Publica

Who we are

Welcome to Publica

First and foremost Publica is a partnership of four councils delivering more locally by working together.

We are a not-for-profit company owned by Cotswold, Forest of Dean, and West Oxfordshire District Councils and Cheltenham Borough Council. The councils work together through Publica to share skills and resources which enables us to deliver more for local communities, residents and businesses. 

Our culture and values

A great place to work

Here at Publica our ethos drives our attitude to be a ‘great place to work’ for our people. We know that staff who feel supported and enjoy their working environment will deliver their best work and ultimately make sure we are delivering the best possible services for our communities and businesses.

We are constantly looking to improve how we operate as a business to make sure our staff have the best environment to work in and we are using the ‘Investor in People’ model to drive that improvement.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Our Investors in People journey

We have subscribed to the internationally recognised Investors in People scheme as a framework to pushing us to constantly improve at Publica. It sets us targets to meet and regular independent reviews of how we operate. We are proud to have achieved Investors in People accreditation and we will be continuing to push for higher levels of recognition as a demonstration of our commitment to staff. 

Support for our staff wellbeing

We have a wide range of support available for our staff which includes counselling through our Medicash scheme, mental health first aiders, regular talks and advice from specialists and policies to support staff such as our agile working policy to allow our staff to have a work/life balance that works for them. 

Listening to our people

At Publica we believe that all our people can make a valued contribution to how we run the company. We actively listen to staff and engage with them. We have a shadow board of staff who comment and contribute to our board meetings, run regular staff surveys and encourage a culture where ideas can come from any person, not just managers.