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Localisation of Council Tax Benefit Consultation
Start of consultation: 24/09/2012
End of consultation: 30/11/2012
Background:
As part of its welfare reforms and its drive to encourage more people back into work, the Government is proposing to abolish the current national Council Tax Benefit Scheme. From 1 April 2013 all local authorities, including the Isle of Wight Council, will have to replace it with a local council tax support scheme for all working-age claimants. The Government has told local authorities that claimants of pensionable age will not be affected by any changes and will continue to receive support towards their council tax bills in the same way as they do now.
The cost of council tax benefit is currently paid for by the Government. When the new local schemes start on 1 April 2013, the Government will pass that funding across to local authorities, whilst reducing it by about 10%. For the Isle of Wight, if we were to just continue with the current arrangements for the council tax benefit scheme, there would be a shortfall in funding of about £1.9m.
Outcome:
At the full council meeting on the 16 January 2013 councillors considered the feedback from this consultation and the likely impact of any new scheme. Taking into account the complexities of the existing scheme, the timescales involved in developing, consulting and implementing a local scheme and the ability to redesign the scheme into a wholly new scheme in the timescale allowed was considerably limited.
It was agreed therefore that the local scheme was to be implemented for 2013/14 as a transitional scheme, which enabled both Isle of Wight Council and council tax benefit claimants to learn from its implementation and inform any future changes to the local scheme.
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Gambling Act Policy Consultation
Start of consultation: 08/10/2012
End of consultation: 05/11/2012
Background:
The Isle of Wight Council has revised its statement of licensing principles in accordance with Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005. The Act provides for a system of licensing and regulation for commercial gambling in England and Wales and Licensing Authorities have responsibility for licensing gambling premises within their area such as casinos, bingo halls, betting shops, adult gaming centres and small society lotteries.
Outcome:
The council has now reviewed comments received on the Gambling Act Policy which was adopted by Full Council on 16 January 2013 and will come into force on 22 February 2013. To view the policy please click here.
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Integrated Risk Management Plan 2012 Consultation
Start of consultation: 18/05/2012
End of consultation: 13/07/2012
Background:
Every Fire and Rescue Service in the UK is required to produce a plan setting out their proposals on how they will deliver improvements to reduce risks in their local area.
We have produced an Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for the Isle of Wight for 2012 - 2015. If you live, work, or visit the Island your views on this plan are vital to us.
Outcome:
The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service has now analysed the results of the consultation and to view the current plan for 2012 – 2015 please click here.
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Every Fire and Rescue Service in the UK is required to produce a plan setting out their proposals on how they will deliver improvements to reduce risks in their local area.
We have produced an Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP) for the Isle of Wight for 2012 - 2015. If you live, work, or visit the Island your views on this plan are vital to us.
Outcome:
The Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service has now analysed the results of the consultation and to view the current plan for 2012 – 2015 please click here.
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Superfast Broadband Consultation
Start of consultation: 13/01/2012
End of consultation: 29/02/2012
Background:
The council is currently seeking to understand the level of interest in Superfast broadband across the Island.
The council has secured funding from central government to help pay for the installation of Superfast broadband across the Island. This will mean that the Island can have world class, leading edge communications and entertainment services. However, the funding can only be spent where there is real demand for Superfast broadband and we want to spend the money wisely.
The survey is now closed but individuals and businesses can still register their interest in Superfast broadband by clicking here.
Outcome:
The consultation and engagement process carried out informed the IOW Local Broadband Plan which helped secure £3 million worth of central government investment for superfast broadband infrastructure on the Isle of Wight.
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Adult Social Care Local Account Consultation
Start of consultation: 06/07/2012
End of consultation: 03/08/2012
Background:
The government is changing how it assesses council services. The Local Account replaces annual assessments of council social care services by the Care Quality Commission. The Local Account is a report that local people, service users and providers can use to judge our performance. It will provide you with key information about Adult Social Care on the Isle of Wight and will highlight to you what our key priorities are.
Outcome:
A report on the findings of the consultation can be found here.
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Budget 2013/14 Consultation
Start of consultation: 20/09/2012
End of consultation: 07/10/2012
Background:
Consultation was carried out during July and August 2012 to enable public comments and views to be fed into the initial round of budget discussion. This included qualitative feedback from budget stakeholder workshops and quantitative research using an on-line budget simulator and survey to give members of the public a wider opportunity to participate.
The feedback gathered from the qualitative and quantitative exercises fed into the budget review report to Cabinet and Full Council in September 2012. It was also published in the September issue of One Island magazine.
To view the 19 September Full Council budget review please click here.
Outcome:
Feedback from the consultation will be considered in the final budget 2013/14 decisions when the budget is set at Full Council in February 2013.
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Healthwatch Isle of Wight Consultation
Start of consultation: 15/06/2012
End of consultation: 16/07/2012
Background:
In March 2012, the government introduced a new law (the Health & Social Care Act 2012) requiring each local authority area to set up a new organisation called Healthwatch by April 2013.
Healthwatch will effectively act as a consumer champion, making the views and experiences of the local community known to the people making decisions about these services, both locally and nationally. It will replace the Island’s Local Involvement Network (otherwise known as the LINk) which has performed a similar role for the past few years and will cease to exist on 31 March 2013.
Some of the functions and roles that Healthwatch will need to perform have been set out in law but the government has also said that it wants local authorities to be able to make some choices of its own about how it sets up the new organisation so that it can meet the needs of its local community.
Outcome:
A report on the findings of the consultation can be found here.
The results of this consultation informed the Healthwatch procurement process.
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Home to Education Transport Policy 2013 Consultation
Start of consultation: 21/05/2012
End of consultation: 06/07/2012
Background:
The council has carried out its annual review of the Home to Education Transport Policy and the amended version, which will apply from September 2013, has now been published for consultation.
Outcome:
Responses to this consultation have now been analysed and the cabinet have approved the Home to Education Transport Policy 2013. Click here for the policy.
The Record of Decision may be viewed by clicking here.
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Conservation area appraisals consultation
Start of consultation: 16/12/2011
End of consultation: 27/01/2012
Background:
The council has been reviewing conservation areas designations and identifying new conservation areas. Whilst public consultation is not required in the preparation of the Conservation Area Appraisals and conservation area designation, the council is keen for the appraisal documents to under go public scrutiny and therefore the council is publishing the following Conservation Area Appraisals for consultation:
- Briary
- Church Place
- Pound Green
- Totland
The Conservation Area Appraisal evaluates and records an area’s special architectural or historic interest, which the council believes it is desirable to preserve or enhance. The consultation appraisals include the proposed conservation area boundary and specific character areas within it. It also identifies properties that may be subject to an Article 4 Direction, a process which removes certain permitted development rights and which will be subject to a further consultation process.
Outcome:
On 21st June 2012, following a period of consultation, the Isle of Wight Council designated areas of Church Place and Totland as new conservation areas and extended the boundaries of the existing Briary and Pound Green conservation areas. Maps showing the boundaries of each conservation area and copies of the adopted appraisal documents can be found here.
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On 21st June 2012, following a period of consultation, the Isle of Wight Council designated areas of Church Place and Totland as new conservation areas and extended the boundaries of the existing Briary and Pound Green conservation areas. Maps showing the boundaries of each conservation area and copies of the adopted appraisal documents can be found here.
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Isle of Wight Council Equality Objectives for 2012 – 2014
Start of consultation: 02/03/2012
End of consultation: 23/03/2012
Background:
Under the new Public Sector Equality Duty, as introduced by the Equality Act 2010, the council must adopt and publish equality objectives by 6 April 2012. Before we finalise our objectives we asked for your opinions on a set of draft proposed equality objectives. If adopted, these would become the focus for our work on equality and diversity over the next two years.
Outcome:
The equality objectives were formally adopted by the council under officer delegated powers on 30 March.
School admission arrangement 2013 consultation
Start of consultation: 23/12/2011
End of consultation: 22/02/2012
Background:
The Isle of Wight Council asked for views on proposed changes to the Isle of Wight school admission arrangements for primary and secondary schools.
A new Department of Education admission code introduces a number of changes to current arrangements and those that are statutory have been incorporated into the new primary admissions policies.
The council is also proposing to change the arrangements for allocating places in community and voluntary controlled schools.
Outcome:
The Isle of Wight Council has now considering the comments received on the proposed changes to the Isle of Wight school admission arrangements for primary and secondary schools. The authority has determined the policies as proposed and no further changes will be made. The determined policies, together with those for the own admissions authority schools (Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Academies) will be published on iwight.com by the 1st May. Any objections to the determined admissions policies must be made to the Schools Adjudicator by 30th June.
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2012 Budget consultation
Start of consultation: 22/12/2011
End of consultation: 20/01/2012
Background:
This consultation has now closed. With significant on going reductions in government funding to councils across the country, the Isle of Wight Council has faced difficult decisions to ensure it spends its budget wisely over the next few years whilst, as far as possible, protecting residents from large council tax rises and cuts to vital services.
We asked for your views to help us to draw up a budget for 2012/13.
Outcome:
We asked for your views to help us to draw up a budget for 2012/13.
Outcome:
The Isle of Wight Council has set a budget that freezes council tax for the second year running.
But at the same time, the £338.3 million budget agreed by the Full Council on 29 February also provides investment in a number of areas – particularly schemes to stimulate the local economy.
Isle of Wight Council leader Councillor David Pugh said the difficult decisions made last year had allowed the authority to agree a package of investment schemes designed to assist the local economy.
Councillor Pugh added that many of the proposals – such as the freezing of car parking charges for the fourth year as well as the budget’s emphasis on supporting the economy - reflected views expressed in consultations held in recent months.
Click here for the latest press release.
Click here for more information regarding the budget.
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Final youth service proposals consultation
Start of consultation: 24/06/2011
End of consultation: 30/09/2011
Background:
This consultation is now closed. The council wants to update its youth services to ensure they are available to more people including those with disabilities.
Outcome:
The proposals, which seek to encourage more young people to use the service, are outlined in a delegated decision paper released on 6 January 2012.
Currently only 13 percent of 13-19 year olds on the Island make use of the current provision. The new proposals intend to drive up the number of young people making using the service to 20 per cent by 2014.
Key to the restructuring will be targeting resources on providing year-round services and activities - including during summer holidays when services have traditionally closed - rather than maintaining expensive, out-dated and underused buildings.
There will also be more emphasis on outreach work and under the proposals the new staffing structure will offer more opportunity for staff to have contracts for longer hours, or full time. At present approximately a quarter of the workforce works for just under four hours a week.
Modernising the service, which would be overseen by a new youth and community services manager, will also save council tax payers £128,000 next financial year.
Home to education transport policy consultation
Start of consultation: 06/09/2011
End of consultation: 14/10/2011
Background:
On the 16 August, members of Isle of Wight Council's cabinet agreed to a further consultation period on the council's proposed new home to school transport policy for pupils.
Following a public consultation on proposals to change parts of the current school transport policy, including removing free travel for pupils who attend faith schools if they live more than three miles away, members agreed to undertake a review of the council's entire home to school transport policy. This includes primary school pupils (4 - 11yrs), secondary pupils (11 - 16yrs), post 16 students (16 - 19yrs) and children aged 4 - 16 with special educational needs and disabilities.
The council wanted the policy to be fair to all students.
Outcome:
A final decision was made at the 13 December cabinet meeting. The decisions taken were:
(i.) THAT the outcomes of the recent period of representation be noted.
(ii.) THAT the revised Home to Education Transport Policy be adopted and agreed.
(iii.) THAT officers be delegated, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Members, to make minor detailed amendments to keep the policy up to date
Any changes won't come into force until at least September 2012. To read the full Committee report please click here. To read the Record of decision following the 13 December cabinet meeting, please click here.
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Care for older people on the Isle of Wight consultation
Start of consultation: 18/07/2011
End of consultation: 26/08/2011
Background:
This consultation has now closed. The council has undertaken a detailed review of the current services for older people including the roles of The Adelaide and The Gouldings, as well as the future needs of the Island’s older population. This was the first stage of the consultation where the council asked residents their views on the type of support they would like to see on the Island in the future and how it is delivered.
As well as people who currently use services for older people on the Island and their families and carers, the council wanted to involve younger people who may need to use care services in the future.
A market report has been produced to show people how care for older people is changing locally and nationally, what we know about the number of people who might need care in the future and what is currently available on the Island. The report can be accessed by clicking here.
Outcome:
The feedback from this consultation is being considered and will be used to inform the proposals for future care for older people on the Island. These proposals will be published and a further consultation period will take place.
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Proposed changes to SEN resourced provision consultation
Start of consultation: 15/07/2011
End of consultation: 26/08/2011
Background:
This consultation is now closed. Isle of Wight Council has consulted on its wish to replace the speech and language unit at Love Lane Primary School with two centres, one at Broadlea Primary School and the other at Greenmount Primary School.
Outcome:
Plans to expand and improve the education offered to children on the Isle of Wight with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) were discussed at the 11 October Cabinet meeting.
The plans, drawn up following detailed consultation with parents and existing SEND students, and in line with the Government’s recent Green paper, will increase provision for children and young people with SEND and will double to 24, the number of places on the Island for those with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
To read the minutes and decision taken at the 11 October cabinet meeting please click here.
To view the 11 October Cabinet report please click here.
For more information please read the 3 October Press Release by clicking here.
A press release regarding the changes has also been published online, which you can view by clicking here.
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Library service proposals consultation – Extension
Start of consultation: 07/07/2011
End of consultation: 31/07/2011
Background:
This consultation has now closed and the council has reviewed the feedback received and progressed negotiations around the setting up of community libraries.
Outcome:
The Isle of Wight Council’s library review has formally closed with no community losing its library. A delegated decision report published on Thursday 22 September confirms arrangements that will see the establishment of community libraries in Bembridge, Brighstone, East Cowes, Niton and Shanklin. The community libraries will complement six others the council will continue to run directly, in Cowes, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Ventnor and Freshwater.
For more information please read the 22 September Press Release by clicking here.
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School sites information events consultation
Start of consultation: 06/07/2011
End of consultation: 26/07/2011
Background:
This consultation is now closed. The Isle of Wight Council hosted three information events at three school sites that are due for closure. The events outlined the council's proposals for each site once they closed for the 2011 summer holidays. Local residents and any other interested parties were invited to view the proposals and ask any questions to council officers.
Outcome:
The events ran successfully and resident’s questions were answered promptly.
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Primary school provision – West Wight area consultation
Start of consultation: 13/06/2011
End of consultation: 22/07/2011
Background:
This consultation is now closed. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, either statutory notices will be published in September 2011 or alternative proposals will be considered.
Outcome:
On the 18 October 2011, an academy order was made in favour of Weston Community Primary School. This effectively prevents the council from progressing with the option for the closure of Weston.
Post 16 and Faith school transport consultation
Start of consultation: 09/05/2011
End of consultation: 18/07/2011
Background:
The consultation sought views on planned changes to the Isle of Wight Council’s transport provision to faith schools and post 16 students.
This consultation has now closed and a report was considered at the 16 August cabinet meeting and the three recommendations put forward in that report have all been approved.
Outcome:
Members of Isle of Wight Council’s cabinet agreed to a further consultation period on the council’s proposed new home to education transport policy for all pupils and students (please see above).
A new 28 day consultation period ran from Tuesday 6 September until Friday 14 October.
The options that were approved at the 16 August cabinet meeting were:
Option 1 – To note the outcomes of the recent consultations regarding possible changes to the provision of a subsidy for post 16 transport and the discretional element of denominational school transport.
Option 2 – To agree that a further period of representation takes place, from Tuesday 6 September to 14 October 2011, regarding the proposed new home to education transport policy (as set out in Appendix B) and that the outcome of this process is taken to cabinet for decision in December 2011.
Option 5 – To agree to increase the termly bus pass for post 16 students to £50 with effect from September 2011.
You can read the full committee report by clicking here.
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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) consultation
Start of consultation: 20/04/2011
End of consultation: 31/05/2011
Background:
The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) consultation has now closed. The responses have been analysed and the results were reported back to the council’s cabinet on 16 August 2011.
Outcome:
The option that was approved at the 16 August cabinet meeting was:
Option 1 - To endorse the recommendations of the SEND review and approve the action plan for implementing them.
The full Committee report can be read by clicking here.
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Island Plan Core Strategy consultation
Start of consultation: 15/04/2011
End of consultation: 27/05/2011
Background:
The Island Plan Core Strategy consultation has now closed. All documentation relating to the Island Plan, including copies of all representations made are sent to the Planning Inspectorate and form part of the formal documents for an examination into the Plan. For more information please visit the Core Strategy webpage.
Outcome:
The Examination Hearing Sessions have now closed. They took place between 18 and 21 October 2011 and all the relevant documents can be found on the Hearings Documents page.
The Schedule of Suggested Changes is a document which sets out all the council-approved suggested changes to the Island Plan Core Strategy, since its submission for independent examination. It is a live document and more information on it together with the document itself, can be viewed here.
The document itself will be the subject of a delegated member decision in Jan/Feb 2012 and Full Council resolution will be to adopt in March 2012.
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Waste Collection consultation
Start of consultation: 08/04/2011
End of consultation: 08/05/2011
Background:
The consultation on the introduction of a maximised recycling approach to waste management has now closed.
Outcome:
The Cabinet decided at the meeting on 21 June 2011 that Option 2 be adopted, namely:
THAT the waste collection arrangements are changed with effect from 1 February 2012 to:
- Increase the types of waste that residents can recycle from the current arrangement of glass bottles and jars, some types of papers and textiles to glass bottles and jars, all paper, all plastics, cardboard and metals.
- Provide wheelie bins to residents for recycling, or sacks were wheelie bins are not appropriate which will be collected fortnightly reflecting the current collection arrangements for the black box scheme. Residents will continue to provide their own sacks and bins for non recyclable waste which will also be collected fortnightly.
- Provide weekly collection of food waste, with provision of two caddies per household – one for the kitchen and one to leave out for collection.
- Introduce a commercially operated garden waste collection service where residents can pay the contractor an annual subscription for a fortnightly collection of biodegradable garden waste for composting in wheeled bins.
- That any further adjustments or detailed arrangements required are delegated to the Strategic Director for the Economy and Environment in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member.
Childcare Provision consultation
Start of consultation: 10/01/2011
End of consultation: 28/02/2011
Background:
Local Authorities are required under the Childcare Act 2006, Section 6 to ensure that there is sufficient, quality, flexible, sustainable childcare for parents and carers. The Childcare Act 2006 defines childcare sufficiency as ‘sufficient to meet the requirement of parents in the (Local Authority’s) area who require childcare.
Local Authorities are required to consult with the public on the Assessment. This is an opportunity to record views on the content of the draft report and influence the action plan that will be written as a result of the Assessment.
Outcome:
The responses have been analysed and the final report is available via the following link www.iwight.com/csa.
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Conservation Area Appraisals consultation
Start of consultation: 07/01/2011
End of consultation: 18/02/2011
Background:
The consultation regarding Conservation Area Appraisals for Bembridge, Ryde, Ryde St John’s, Sandown and Shanklin has now closed. All comments received have been taken into consideration prior to the adoption of the Appraisal documents as Supplementary Planning Documents.
Outcome:
The Conservation Areas and their associated Article 4 Directions were all adopted. Information on the conservation areas and their accompanying documents can be found here.
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Licensing Policy consultation
Start of consultation: 17/01/2011
End of consultation: 14/02/2011
Background:
The Licensing policy consultation has now closed. The Licensing Act 2003 introduces a requirement for all local authorities to set out their policy in respect of licences for the sale of alcohol, provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment.
Outcome:
The feedback from the consultation was included in a report for the Licensing and General Purposes Sub-Committee on 28 March. The revised policy is available here, and minutes of the meeting are available on iwight.com.
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Island Transport Plan (ITP) consultation
Start of consultation: 12/11/2010
End of consultation: 04/02/2011
Background:
The draft ITP was made available for a 12-week consultation period starting on 12 November 2010 accompanied by both the statutory Strategic Environmental Report (SEA) and the Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA) Screening Statement.
Outcome:
The final plan was adopted by the council’s Cabinet at their meeting of 10 May 2011 (Cabinet paper available here) and endorsed by Full Council on 15 June 2011 (Full Council paper available here).
More information about the ITP and other related documents can be found here.
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Public Convenience Plans consultation
Start of consultation: 07/01/2011
End of consultation: 31/01/2011
Background:
The public convenience plans consultation has now closed. The council looked to reduce its spend on public toilets as it strived to save £18m over 2011/12.
Outcome:
The responses from the consultation have been analysed and a paper was taken to the full council budget meeting on 23 February. You can access the results of the consultation at the following links.
To read the minutes of the Full Council Budget meeting please click here.
To read 21 February press release please click here.
Press Release 24 February 2010 - Isle of Wight Council Sets Budget
For a list of the facilities that are currently available for public use please click here.
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Social Care Charging Policy and Westminster House consultations
Start of consultation: 15/10/2010
End of consultation: 14/01/2011
Background:
This consultation sought to understand stakeholder’s views on the proposed changes to the council’s charging policy for Adult Social Care Services and eligibility thresholds and the proposals for the relocation of Westminster House respite care service to The Gouldings and The Adelaide.
Outcome:
A report on the findings of the consultations was presented to council cabinet members on 8 February 2011. The cabinet made their recommendations to the full council for their meeting on 23 February. You can access the results of the consultation at the following links.
Adult Social Care Report
Press Release - Cabinet to Consider Proposals to Keep Respite Care in Newport
Press Release 24 February 2010 - Isle of Wight Council Sets Budget
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2011 Budget consultation
Start of consultation: 27/09/2010
End of consultation: 09/01/2011
Background:
Each year the Isle of Wight Council undertakes a budget consultation exercise with residents and stakeholder groups to help guide and inform the annual budget setting process.
This year the consultation exercise included a qualitative workshop consisting of eight focus groups and online budget simulator to consult residents on their spending and budgetary priorities for the forthcoming year.
In addition, a separate focus group, following the same topic guide utilised in the workshop, was held with the Cowes Friendship Group (a group of Asian women living on the Island) and the findings for this group are also included.
This year the consultation exercise included a qualitative workshop consisting of eight focus groups and online budget simulator to consult residents on their spending and budgetary priorities for the forthcoming year.
In addition, a separate focus group, following the same topic guide utilised in the workshop, was held with the Cowes Friendship Group (a group of Asian women living on the Island) and the findings for this group are also included.
Outcome:
The council’s budget was set at the full council meeting on 23 February 2011. You can access background papers and the results of the consultation via the following links.
Background Papers
Cabinet Paper 7 December 2010 Mid-term Budget Strategy 2011/12 - 2014/15
Cabinet Paper 8 February 2011/12 - 2014/15 Budget Setting Strategy & Council Tax Setting
Press Release - Budget Proposals Revealed Ahead of Cabinet Meeting
Budget Simulator 2010 Analysis
Budget 2011-12 Report
Budget 2011/12 – 2014/15
Press Release 24 February 2010 - Isle of Wight Council Sets Budget
Full Council Report - 2011/12 - 2014/15 Budget Strategy & Council Tax Setting
Revised Schedule of Savings for 2011/12 Financial Year
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