Customer Charter

Our Charter puts customers at the heart of everything we do.

We are here to serve you, our residents, businesses and visitors. We strive to deliver high quality customer service by caring, listening and putting you first – helping to make Westmorland and Furness a great place to live, work and thrive.

Our Customer Charter sets out what you can expect from us and what we ask from you in return.

We care and will:

  • be helpful, polite and treat you with respect
  • provide accurate information that is easy to understand 
  • be open and honest with you in all our communications
  • explain next steps and outcomes clearly
  • keep your personal information safe

We listen and will:

  • aim to resolve your enquiry or request the first time you contact us or as soon as we can
  • be understanding of your situation and needs
  • actively engage with you to inform what we do and how we do it
  • commit to continuous improvement based on your feedback
  • acknowledge if we get something wrong and take action to put it right

We put you first and will:

  • provide services that are user-friendly, caring and accessible to all
  • embrace new technology to provide effective digital solutions, to use at a time that suits you
  • explain clearly the various ways you can make contact with us
  • always put user needs at the heart of our services
  • provide fair and equal treatment to all our customers

In return, we politely ask you to:

  • treat our staff members with respect and courtesy
  • provide us with the information we need to help you
  • use our digital or self-serve platforms to access services where possible
  • share your feedback or suggestions with us to help shape our services