.
Bob Miller
Customer Service Development and Support Manager
Robert.Miller@argyll-bute.gov.uk
01546 604026
