Consultations are an important aspect of open honest decision making processes. We use a range of methods to consult including focus groups, interviews, online and paper surveys. To see how you can get involved, please see our full list of ways you can have your say.
We carefully consider what you say when we consult you and use this, along with other information, to help us make decisions.
Consultations are currently held on this page and on the Consultation Portal
Find out more about our consultation panels and register to be a member
Current consultations
Have your say on how your council works by viewing our current consultations.
| Consultation | Closing Date | More information |
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| Broadband State Aid Consultation | 16 March 2012 |
Consultation on superfast broadband investment. The telecoms industry and local people and businesses are being encouraged to take part in a consultation which will help bring superfast broadband to most of Wiltshire. Comments and requests for further information should be directed to: digitalinclusion@wiltshire.gov.uk or phone 01225 793349 |
| Aggregate Minerals Site Allocations DPD | 12 March 2012 |
The council is consulting on a proposed submission draft of the Aggregate Minerals Site Allocations DPD. This final round of formal consultation provides the opportunity to comment on the soundness of the plan before it is submitted, subject to Council approval, to the Secretary of State in the Summer of 2012 for independent examination and scrutiny. |
| Autism Consultation | 31 January 2012 |
The ‘Wiltshire Autism Partnership’ would like to know your views about the strategy for adults with autism in Wiltshire. There are 3 questionnaires.
If you have any questions or difficulties completing the surveys, please phone 01225 718559 and we can talk about the best way to support you with this. You can also email DCSDisabilities@wiltshire.gov.uk |
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31 January 2012 |
The Wiltshire Carers Strategy 2011– 2014 has been designed with carers at its centre and is about making sure that action takes place. It outlines the commitments of various organisations in Wiltshire to develop and deliver good quality services to carers. These organisations include Wiltshire Council, NHS Wiltshire, and providers of services to carers, including those in the voluntary and community sector. We would like to hear your views on this strategy. Please send in any comments regarding the strategy to Emma Cooper by email to emma.cooper@wiltshire.gov.uk or by post to Emma Cooper, Library HQ, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8BS |
| School term and holiday dates 2013/14 | 10 February 2012 |
We would like to receive your views on the term dates calendar being proposed for Wiltshire’s Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for 2013/14. The deadline for responses is Friday 10 February 2012. The results of this consultation will be collated and presented to the Joint Consultative Committee prior to the final recommended model being determined by the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services. All comments received will be taken into consideration during the final decision making process. Your views can be emailed to directorDCE@wiltshire.gov.uk |
| Schools admission consultation | 28 February 2012 |
We are giving parents in Wiltshire the chance to have their say on how school admissions in the county will operate in the future. The proposed schemes for the co-ordination of admissions to primary, infant, junior and secondary schools in Wiltshire are available on request from the school admissions team at County Hall, Trowbridge on 01225 713010 or admissions@wiltshire.gov.uk. |
| Local HealthWatch | 29 February 2012 |
As part of the Health and Social Care Bill, a new consumer champion for users of health and social care services will be created. This will be known as HealthWatch. HealthWatch will exist locally as Local HealthWatch. Nationally, there will be an organisation called HealthWatch England, which looks at services across England. Wiltshire Council has a responsibility to ensure that Wiltshire has its own Local HealthWatch which, subject to the passage of the Health and Social care Bill, will be launched in October 2012. To have your say on how HealthWatch can work best for you, please complete this questionnaire. Wiltshire Council will be holding a number of stakeholder events to further develop ideas around Local HealthWatch. There are limited places on the workshops, so if you want to come, please contact Dot Kronda on 01225 718306 or e-mail dot.kronda@wiltshire.gov.uk or Julie Martin on 01225 858816 or e-mail julie.martin@wiltshire.gov.uk with your name, contact details and any access requirements to book a place. |
| Salisbury Secondary School Survey | 1 March 2012 |
Wiltshire Council's Children's Services Select Committee want to find out if the post-16 education on offer in the Salisbury area needs to be improved or expanded - and its members would like to know what you think. If you would like more information on the work of the Task Group, or of the Children's Services Select Committee, please contact Henry Powell, Senior Scrutiny Officer at Wiltshire Council, on 01225 718052 or henry.powell@wiltshire.gov.uk |
| Business perception survey | 31 March 2012 |
Understanding the needs of businesses and the issues that affect the local business community are critical if we are to achieve our aims. We are therefore conducting a survey of local businesses aimed at identifying issues currently faced by businesses across the county. The study will inform future planning policies and economic development actions in order to better respond to business needs and inform the Wiltshire business community about our services. If you have any questions, please contact Ana Batista, Principal Economic Development Office, on 01225 718669 or e-mail: econdev@wiltshire.gov.uk |
| What Matters to you Survey |
Wiltshire Council and its partners are committed to developing and delivering services that reflect the differing needs of local communities. In order to do this effectively, we need to understand what really matters to residents living in Wiltshire. Your views about your area really do count, and Wiltshire Council would like to invite you to comment on a range of topics that affect life where you live, including:
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| Housing needs survey | Open |
Wiltshire Council is working with parish councils to identify the housing needs of local people and would be grateful for your help. Households in parishes are being asked to take part in a survey that will give up-to-date information about local housing circumstances and aspirations. Email:housing.strategy@wiltshire.gov.uk Telephone: 01249 706614 |
| Consultations on Traffic Regulation Orders | Open |
Wiltshire Council actively seeks the views of its residents in the decision making process for Traffic Regulation Orders within the county. As part of this process, Wiltshire Council undertakes consultation on its proposals for Traffic Regulation Orders in the county with the publication of the proposals for response. |
Consultation Strategy
Wiltshire Council has a consultation strategy 5mb which helps us
improve our consultation process. To support the consultation strategy, we have devised a number of
methods to specifically target the aspects of co-ordination, information sharing and resident understanding.
These methods have been put in place in order to help us reach our goal of an open honest decision making
processes.
Wiltshire and Swindon Intelligence Network
If you are interested in viewing research reports, results or additional information about Wiltshire, please visit the Wiltshire and Swindon Intelligence Network
Closed consultations
You can also see details of previous consultations that were available for local people to comment on.
Last updated: 3 February 2012
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