Draft Slough Economic Growth Strategy

Overview

Slough Borough Council is developing an Economic Growth Strategy to help shape the city’s future. This strategy’s aims are that economic growth benefits everyone, creating opportunities for residents, businesses, and communities, setting a clear vision for 2050. We are looking for your views to develop the Slough Economic Growth Strategy further.

By 2050, Slough will be a connected, caring, inclusive and sustainable town where current and future residents can access opportunity, prosper and live healthier lives, and where every neighbourhood shares in benefits from growth, helping to reduce inequality and eliminate barriers. It will be a place where people choose to live, work and build their future.

Slough’s economy will build on its nationally significant strengths to create more good jobs, clearer and more visible skills and progression pathways for young people, and greater opportunities for local businesses and residents. Employers and anchor institutions will play a strengthened role in creating local opportunity and securing a better deal for Slough. Investment, innovation and regeneration will improve wellbeing, uplift places and ensure existing communities share fully in the benefits of growth.

The strategy was developed with the guiding principle of “getting a better deal for the people of Slough.” Now, we are seeking your feedback on the strategy and its key themes to ensure it reflects the needs and aspirations of all. Your input will help refine our plans and guide our actions to build a fair, inclusive, and sustainable economy that leaves no one behind. You can read the full strategy below: 

All the information received from this questionnaire will be treated in confidence and is protected under the General Data Protection Regulation (2018). All individual responses will be treated as fully confidential and non-identifiable. Information will be held securely by Slough Borough Council and their contract consultants and will be used solely for the purposes of the work as stated and will be destroyed 12 months after it closes.

This online survey should take around 10–15 minutes to complete.

Data Protection

Data protection and how we use your information

Slough Borough Council is the data controller for this survey.

We are collecting your responses to help develop Slough’s Economic Growth Strategy. This helps us understand the needs and priorities of residents, partners and businesses.

What we collect and how we use it

We will use the information you provide to:

• analyse feedback and identify key themes and priorities
• support decision-making about the council’s future direction
• publish summary findings from the survey

Survey results will be reported in a way that does not identify individuals. Any published data will be anonymised.

Lawful basis for processing

We process this information under Article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR (public task), as it is necessary for us to carry out our official functions as a local authority.

Sharing your information

We may share anonymised survey results with partners or third parties to support analysis or validate findings. No information that identifies you will be shared in this way.

How long we keep your data

We will only keep your personal data for as long as necessary for this work, in line with our retention policy. After this period, it will be securely deleted.

Your rights

You have rights under data protection law, including the right to request access to your personal information and, in some cases, to have it corrected or deleted.

For more information about your rights and how we handle your data, please see our privacy notices:
View Slough Borough Council privacy notices

Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about how your data is used, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
DataProtectionOfficer@slough.gov.uk