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AIMING HIGH FOR DISABLED CHILDREN Focus group meetings with parents of disabled children in five locations around the county. purpose of the meetings is to consult parents about how best to spend the ’aiming high for disabled children’ grant in order to increase the number and type o...[more]

HEXHAM MARKET PLACE AND ASSOCIATED ROADS The county council is working with tynedale council and the hexham community partnership to look at improvements to the hexham market place and associated roads. an extensive consultation exercise took place from 10 september to 26 october 2007, i...[more]

CHILDCARE SUFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT Local authorities have a duty to assess the sufficiency of childcare needs, as from april 2007. in order to do this, consultation is required with a variety of stakeholders (parents, childcare providers, employers). northumberland county council ha...[more]

ADULT SERVICES - VALUING PEOPLE NOW "valuing people now: from progress to transformation sets out the priorities for the provision of services for people with learning disabilities over the years 2008-2011. it stands by the commitments made in 2001 and considers them in the context of ...[more]

DRAFT INTERGRATED RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN 2008-10 To seek the views of stakeholders served by the fire and rescue service on the proposed service improvements planned. ...[more]

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS The library service has consulted with the communities of seahouses and widdrington following requests from the first school in each area to change the library opening hours....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - OLDER PEOPLE IN NORTHUMBERLAND - A LONGER TERM VIEW We are circulating the draft to a wide range of interested parties to check whether there is a consensus about the issues and objectives which it describes, and to invite as many organisations as possible to sign up to the principle of a co-ordinated...[more]

ADULT SERVICES - CHARGES FOR SERVICES Northumberland county council is considering changes to charges for home care and the introduction of charges for day care. we are consulting people who use services about the changes so that the county council can consider the views before making a ...[more]

BUDGET CONSULTATION 2008/09 Each year the council has to decide how it spends its budget - around £370 million. the council sets priorities and asks the public to comment on these priorities - it’s important that we get resident’s views on whether they think these are the ...[more]

MOTORCYCLE CAMPAIGN To reduce fatalities and serious injury amongst riders of powered two wheel vehicles....[more]

SCHOOLS LIBRARY SERVICE VISITOR SURVEY To ascertain usefulness of resources & service received by visitors (teachers, school librarians & others) on the day of their visit to sls....[more]

GOVERNMENTS "BIKEABILITY" SCHEME To test reactions of parents to the scheme...[more]

SAFER PLACES PROGRAMME To inform first school children of safer places to cross the road, seat belt legislation and best practice on school transport....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - "SUPPORTING PEOPLE" ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY ACTIVITY To seek the views of service users about "supporting poeple" and the services it funds....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - CHARGES FOR HOME CARE AND DAY CARE Thr county council is considering two big changes - a new charge for day care, payable only by people who can afford it increases in the maximum weekly charge that people have to pay for their care. more information is available at our [more]

ADULT SERVICES - CONSULTATON ABOUT CHARGES FOR ADULT SOCIAL CARE SERVICES To consider the council’s future policy on charges for social care services....[more]

CONSULTATION ON DRAFT POLICY FOR PAVEMENT CAFES IN NORTHUMBERLAND To enable a policy to introduce pavement cafes, in appropriate locations, in northumberland....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - ACUTE CARE AND DEMENTIA WORKING GROUP To improve practice for people with dementia who find themselves in general hospital wards of acute physical illness....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - OLDER PEOPLE MENTAL HEALTH (OPMH) INVOLVEMENT STEERING GROUP To receive advice from service users, carers and professionals about progress within the opmh involvement agenda as defined by "our health, our care, our say" and the department of health policy document "everybody’s business" the group is current...[more]

ADULT SERVICES - CARE NEEDS AND ASSESSMENTS To gather information from residents in northumberland and involve them in decisions made about care needs and assessments....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - GUIDE ON DISCRIMINATION AND BULLYING FROM LEARNING DISABLED GROUP To raise awareness amongst people who work in local services and faciliaties about what it is like to have a learning disability....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH To consult with adolescents and a wide range of statutory and independent sector stakeholders about the development of adolescent mental health services in northumberland....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - NORTHUMBERLAND CARERS STRATEGY REVIEW CONFERENCE To identify gaps is service; to formulate ideas for further development and to agree priorities....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - CARERS IN RESEARCH An evaluation of the effectiveness of carer support workers in reducing carer stress. carers trained in research skills undertook this research....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - OLDER CARERS FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITY To produce documentation, guidance and procedures around both emergency and long term planning to support older carers in learning disability services....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - CARERS STRATEGY GROUP This multi agency group meets every 2 months to oversee the carers strategy, review targets and assure quality in carer developmments, services and planning...[more]

ADULT SERVICES - SURVEY OF SERVICE USERS A care trust initiative focussed on the "essence of care" model -"privacy and dignity" element and aimed to gather the views of service users around this issue....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - TO DEVELOP AN ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE Aimed to gather the views of older people about the possible development of an advocacy service for older people....[more]

ADULT SERVICES - NORTHUMBERLAND FISHNETS Northumberland fishnets is building on the success of several local schemes including handyperson services for small jobs around the house, training and accreditation for staff and agencies, fitness schemes in centres across the community and work to...[more]

ADULT SERVICES - SURVEY OF PEOPLE USING DIRECT PAYMENTS Aimed to gather the views and experiences of people using direct payment to obtain services...[more]

HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE SERVICE USER SATISFACTION SURVEY A questionnaire survey would be sent to all users of the hazardous household waste service in order to gauge the level of satisfaction with different aspects of the service and the service overall, and to identify areas for improvemet....[more]

ECO-START PROJECT We ask children in northumberland first schools what they understand about recycling and waste related topics. the children fill in monitoring boards and answer questions in groups. they also play a number of waste related games, have led-discussio...[more]

EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE We ask children in northumberland first schools what they understand about recycling and waste related topics. the children fill in monitoring boards and answer questions in groups. they also play a number of waste related games, have led-discussio...[more]

ELECTRIC BLANKET TESTING : CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Every year the service in conjunction with our partners in fire and rescue and age concern organises electric blanket checks for older people to ensure they are safe. we ask all of the people who use the service to tell us how satisfied they are with...[more]

MINERALS AND WASTE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - SUBMISSION DRAFT DOCUMENTS These “submission” documents represent the formal views of the county council on how it should be planning for minerals and waste developments in the future. the documents are submitted to the secretary of state; are subject to a further 6 weeks con...[more]

NORTHUMBERLAND MINERALS AND WASTE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - SITE SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS REPRESENTATIONS Following submission of the site specific allocations development plan document (dpd) to the secretary of state in june 2007, a number of “site specific allocations representations” were received. a “site specific allocations representation” is any ...[more]

NORTHUMBERLAND DOORSTEP RECYCLING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN PROJECT 3 - DOORSTEPPONG SURVEY AND COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS Doorstepping is just one of the methods which will be used by northumberland county council, in partnership with the 6 district councils, to minimise waste created, to recycle as much of that waste as possible and as a result to reduce waste going to...[more]

TRADING STANDARDS PRIORITY SURVEY 2007 The service will be consulting with stakeholders asking them to rank twenty different areas of our work as being of low, medium or high importance. the results will be used to influence the service plan for 2008/9. the four stakeholders being consult...[more]

TRADING STANDARDS BUSINESS SATISFACTION SURVEY This survey contributes to one of the statutory performance measures set for trading standards services by the department of trade and industry (dti). the results are also one of the key measures for the services for comprehensive performance assessm...[more]

TRADING STANDARDS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY Measurement of customer satisfaction is one of the perfomance measures laid down for the service by the department of trade and industry (dti). the results are also one of the ket indicators for the service as part of comprehensive performance assess...[more]

GENDER EQUALITY SCHEME Northumberland county council has produced a gender equality scheme which sets out how the county council’s general and specific duties in relation to gender equality will be fulfilled. this new gender equality scheme is now subject to consultat...[more]

ANNUAL REPORT 2007/8 The annual report is produced each year by the county council and aims to give you information on where your money goes, key priorities and financial details. this information needs to be presented in a clear, understandable format for all residents...[more]

PEOPLE’S PANEL SURVEY JANUARY 2007 The january people’s panel survey looked at awareness of some of the community engagement activities which have been conducted over the past year and also the fire and rescue service. the panel members were also asked to give some feedback on their ...[more]

HAVING A LIFE 2 This is the second ’having a life’ survey to be conducted in northumberland. the survey looks at the wellbeing of children and young people and they are invited to take part at www.engagingpeople.org/havingalife....[more]

MANAGEMENT OF GYPSY AND TRAVELLER SITES To consult with licence holders on the options for the future management of the 2 county council owned gypsy and traveller sites at hartford bridghe and lyneburn....[more]

NORTHUMBERLAND DRAFT RIGHTS OF WAY IMPROVEMENT PLAN Northumberland county council is seeking views on a new plan to manage and improve public rights of way. there are over 3,000 miles of public rights of way in northumberland and they provide a valuable recreational resource for both local people a...[more]

DRAFT INTERGRATED RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN 4 (2007-2008) To seek the views of stakeholders served by the fire and rescue service on the proposed service improvements planned for introduction from 2007....[more]

PEOPLE’S PANEL NOVEMBER 2006 INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL DECISION MAKING This people’s panel survey looks at the panels involvement in local decision making - how involved they are now, whether they would like to be more involved, and if so what prevents this. the survey also asks the panel how they currently access our ...[more]

RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NORTHUMBERLAND AND THE NORTH EAST The infonet has been asked by the county renewable energy executive and the northumberland renewable energy group to measure the importance of the renewable energy sector in the county in terms of employment. the sector is defined in its broadest se...[more]

SCHOOLS LIBRARY SERVICE CONSULTATION SUMMER 2006 This was a face-to-face consultation with current users of our service: • to find out how well used our key services were and how satisfied users were with them • to elicit information on the impact sls services were having on the work of teachers ...[more]

NORTHUMBERLAND MINERALS AND WASTE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK - PREFERRED OPTIONS To seek views on the county council’s preferred options for planning for future minerals and waste developments....[more]

HIGHWAYS LEVELS OF SERVICE The survey is aimed at determining community thoughts in relation to existing issues aswell as priorities for the future...[more]

BEDLINGTON EXTENDED SERVICES PLAN CONSULTATION Consultation with: children and young people parents and carers the wider community partner organisations around planning and delivering extended services within the bedlingtom schools partnership. this runs in parallel with the audit a...[more]

EXTENDED SERVICES CONSULTATION FOR THE PONTELAND PARTNERSHIP Conference to be held on 25th november at ponteland community high school to i)raise parents’ awareness of the every child matters agenda and the five areas of the core offer and ii)consult parents on their needs with respect to the five areas of the...[more]

DISABILITY EQUALITY SCHEME Equality of opportunity for people with a disability is not just about meeting a legal obligation; it is also about fairness and good sense, and a moral duty to challenge discrimination. the disability discrimination act demands that all public bodie...[more]

LEISURE & CULTURE SURVEY FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE Working with colleagues in the sport, leisure and health sectors to establish the level of sports, leisure and cultural activity of looked after children and young people in the county council’s care. the results of this consultation will shape a pr...[more]

LIBRARY REVIEW The library service is consulting with 12 communities that have been identified as libraries that are under utilised and may be subject to closure. the purpose of the consultation is to see if services could be delivered differently to retain a libra...[more]

NORTHUMBERLAND DOORSTEP RECYCLING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN - PROJECT 2 Two teams of three people will travel around the county, visiting householders to give advice as to how they can, as households, improve their recycling participation and also to find out what would encourage residents who already recycle to do more....[more]

PARKING CONSULTATION for all parking consultation please click on this link...[more]

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT for all consultation on traffic management please click on this link...[more]

PLANNING CONSULTATION to view all planning consultation please follow this link...[more]

BEST VALUE GENERAL SURVEY 2006 The government requires all local authorities to carry out a best value general survey every 3 years. the next survey is required in 2006. one purpose of the survey is to collect the best value performance indicators (bvpis). the survey is also a w...[more]

PUBLIC PERCEPTION SURVEY - AUGUST 2005 Northumberland county council wishes to monitor the way its residents see it as an organisation. this includes whether people have a positive or negative perception of the council generally, what values they associate with it and whether they are sat...[more]

VIEWS OF CPA IN LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES To gather the views and experiences of people with a learning disability who are subject of the care programme approach and their carers to identify what is being done well and what needs to be improved....[more]

OLDER PEOPLE AND CARERS VIEWS OF CARE MANAGEMENT IN NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND The aim of this consultation is to gather the views of older people and carers living in north northumberland about their experiences of care management. this is to provide a baseline against which future satisfaction can be measured....[more]

CARE AND DIGNITY IN OLDER LIFE The consultation aimed to gather the views of a wide range of stakeholders on services and opportunities for older people in northumberland in order to inform the development of a strategy on ‘care and dignity in older life’. it also specifically aim...[more]

VIEWS OF THE COMMUNITY REHABILITATION SERVICE The aim of the consultation was to assess to what extent the service is meeting its overall objectives and to identify ways in which the service can continue to improve and develop....[more]

VIEWS OF THE COMMUNITY EQUIPMENT SERVICE The aim of the consultation is to find out what service users think about different aspects of the community equipment service....[more]

SHORT BREAK CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY The aim of this consultation was to gather the views of people with a learning disability, carers and professionals about what is needed in relation to short break care services both now and in the future....[more]

PUBLIC PERCEPTION SURVEY - JANUARY 2006 Northumberland county council wishes to evaluate how their residents perceive them as an organisation and monitor this over time. december 2005 was the second phase of the research and 1194 respondents were interviewed over the telephone and on stree...[more]

PEOPLE’S PANEL SURVEY JULY 2006 HIGHWAYS The highways service has a fixed amount of money to spend on all the different services it provides. in order to manage this budget, the various priorities for northumberland need to be balanced. the panel were asked to think about what was importa...[more]

PARENT’S SURVEY - CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE PLAN ’HAVING A LIFE’ The 3 year strategic plan for children and young people (titled ’having a life’ published march 2006) proposed a survey of children, young people and parents to establish a ’baseline measure’ of the wellbeing of children and young people in northumbe...[more]

SWARLAND TREE PRESERVATION ORDER REVIEW Northumberland county council is carrying out a review of all the trees in the county protected by a county tree preservation order (tpo). currently the swarland tpo is being reviewed. the survey work has been carried out and a draft shceme has been ...[more]

HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECOVERY CENTRES - HAVE YOUR SAY Household waste recovery centres are provided for northumberland residents to use free of charge. the county council wants to find out users views about the sites and the service, and how they could be improved to meet their needs....[more]

REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL PURCHASE Work with bvbc licencing section, trading standards, police and off licence traders to ensure fewer young people have easy access to alcohol....[more]

BLYTH PARTNERSHIP CONSULTATION Consultation with stakeholders and the public on proposals for reorganisation of the blyth partnership of schools...[more]

DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR SEN FE LEARNERS TO ASSIST TRANSPORT NEEDS To improve understanding of the potential for making direct payments to students and their families to assist with transport provision and costs to access further education...[more]

PLUS 2006 LIBRARY SURVEY This national survey is carried out in libraries every three years. it gives us information from our customers about what is good and what needs improving in our libraries. the results also act as evidence for our cpa score. anyone who comes into a l...[more]

DOORSTEP RECYCLING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN To run a pilot scheme which targets 4,500 households within the two districts of blyth valley and wansbeck, with a view of collecting data from 1,350. this will involve using field surveys and providing information packs to local residents to help i...[more]

PEGSWOOD VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS - QUESTIONNAIRE To ascertain what the residents would like to see happen to the main thoroughfare through the village on completion of the pegswood bypass....[more]

2007/08 MEASURES FOR THE DISABLED PROGRAMME The local transport plan capital programme includes an allocation for measures such as dropped kerbs, tactile paving, handrails or any other measures to improve conditions for disabled pedestrians. local disability groups are being invited to put for...[more]

TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE : CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY Measurement of customer satisfaction is one of the perfomance measures laid down for the service by the department of trade and industry (dti). the results are also one of the ket indicators for the service as part of comprehensive performance assess...[more]

TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE : TRADER SATISFACTION SURVEY This survey contributes to one of the statutory performance measures set for trading standards services by the department of trade and industry (dti). the results are also one of the key measures for the services for comprehensive performance assessm...[more]

PEOPLE’S PANEL ANNUAL REPORT The annual report aims to provide information on what the county council has achieved, key successes and financial details. the panel members were asked for their views on what information should be included in the annual report and how it should b...[more]

CHILDCARE NEEDS ACCEPT SURVEY A new survey is asking people in northumberland about their childcare needs. northumberland early years & childcare is one of twelve local authorities involved in a national project, looking at the requirements of the childcare bill and seeking to...[more]

2007/08 LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PROGRAMME Consultation with parish councils (area groups in blyth valley & wansbeck) to find out what their transport priorities are. the resulting requests will be considered for the 2007/08 highways and transport capital programme....[more]

PEOPLE’S PANEL INTEGRATED RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN (IRMP 3) To hear the views of the panel on some of the issues contained in the northumberland fire and rescue service draft intergrated risk management plan for 2006/7....[more]

PEOPLE’S PANEL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY 2005 For the panel members to let us know what they think of the services we offer as a county council. ...[more]

PEOPLE’S PANEL WASTE AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Northumberland county council is currently developing the minerals and waste development framework for the county. this framework will guide future minerals and waste planning and set out where new quarries, landfill and waste recycling sites are ne...[more]

BARNDALE SHORT BREAK SERVICE - PARENTS’ SURVEY To ascertain the views of parents of young people using the short break service. to establish the level of satisfaction with services to establish areas for improvement / development...[more]

DRAFT INTEGRATED RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN (IRMP) 2006 - 2007 YEAR 3 IMPROVEMENT PLAN To seek the views of stakeholders served by the fire and rescue service on the proposed service improvements planned for introduction from 2006....[more]

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