Consultation

A major part of the Governments modernisation agenda is to improve the level of involvement of local people in developing services and local policy.

Consultation helps us to shape our policies and services and keep us in tune with what our customers want.  However, in order to be effective, all consultation must be meaningful, and to be meaningful it must be carefully planned, sensibly carried out and thoughtfully used.

Allerdale Borough Council is committed to consulting with the public ensuring we engage with a cross-section of the community to ensure that all of our residents are given the chance to comment and feedback on issues which affect them. We will do this through various mechanisms such as:

• public meetings
• paper based surveys
• telephone surveys
• focus groups and workshops
• on-line surveys
• neighbourhood forums

Latest news

One of the biggest pieces of consultation happening at the moment across Cumbria is the Place Survey.

Around 3,500 Allerdale residents are being asked for their views on public services, democracy, voluntary work, crime and disorder which will provide a snapshot of public opinion and satisfaction with life in the borough.

The Place Survey is being sent to randomly selected households across the County, including ones in Allerdale, from 25 and 26 September and is one of the biggest surveys ever conducted in the county. It will provide information to help the Council and its partners, such as the health service and police, to understand the views of local people with the aim of improving services. The Place survey ties in with a national survey being conducted by every local authority in the country and therefore results will be comparable across the country.

The survey is being carried out by BMG Research on behalf of the county council and six district councils in Cumbria, with input from Cumbria Constabulary and Cumbria Primary Care Trust. Residents are urged to complete the survey and reminders will be sent to encourage a high response rate.

For more information please contact the Corporate Improvement Team on 01900 702730 or email best.value@allerdale.gov.uk

Further details on consultation

The Council has a consultation database which is updated regularly with all consultation the Council has been involved in and also has details of planned consultation. There is also the facility to search for consultations.