Past Consultations 2021
Local Consultations | ||||
| Title | Lead Organisation | Summary | Start Date | Closing Date |
| Active Tameside Consultation | Tameside Council | Active Tameside is a charitable trust that manages leisure services of behalf of Tameside Council. Like many local authorities, Tameside Council is having to make cost effective decisions in light of the challenging economic climate brought on in part by the Covid-19 pandemic. Active Tameside was required to make efficiency savings alongside other Council services so that the Council can produce a balanced budget for 2021/22 and future years. A Sport and Leisure Review has been undertaken across leisure estate which proposes initial cost-saving measures aimed at achieving financial sustainability. Some cost-saving measures were proposed in partnership with Active Tameside: to withdraw services from Adventure Longdendale, Active Oxford Park and the Etherow Centre. This consultation aimed to find out views on Active Tameside facilities and sought views on how these proposals might affect local people and how we could continue to deliver health and wellbeing services to the local population. | 12/02/21 | 26/03/21 |
| Tameside Community Cohesion Questionnaire | Tameside Council | A cohesive community is a diverse society where people from all backgrounds feel that they belong and are valued, enjoy similar life opportunities, and interact with other groups. A cohesive community is one that has moved beyond an “us” and “them” narrative to one where there is trust and interaction between different groups. Tameside Council would like to hear about your thoughts and experiences of community cohesion in the borough. This will help us to better understand the topic in Tameside. | 16/06/21 | 01/09/21 |
| Adult Social Care Non-Residential Charging Policy Consultation | Tameside Council | Tameside Council is seeking views on proposed changes to the Council’s Adult Social Care Non-Residential Charging Policy. This consultation is open to all but we are particularly interested to hear the views of residents who receive adult social care and support services. The consultation sets out the key changes proposed to the way the Council charge for care and support services, such as care received at home or Shared Lives scheme and support to manage finances provided by the Council. We would like to hear your views on proposals that relate to:
Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 28/10/21 | 23/12/21 |
| Stamford Drive & Currier Lane Active Neighbourhood Trials Questionnaire | Tameside Council | Acting on advice from central government, Tameside Council rolled out a series of schemes to ensure that people feel safe enough to walk and cycle whilst socially distancing. Creating quieter residential streets and making neighbourhoods nicer, healthier and safer places to live, travel and play was also a key part of this work. This saw the delivery of two Active Neighbourhood trial schemes, on Stamford Drive in Stalybridge and Currier Lane in Ashton-under-Lyne. The two trial schemes have been operational on an experimental basis since September 2020. Tameside Council are now gathering comments to determine the future of the scheme(s) and want to hear your views and thoughts. | 4/10/21 | 12/11/21 |
| Digital Skills Survey | Tameside Council | Tameside Council want to understand the level of digital skills and access in Tameside. This means finding out who can access the internet and how confident they are using computers or digital devices, such as tablets or smartphones. The information will help ensure that the support available to help anyone improve their skills or gain access online is provided in the right way. To find out more about the support currently available please visit this webpage: https://www.tameside.gov.uk/libraries Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 09/08/21 | 15/10/21 |
| Waste Policy Consultation | Tameside Council | Tameside Council are consulting with residents on proposed amendments to our Waste Policy, which highlights the responsibilities of ourselves and the public in regards to waste collection and recycling across the borough. We would be grateful to hear feedback from residents on the proposed amendments to the Waste Policy. | 28/07/21 | 20/10/21 |
| Foster Care Offer Consultation | Tameside Council | Tameside Council is proposing a new Foster Care Offer. The main aim of this is to support and retain existing foster carers and attract more foster carers so that Tameside can build its proportion of in-house local placements for cared for children. Following a review of the offer in 2020, it found possible improvements that could be made to help Tameside’s ambition to deliver a good fostering offer, including bringing fees in line with competitive rates, improving the level of support to foster carers and improving the training and development model. We would like to hear your views on the new offer. | 02/08/21 | 27/09/21 |
| Self-Isolation Survey | Tameside Council | Tameside Council are conducting a survey to better understand the barriers and challenges that people may face when asked to self-isolate due to coronavirus. Self-isolation is when you do not leave your home because you have or might have coronavirus (COVID-19). You are typically asked to self-isolate for at least 10 days. This helps stop the virus spreading to other people. The reasons people are asked to self-isolate are because they have tested positive for coronavirus and been asked to self-isolate, a member of your household has tested positive for coronavirus, or you have been identified by the NHS Track and Trace as a contact of someone who tested positive. A better understanding of the barriers and challenges people face to self-isolation can help us to better support local people to self-isolate. This survey has closed – when the results have been analysed an update will be provided here. | 27/05/21 | 28/09/21 |
| Daytime Services Consultation | Tameside Council | Over the last twelve months, Tameside Council has reviewed its provision of daytime activities across Adults Social Care. This work has produced a high level strategy which aims to provide a clear set of principles and actions to support the continued development of daytime opportunities in the borough. The Council conducted a consultation to hear the views of service users and members of the public on the draft strategy. This survey has closed – when the results have been analysed an update will be provided here. | 27/07/21 | 24/09/21 |
| Survey for people who are mental health service users and their carers | Healthwatch Tameside | Healthwatch Tameside conducted a survey to hear about your experiences of mental health services. This anonymous feedback will be used to influence the care provided by local services in the future. | 2/08/21 | 24/09/21 |
| Customer Services Review Consultation | Tameside Council | Tameside Council is seeking views on proposed changes to its face-to-face Customer Services. The way that customers access services has changed over recent years, due to changes in technological advancements and increasing access as well as the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic no face-to-face Customer Service function has been offered. Residents wishing to contact the Council have had to make contact via other channels, including telephone, email or Webchat via the Council website. These circumstances of accelerated change combined with decreasing budgets have presented an opportunity to review the way we deliver services. Changes to the way that face-to-face Customer Service is provided are being proposed. The proposed service model for the future would be based on providing the most appropriate access channel according to customers’ requirements. It would be very similar to the current offer but with the addition of face-to-face contact where necessary and only for those where other channels would not be suitable. The Council is seeking your views on these proposals. | 28/06/21 | 19/09/21 |
| NHS 111 Survey for the GM area | Healthwatch Tameside (on behalf of Healthwatch England) | Healthwatch England want to expand on the data collected, and have produced a survey for the local Healthwatch in Greater Manchester to use. Please help them to collect feedback about the use of NHS 111 across the whole of Greater Manchester. This will help to influence the way services are provided in the future. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome | 2/08/21 | 31/08/21 |
| Have your say on draft recommendations for Tameside Borough Council | Local Government Boundary Commission | LGCBE are asking local people and organisations to comment on our draft recommendations for new ward boundaries across Tameside. They have an open mind about further suggestions from local people to change and improve these recommendations. They will consider all the submissions we receive whoever they are from and whether your evidence applies to the whole of Tameside or just a part of the area. By following the link, you can see the proposals for new ward boundaries. You can compare the proposals (in red) to the existing boundaries (in blue) and search across the whole of Tameside, even down to street level. You can also click on any ward to find out how many voters are included in it and how many councillors we propose should represent it. You can submit comments to us or upload a document by clicking on the 'Have your say' link at the top of the page. Further information is available to help you make a submission in the 'Related links' section at the top right of the page. For a quick read of the changes proposed, click here. | 01/06/21 | 09/08/21 |
| Urgent Care Survey 2021 | Healthwatch Tameside | Healthwatch Tameside work on behalf of the community to make sure health and care services are working as best they can for you, influenced by what patients say. They conducted a survey that focussed on urgent care services to find out what users’ views were of these services. This survey has closed – when the results have been analysed an update will be provided here. | 25/03/21 | 2/08/21 |
| Tameside Housing Strategy questionnaire | Tameside Council | Tameside Council is engaging upon a Housing Strategy for 2021-2026. The Strategy sets out the ambitions and aspirations of the borough to deliver good quality affordable housing that supports and impacts positively on people’s quality of life. As housing affects everyone, we would like as many views as possible on our draft strategy and its priorities, whether you agree or disagree, or think there are things we have missed which need including. This survey has closed – when the results have been analysed an update will be provided here. | 02/07/21 | 30/07/21 |
| Women and Girls – Feeling Safe in Stamford Park | Action Together | As part of the government’s Safer Streets grant, funding is available to Local Authorities to apply for money to provide interventions to improve the safety of public spaces for all, with a particular focus on areas of potential concern to women and girls. The main part of this work will concentrate on Stamford Park in Ashton. The survey should only take 2 – 4 minutes and we would appreciate you sharing with contacts, family and friends who access the park or have an opinion on woman and girls safety. | 09/07/21 | 14/07/21 |
| Portage Service Consultation | Tameside Council | The Portage Service is part of the Early Years Offer in Tameside. The Portage Team have links with the Children with Disabilities Team (CWD) Portage offers tailored sessions which are designed to help children from 0-5 years who have additional needs to develop through play with support from various services and their parents/carers. Families are visited on a regular basis, weekly, fortnightly or monthly usually at home by a Portage worker. The portage offer has remained successful throughout this period with positive feedback from families, therefore we would like to maintain elements of this offer moving forward. The proposed offer will include virtual support, take place more predominantly through inclusive groups within our children’s centres, meaning more families will be able to access the offer and receive support. The service would like to hear your views on the proposal to continue this way of delivering the Portage Service, how we progress this and continue to meet varying needs Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 12/05/21 | 07/07/21 |
| Infant Feeding Peer Support Service Engagement 2021 | Tameside Council | Tameside Council is tendering its Breastfeeding Peer Support Service, before this take place, we would value the input for local families to help shape the retendered Service. The Tameside Breastfeeding Peer Support Service is a 7-day service, which supports parents in Tameside in breastfeeding their babies, offering support such as antenatal classes, postnatal support either at maternity wards, at home or by telephone, and information for new parents. The Tameside Breastfeeding Peer Support Service contract is due to end next year. We are planning to recommission the service and therefore asking for your views to help us design what the new service will look like. Your thoughts on the current service and how you have used this previously will help us to ensure we continue to support those who use the service in the most effective way. | 04/06/21 | 09/07/21 |
| What Matters To You 2021 | Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group/Tameside Council | ‘What Matters To You?’ aims to encourage and support more meaningful conversations between people who provide health and social care and the people, families and carers who receive health and social care. We want to ask what matters to you, so we can listen to what matters, and do what matters. | 09/06/21 | 07/07/21 |
| Homelessness Contract Consultation | Tameside Council | Tameside Council has a statutory duty to provide services to people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. The homelessness service is provided under contract by Tameside Housing Advice. The Council also commissions a number of other services that contribute towards the prevention of homelessness and enable the Council to meet its statutory duties. This includes the commission of supported accommodation for people with a range of needs and floating support services that work to both make sure a person can stay in their home or help people access suitable housing. The Council also runs the Rough Sleeper service which works to provide accommodation and support to ensure that no-one has to sleep rough in the Borough. These contracts are due to expire and the Council is planning to recommission services that will continue to offer a range of accommodation and support services that will also ensure service users are given every opportunity to build life skills to move on to managing their own tenancy, have increased independence and regain a positive place in the community. Overall the Council want to make sure that we focus on the right things in Tameside and we want to hear your view. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 11/05/21 | 29/06/21 |
| Getting to medical appointments | Healthwatch Tameside | Healthwatch Tameside work on behalf of the community to make sure health and care services are working as best they can for you, influenced by what patients say. How did you get to your recent medical appointment? Have you had to cancel appointments because you couldn’t get there and was it rearranged? Healthwatch Tameside would like you to share your ideas to improve local services. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 19/04/21 | 24/05/21 |
| Spiritual Care Strategy Survey | Tameside & Glossop Chaplaincy Service | The Tameside and Glossop Chaplaincy service provides a service to all patients who are admitted into Hospital. Currently, the multi-faith chaplaincy team offers religious and spiritual care to people of faith and none. The changing nature of communities in England means that chaplains respond to calls of increasing complexity. The diversity of religions and cultures within the population has grown. Chaplaincy provides highly skilled and compassionate spiritual support for patients, carers and staff facing situations which are at times harrowing and stressful. As the Trust moves towards an Integrated Care model they recognise that the chaplaincy has to reflect this change. To help them to achieve this and develop their future strategic priorities they are seeking your views that will best serve the needs of service users and align with the Trust objectives and values. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 08/04/21 | 14/05/21 |
| Health Improvement Service Consultation | Tameside Council | The Health Improvement contract is due to end next year. We are planning to recommission services to replace Be Well, and want to make sure that we focus on the right things for Tameside. In November 2020, the Health Improvement Service was one of a number of services identified by the council’s spending review for savings. We are asking for your views to help us design what the new services will look like. This survey has closed – when the results have been analysed an update will be provided here | 19/02/21 | 13/05/21 |
| Godley Green Garden Village Proposal | Tameside Council | The initial consultation period for the Godley Green Garden Village Proposal will feature the concept masterplan for the site including proposals for investment in high-quality home, jobs, green space, services and facilities. The council wants the project to be led by people rather than developers, and residents are being asked for their views so they can help to shape the proposals. A dedicated website https://www.godleygreen.com/ has been launched as a one-stop shop offering all the latest news and information, answers to frequently-asked questions, and a chance to give feedback on the masterplan and see what is being considered and how things will progress. Because of Covid restrictions the engagement will begin with virtual engagement events followed by open meetings when conditions allow. An initial two public online engagement sessions took place on Thursday February 25 (2.00-3.30pm and 6.00-7.30pm). A further two virtual engagement sessions have now been arranged which will build on the information from the initial sessions. These will take place on Wednesday, 24 March 2pm-3:30pm and Thursday, 25 March 6pm-7:30pm. Please register via https://www.godleygreen.com/get-involved Comments and feedback can also be submitted via the feedback section of the website. The formal pre-application stage of consultation closes on 6 April. | 06/04/21 | |
| Healthwatch Test and Trace Survey | Healthwatch Tameside | Healthwatch Tameside want to know what you think about Test and Trace.
There's also a chance to tell them about your experience of using (or trying to use) any health and care services recently. If you would prefer to complete the survey over the phone or you would like to receive a paper copy of the survey with a FREEPOST envelope, please call Healthwatch Tameside on 0161 667 2526 | 02/04/2021 | |
| Tameside Ward Boundaries Consultation | Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) | LGBCE are consulting on proposals for new wards and ward boundaries for Tameside Council. LGBCE are inviting individuals and organisations from across Tameside to have their say on how they think the new ward boundaries should be drawn. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome | 26/01/21 | 05/04/21 |
| Covid Vaccination Survey | Healthwatch Tameside | Healthwatch Tameside are seeking thoughts on the Covid-19 vaccination rollout:
There's also a chance to tell them about your experience of using (or trying to use) any health and care services recently. If you would prefer to complete the survey over the phone or you would like to receive a paper copy of the survey with a FREEPOST envelope, please call Healthwatch Tameside on 0161 667 2526 | 01/02/21 | 12/03/21 |
| Community Safety Strategy Consultation 2021/24 | Tameside Council | The Tameside Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is developing its Community Safety Strategy for the years 2021-24 and would like to hear your views. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome | 03/12/2020 | 25/02/2021 |
| Low Carbon & Environment Strategy Survey | Tameside Council | Tameside Council are developing a Low Carbon & Environment Strategy to guide their work in becoming carbon neutral by 2038. The Council are seeking your views on the early proposals for what the strategy should include and prioritise. | 15/12/20 | 29/01/21 |
| Creating “Pop-Up” Cycle Lanes to Support Safe Walking and Cycling - A635 | Tameside Council | Acting on advice from central government, we are creating ‘pop-up’ cycle lanes to help people travel safely and provide an alternative to travelling by car and public transport. One phase of the temporary works will see the introduction of a combination of measures running from the Snipe Retail Park along A635, Manchester Road to the Manchester boundary as shown on the plans. You can view the full plans here. The Council is keen to obtain your views on Phase 2 of the scheme - the “pop-up” cycle lane. | 20/11/20 | 21/01/21 |
Regional Consultations | |||||
| Title | Lead Organisation | Summary | Start Date | Closing Date | |
| Urgent and Emergency Care – Winter Pressures Survey | GMCVO | The NHS in Greater Manchester is looking to develop its understanding of why some people within Greater Manchester inappropriately access urgent and emergency care and wants to support people to access the right services and understand how to make that choice. Funding has been agreed with NHS England to develop our awareness of the public’s understanding of services and how they choose to access care. As part of this work Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership has worked with GMCVO to create a survey to explore these issues in more detail to and provide insight from local communities. Any findings from the survey will be used to help health and care professionals in Greater Manchester better understand why people access the NHS services in the way that they do and what communications might help to support people to make the best choices to get the help they need. | 09/11/21 | 10/12/21 | |
| Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel – Public Engagement Survey | GM LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel | The purpose of this survey is to help the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel understand the needs of local LGBTQ+ communities. The LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel is one of seven Panels established by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), to tackle the causes of inequality in Greater Manchester and influence change in a way that best responds to the needs of marginalised communities. The purpose of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel is to benefit LGBTQ+ people across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester by:
Survey closed and awaiting outcome. | 09/11/21 | 07/12/21 | |
| Greater Manchester Police & Crime Plan Refresh 2021 | GMCA | This consultation seeks views on the refreshed plan for police, community safety, criminal justice services and citizens in Greater Manchester. Up to now the Mayor has been working the our ten community safety partnerships, Greater Manchester Police, young people, businesses, communities, health organisations and VCSE organisations to refresh the Plan. There has been overwhelming support for the priorities in the current Plan and they are felt to reflect what is needed at a more local level. Your views are now sought regarding the priorities for keeping you and your loved ones safe. All responses are confidential. | 1/11/21 | 30/11/21 | |
| Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel – Public Engagement Survey | GM LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel | The purpose of this survey is to help the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel understand the needs of local LGBTQ+ communities. The LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel is one of seven Panels established by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), to tackle the causes of inequality in Greater Manchester and influence change in a way that best responds to the needs of marginalised communities. The purpose of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Panel is to benefit LGBTQ+ people across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester by:
Survey closed and awaiting outcome. | 17/11/21 | ||
| Destination: Bee Network Conversation | TfGM | The Bee Network is a vision for an integrated transport system which will join together buses, trams, cycling and walking by 2024, with rail incorporated by 2030, to transform how people travel in Greater Manchester. Through Destination: Bee Network, Transport for Greater Manchester will be talking to you the people of Greater Manchester, to ask your opinions, show you the direction in which we are heading and help build the network based on your wants and needs. By getting involved in the Destination: Bee Network Conversation, you can help bring the vision to life based on what's most important to you. Topics include what you'd expect the Bee Network values and standards to be, how safe you feel travelling on the network, the GM bus of the future, and whether you'd like to see dogs and bikes on trams. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome | 11/10/21 | 12/11/21 | |
| Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan - A575/A580 at Worsley and motorhomes/campervans | GMCA | Greater Manchester must take action to improve air quality, now and for future generations. Pollution from road traffic is linked to a wide range of serious illnesses and conditions. It contributes to the equivalent of around 1,200 deaths a year in GM alone. Following an eight-week statutory consultation on the GM CAP proposals in 2020, the 10 GM local authorities have finalised their plan, with funding for non-compliant vehicles to upgrade available for residents and businesses in GM to apply for from November 2021 and a ‘Category C’ GM-wide Clean Air Zone anticipated to launch on 30 May 2022. The consultation findings and final plan report can be found here: cleanairgm.com/technical-documents/ Whilst the final plan has been agreed, there are two issues that were raised in the feedback to the original consultation that now require a further consultation:
| 01/09/21 | 13/10/21 | |
| Places for Everyone | GMCA | Places for Everyone is the long-term plan of nine Greater Manchester districts for jobs, new homes and sustainable growth. The plan sets out a strategic policy framework for the nine boroughs and helps these areas to meet their local housing and employment needs by identifying land and infrastructure to support growth. This plan is even more important than ever right now. Covid-19 has had a major impact on the way people live and work over the shorter term with a high degree of uncertainty over its impact in the long term. Local people are the driving force behind the area's success. It's important that you have your say on the future of the place you call home, and help shape its transition into a world-leading city region. This consultation phase is to see if you think the this joint plan meets the 'test of soundness'. This consultation has closed and is now awaiting outcome. | 09/08/21 | 03/10/21 | |
| Engaging women who may be sex working in Greater Manchester | MASH (Manchester Action on Street Health) | MASH (Manchester Action on Street Health) is a charity that provides free and confidential support for women who are sex working in Greater Manchester. At MASH we have been empowering women and changing lives for 30 years. As part of the research, MASH would like to obtain the views and lived experiences of women who are or may be sex working in Greater Manchester. They are conducting this via a short, easy self-completion survey (available in paper an online format) and also by undertaking some face-to-face work (group discussions and individual or paired interviews) via MASH and other stakeholder organisations. It will help build a picture of support across Greater Manchester for women who are sex working. All your comments are confidential. The privacy statement at the end gives more information about this. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 11/08/21 | 30/09/21 | |
| Let’s talk about wildfires | GMFRS | The aim of this survey is to find out what the public think about wildfire. They would like to find out what people think is the cause of wildfires, what should be the consequence of negative actions around wildfires, your concerns and what should be done to prevent them from happening. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome | 02/04/21 | 31/08/21 | |
| Gender-based violence strategy consultation | GMCA | Greater Manchester is home to over 1.4 million women and girls and we continue to lead the way in striving for gender equality. However, there are a number of issues that disproportionately affect women and girls. Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive violations of human rights in the world, with far reaching consequences for communities and society, as well as individuals and their families. GMCA are developing a gender-based violence strategy which contains a series of commitments to end gender-based violence, and they would like to hear your views on it. So far a range of people have been engaged to develop it, including police, offender services, health, education and safeguarding experts. More importantly they have spoken to women with personal experience of abuse. Now they would like to understand your views on how we can – together – deliver a strategy that will significantly reduce the risks and harms caused as a result of gender-based violence. | 22/06/21 | 01/08/21 | |
| Have your say in shaping the future of assisted conception and fertility treatment services across Greater Manchester | GMHSCP | People in Greater Manchester are being asked to share their experiences and views about assisted conception and fertility treatment services to help shape the future of the service. Commissioners across Greater Manchester want to hear your views: what works well now and what needs to be improved? What do we mean by assisted conception and fertility treatment? Assisted conception is a collective name for treatments designed to lead to conception by means other than sexual intercourse. If you or a family member have experienced fertility problems or are currently undergoing treatment or may need to access a fertility treatment service in the future, we want to hear from you. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 28/05/21 | 27/07/21 | |
| Homelessness Prevention Strategy | Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) | The Homelessness Prevention Strategy sets out the steps Greater Manchester needs to take over the next five years to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Greater Manchester. GMCA are keen to get input from Greater Manchester residents and stakeholders on the strategy so that your views influence the plans and inform decision making. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 14/05/2021 | 26/06/2021 | |
| Attitudes towards the Covid-19 vaccination | Healthwatch Derbyshire | Healthwatch Derbyshire wants to hear from local people about why they may be hesitant about having the Covid-19 vaccination. We want to hear the concerns people have about having the vaccine. We also want to know if there are any difficulties booking or getting to the appointment, to have the injection. All responses will be treated confidentially and will be shared anonymously with Derbyshire Public Health Services and the NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group, which is coordinating the county’s vaccination programme. This will help these organisations to remove any practical barriers preventing people from having the vaccine and help to identify where there might be a need for public information. (For Glossop residents who fall under the Tameside & Glossop CCG area) Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 06/04/21 | 29/06/21 | |
| GM Gender Based Abuse Strategy | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have published a draft copy of the Gender Based Abuse Strategy: The Greater Manchester Strategy to Tackle Violence Against Women & Girls. GMCA are gathering views on the proposals ahead of a full public consultation on the revised strategy in May 2021. | 23/03/2021 | 18/04/21 | |
| Greater Manchester’s Fire Plan | GMCA/GMFRS | The Fire Plan is the overarching strategy for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) for the next four years. The Plan looks at how the Service:
GMFRS have been working with partners and stakeholders across Greater Manchester to develop five key strategic priorities, each with a set of commitments. Embedded within each of these five key areas is an overarching priority to integrate the planning and delivery of services with partners. Now, they want to know what you think. Your feedback will help shape the strategic priorities for GMFRS and its commitments to the people of Greater Manchester. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome | 26/02/21 | 26/03/21 | |
| North West Macmillan survey |
| As part of Macmillan’s ongoing work in the North West to gather insight from people living with cancer, the Macmillan Engagement Team are interested to hear about the experience of people who have accessed cancer services over the last year. Macmillan have begun to see how health services are adapting to offer appointments differently. In addition, people have told the organisation that in some instances there has been disruption to services with appointments being cancelled or rearranged. To help Macmillan to understand people’s lived experience of cancer appointments over the last year they’re inviting people to complete a survey. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 08/02/21 | 08/03/21 | |
| Local Nature Recovery Plan | Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) | GMCA are inviting residents to have their say in developing the first Local Nature Recovery Plan for Greater Manchester. The survey asks what people enjoy about nature, what they think are the main challenges for nature recovery and what should be prioritised within the plan. | 10/02/21 | 07/03/21 | |
| How can we tackle inequality in Greater Manchester? | GMCA | The Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission was set up in October 2020 to explore the causes of inequality and offer solutions to tackle these issues. Now, the Commission wants to hear from people who have an interest in making Greater Manchester more equal, particularly those with experience of intersecting inequalities based on their gender, race, class, disability, age, sexuality, migration status, or those working with marginalised groups. The Commission is looking for practical solutions and concrete actions that can be taken to build a more equal Greater Manchester and to mitigate the unequal impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. | 07/01/21 | 31/01/21 | |
| Doing Buses Differently: The impact of Covid-19 on our proposals for the future of your buses | GMCA | Greater Manchester has an ambition for a truly integrated public transport system, Our Network, to make getting around the city-region easy, accessible and affordable. Franchising means bus services would be brought under local control. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) would coordinate and invest in the bus network, while the bus operators would be contracted to run the services. Between October 2019 and January 2020, GMCA held a consultation on a proposed franchising scheme for the city-region’s buses. In June, GMCA received the results of the consultation and decided, before a final decision could be made that the impact of Covid-19 on the bus market and proposed franchising scheme should be considered. Covid-19 has caused a lot of uncertainty over how people will travel in future. So, TFGM has used four scenarios in a report which looks at potential future travel demand in Greater Manchester and what it could mean for GMCA’s proposals to change how buses are run. Anyone can take part in the consultation. You do not have to live in Greater Manchester or be a regular bus user to have your say. | 02/12/20 | 29/01/21 | |
| Police Funding 2021/22 | GMCA | Funding for the police comes both directly from a central Government grant and also from the police precept. About 25 percent of the funding for GMP comes from the police precept, one of the lowest proportions in the country. This means that here in Greater Manchester we are heavily reliant on Government funding to protect the police on our streets who help keep our communities safe. However this funding has decreased between 2011-19. The 2021/22 provisional settlement for Police was received from the Government on 17th December 2020. This included an increase in the Police Core Grant of 5% to continue to recruit additional officers. The Government has given Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) the ability to raise the police element of council tax (the precept) by up to £1.25 a month (£15 a year for an average Band D property and £11.66 a year for an average Band B property) which is what is being proposed in this consultation. GMCA would like to hear your views on the proposed precept. | 18/01/21 | 28/01/21 | |
| LGBT Communities: Share your views on the Covid-19 Vaccine | LGBT Foundation/ LGBT Advisor to GM Mayor | The LGBTQ+ Advisor to the Mayor of Greater Manchester, and LGBT Foundation are carrying out a survey to better understand LGBT people's views on the Covid-19 vaccine. Information you choose to share with us may be used in policy and research documents which will be publicised. However, you will not be identified by anything we include. All questions are optional. This survey should only take 5 minutes. | 08/01/21 | 21/01/21 | |
| Young People Crime Surveys | Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit | The GM Violence Reduction Unit is working with an agency called Hitch Marketing to develop a campaign to help young people achieve their aspirations in life and provide support to prevent them from getting involved in violent crime. The campaign will be positive and will be developed with input from young people. It will also offer support to parents and carers to help young people get on well in life. We have already carried out focus groups with some young people, including offenders and victims of violent crime. Now we want to hear from a wider cohort of young people aged 10-17 from across Greater Manchester, along with parents and carers. As part of this, we have launched two surveys – one aimed at young people and one aimed at parents/carers. The surveys will help us to find out what it’s like to be a young person, what support they would like, and how we can help parents and carers. | 12/01/21 | 21/01/21 | |
| How do you use local data? | GMCA | Greater Manchester Combined Authority is looking at the use of open data in the city region as part of our Local Data Review. Open data is information that can be used, re-used and redistributed by anyone. This information is usually non-personal, such as planning applications or organisational performance information. You might actually use open data without realising it – for example, by viewing recent COVID figures. If you live or work in Greater Manchester want to know whether you use open data, how you use it, and your thoughts about open data. Knowing what local data is used will help us to make better decisions on what data to open across our region. | 23/11/20 | 11/01/21 | |
National Consultations | ||||
| Title | Lead Organisation | Summary | Start Date | Closing Date |
| Census 2021 outputs: content design and release phase proposals | UK Statistics Authority | The census is a survey that happens every 10 years and gives a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. All kinds of organisations, from local authorities to charities, use the information to help provide the services we all need, including transport, education, and healthcare. The census has always changed with the times to better meet users’ needs, make better use of technology, introduce new questions, and change or replace existing questions. To enable us at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to meet these changing needs, we engage with data users throughout the development cycle of the census. This consultation is part of that engagement process. The UK Statistics Authority would like to hear your feedback on the proposals outlined throughout the questionnaire. These proposals cover the release of census data and a proposed programme of analysis, to draw insights from that data. They welcome contributions from all census users, from those who are experienced users of census data to those who are looking to use census data for the first time. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 13/07/21 | 05/10/21 |
| Introducing national standards for unregulated accommodation | Department for Education | The DfE is seeking views from care experienced young people on proposed standards for unregulated accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17. They would like to know your views on:
Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 24/05/21 | 19/07/21 |
| Introducing national standards for unregulated provision | Department for Education | The DfE is seeking views from local authorities and providers on proposed standards for unregulated accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17. The number of children in care placed in unregulated settings has increased from 2,900 in 2009 to 6,490 in 2020. They want to ensure these placements are of good quality. This consultation invites views on:
| 24/05/21 | 19/07/21 |
| UK Disability Survey | Cabinet Office | The Disability Unit at the Cabinet Office is developing a National Strategy for Disabled People. Publication is planned for Spring 2021. To help the government with understanding the barriers that disabled people face and what it may need to focus upon to improve the lives of disabled people, we need to hear about your views and know more about your experiences. This survey will ask about your life experiences either as a disabled person, a carer or parent or as someone who has an interest in disability issues. Many people have had big changes in their lives as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and there will be an opportunity at the end of the survey to state if your life has changed notably due to COVID-19, and in what ways. However, please answer other questions thinking about yourself, your own experiences and your current situation. The survey will be open until 23 April 2021. Responses received before 28 February 2021 will inform the development of the National Strategy, while those received after this date used to inform its delivery. | 15/01/21 | 23/04/21 |
| Transforming the Public Health System | Department of Health & Social Care | The Department of Health & Social Care has set out plans for reforms to the public health system in England and invite you to share your insights and experience to help them get to the next stage of this work. Feedback will help to shape the future of the public health system. This update focuses on structural reforms, which are a vital enabler of delivering better and more equal outcomes on public health, but they are just one aspect of public health reform. Its focus is the public health system for England, but chapter two highlights the interaction with important UK-wide elements of the health protection response. They will publish a further update later in 2021 with final details on design, structure and implementation, and we will also set out our plans for the policies, delivery and outcomes we want this reformed system to drive and deliver. For more information, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-the-public-health-system/transforming-the-public-health-system-reforming-the-public-health-system-for-the-challenges-of-our-times#next-steps | 09/04/21 | 26/04/21 |
| The Big Ask | Children’s Commissioner | The Big Ask is a survey for children and young people aged 4–17 in England. We’ve split the survey into different age groups, so you can fill in a version appropriate for your age. We’ve also made easy-read ‘accessible’ versions as well as a version for care leavers. This is your chance to have your say on the things that matter to you. You can tell us what your life is like, what you want in the future, and anything you think is holding you back. The Children’s Commissioner will use what you say to tell the people who run the country or your local area what you think needs to change to make your life better. | 19/04/21 | 19/05/21 |
| Mental Health Act reform consultation | Department of Health and Social Care | The Department of Health and Social Care want your views on changes to the Mental Health Act to help put patients at the centre of decisions about their own care. The changes are based on 4 principles that have been developed with people with lived experience:
| 13/01/21 | 21/04/21 |
| UK Statistics Authority Inclusive Data Consultation | Office for National Statistics | ONS is undertaking a review of how inclusive data and evidence are across the UK. This is in keeping with our new strategy, Statistics for the Public Good, and will help to support the work of the Inclusive Data Taskforce. In this review, we’d like your views on where data and evidence are currently lacking or partial. This may be in terms of the quality of what is available, topics covered, geographical coverage or areas where data and evidence are missing completely. We would also welcome your suggestions about where to make improvements and what is currently working well. | 05/01/21 | 26/03/21 |
| Right to Regenerate: reform of the Right to Contest | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | This consultation is to help to shape a reform of the Right to Contest, in order to encourage the right to be utilised more effectively and more widely to stimulate regeneration and the more productive use of land. Strand 2 of the Community Right to Contest allows members of the public to request that the government directs the disposal of unused or underused land, including vacant homes and garages, owned by public bodies. This right is little-known and little-used, with only one direction to dispose issued since 2014. The aim of this consultation is to strengthen the right and make it simpler to use as the new ‘Right to Regenerate’. This will provide a quicker and easier route for individuals, businesses and organisations to identify, purchase and redevelop underused or empty land in their area. In turn, the strengthened right will support greater regeneration of brownfield land, boost housing supply and empower people to turn blights and empty spaces in their areas into more beautiful developments. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 16/01/21 | 13/03/21 |
| Care Quality Commission Consultation | Care Quality Commission | The Care Quality Commission are the independent regulator of health and social care in England. They were established as an independent regulator with a clear purpose: to ensure health and care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and to encourage those services to improve. But the world in which they regulate has changed significantly since they were created. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated that change. They have created a new strategy with proposals for their future regulation, built around the themes of People and Communities, Smarter Regulation, Safety Through Learning and Accelerating Improvement. They would like the public’s feedback on their proposals for future regulation so they can make the strategy work for everyone. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome | 5.00pm 04/03/21 | |
| Keeping children safe in education - schools and colleges - proposed revisions 2021 | Department for Education | The DfE are seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’ 2020, with a view to making changes for September 2021. The consultation will seek views on revisions to ‘Keeping children safe in education’, the statutory guidance that sets out what schools and colleges should do and the legal duties with which they must comply to keep children safe. | 10/12/20 | 04/03/21 |
| Changes to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 | Department for Education | The DfE are seeking views on their proposal to extend or amend a limited number of flexibilities within the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No'.2) Regulations 2020. On 24 April, the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force to provide local authorities (LAs) and children’s social care providers with temporary flexibilities to support them during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Given the continued impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they are now consulting on a proposal to extend or amend those regulations and are inviting interested individuals and organisations to comment on the plans. | 09/02/21 | 28/02/21 |
| Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Call for Evidence | Home Office | The Home Office is seeking your views to help inform the development of the government’s next Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy. They are particularly keen to hear from people who may feel underrepresented in previous strategies or who feel their circumstances were not supported by existing services. In addition to those with lived experiences of these issues, they are also seeking the views of those with expertise in working with victims and survivors, those involved in preventative activity, and those involved in providing services. This includes relevant professionals, such as those working in social care, education, law enforcement, local government, public health and healthcare. Everyone aged 16 or over is welcome to contribute to the call for evidence, you do not have to have experienced violence or abuse to take part. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 08/01/21 | 19/02/21 |
| How has Covid-19 impacted your life with Cancer? | Cancer Research UK | Building on the findings from a survey they ran earlier this year, Cancer UK are running a new survey exploring the impact of COVID-19 further. By taking part you can help them learn more about the longer-term impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients and help inform the work Cancer Research UK does now and in the future. | 13/01/21 | 15/02/21 |
| Shared decision-making between patients and staff | NICE | The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence have published draft guidance on how to engage patients in the shared decision making process before, during, and after appointments, through honest conversation. The guideline also includes recommendations on policy, training and healthcare delivery to help organisations improve staff awareness of the importance of patient involvement. They are inviting comments on the guidance from stakeholder organisations as well as individuals. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 22/12/2020 | 09/02/2021 |
| Clinical Review of Standards Consultation | NHS England | The NHS National Medical Director was asked in June 2018 to review access standards to ensure that they measure what matters most both to patients and clinically. The recommendations from the clinically-led review of NHS access standards for urgent and emergency care are set out in the Transformation of urgent and emergency care: models of care and measurement report. These proposals are supported by key clinical groups including the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, patient groups and hospital leaders. NHS England and NHS Improvement are now consulting on the approach recommended and on the refinement of individual measures. NHS England are seeking views on the recommendations made within the report from anyone with an interest including patients, their representatives, members of the public and NHS staff and organisations. This will provide valuable further insight and evidence to inform final recommendations, implementation and operational guidance. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 04/01/21 | 12/02/21 |