Past Conversations 2022
Local Consultations and Surveys | |||||
| Title | Lead Organisation | Summary | Start Date | Closing Date | Feedback |
| Let’s Talk About Hyde! | Tameside Council | Hemingway Design and GL Hearn have been officially appointed to lead the development of an exciting new vision, masterplan and strategy for Hyde town centre so that we will be in a position to make bids for funding to implement our ambitions for the Town. Bringing with them expertise and a proven track record in urban design and developing successful and innovative visions and masterplans and a strong track record of proposals being delivered for other towns across the UK they will provide a welcome boost to our ambition to regenerate Hyde town centre. The team are starting their fact finding journey by opening with a survey to gain views, perceptions and a wish list for what local residents, communities and stakeholders from Hyde and across the borough, really want and need from the town centre. These views will kick start the process and will be followed with a further public consultation exercise in early 2023 when masterplan options have been developed. The survey will be open until Tuesday 3 January 2023, to give your views, go to www.thinkhydetowncentre.co.uk and complete the short survey. | 01/12/2022 | 03/01/23 | |
| Healthwatch Tameside Mental Health Survey | Healthwatch Tameside | Have you needed support for your mental health in the last 12 months? Or are you a carer of someone who has? In 2017 Healthwatch Tameside completed a project about people's experiences of using mental health services. A number of changes have been made to services since then. This includes new services being launched. We are carrying out another survey to find out whether feedback about mental health support has improved. This includes services for dementia, autism, learning disabilities and dependency issues. We are interested in all services, whether NHS or community/charity services. We are looking at how all the options available come together to provide an overall service. We are careful not to identify anyone in our reports. How to complete our anonymous survey: Online at: www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/share-your-views Ring us on 0161 667 2526 for a paper copy, or for us to call you back and complete over the phone. We have an answerphone The report from 2017 can be found at www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/report/2017-11-08/mental-health-report-2017 | 19/05/2022 | 31/12/2022 | |
| Accessibility to Council Services for Non-English Speakers | Tameside Council | We're looking for language champions. The following survey is aimed at people who belong to a community group where non-English languages are spoken. In an effort to reduce language acting as a barrier to services, the council aim to reach representatives from non-English speaking communities who can help to share information and request translation services to improve communication and access to services. If you’re a part of a community where a non-English language is spoken, we would like to hear from you about how your community accesses council services and what resources would improve their access to council communications. | 22/08/22 | 26/09/22 | |
| Tameside Council Equalities Strategy 2022-2027 Consultation | Tameside Council | The cost of living crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have made life very challenging to a lot of our residents in Tameside. At Tameside Council, we cannot stand idly by. We are firmly committed to tackling inequalities and improving the livelihoods of all residents regardless of background, especially the most vulnerable. This draft Equalities Strategy presents our approach to embed an ethos throughout our organisation to tackling inequalities, so that we are better able to tackle inequalities throughout the borough. We would like to hear your views on this draft strategy. Your views are vital to help us determine our approach to tackling inequalities in Tameside. Please find the draft strategy by clicking here: Tameside Equalities Strategy 2023-2027 DRAFT | 04/10/2022 | 28/11/22 | |
| Ashton Market Square Questionnaire | Tameside Council | Tameside Council is utilising £10.8 million of the national Levelling Up fund to redevelop Ashton’s Market Square as part of our wider Ashton Public Realm Strategy. Feedback received in March 2022 highlighted a view that an improved market offer was felt to be a priority to many residents and visitors. The new proposal will provide a high quality flexible and modern Market Square which would lend itself to a range of different uses and be more inviting to the local community and visitors, as well as provide space to hold events. Plans include the removal of the kiosks and market stalls, replacing them with a large canopy structure that will provide adaptable market units to meet the need of modern market traders. Following the close of this consultation and subject to approval by Executive Cabinet, early works to Ashton Market Square could start as soon as spring 2023 with the main works being undertaken from early 2024 until 31 March 2025. | 04/11/2022 | 05/12/2022 | |
| Staying Put Policy | Tameside Council | Many care leavers have a more difficult start to adulthood than their peers as a consequence of their past experiences, coupled with the absence of a supportive family base. Staying Put arrangements help to mitigate against these factors so that care leavers are better equipped to do well in life. Staying Put is about care leavers continuing to live with their former foster carers after they reach the age of 18. To help us find out what you think about the new Staying Put policy we would value your feedback by completing this short survey. Please find the draft strategy by clicking here | 04/10/2022 | 15/11/2022 | |
| Ashton Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) Consultation | Tameside Council | Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) are one of the tools that councils can use to combat anti-social behaviour. PSPOs can be used to prohibit specified activities, and/or require that certain thing be done by engaged in particular activities within a defined public area. Failure to do so without a reasonable excuse is an offence punishable by a fixed penalty notice or a fine of up to £1,000. Local business, residents, MPs and police have identified Ashton town centre as an area that has been seriously affected by anti-social behaviour, particularly when combined with the consumption of alcohol and other intoxicating substances. In order to address this, Tameside Council is consulting on the introduction of a PSPO covering the area identified on the map here Within this area the following activities shall be prohibited:
| 22/08/2022 | 03/10/2022 | |
| Active Travel Fund – Walking and Cycling Scheme Consultations | Tameside Council | Tameside residents are being urged to have their say on proposals to create safer spaces for cycling and walking in the borough. The Council was successful in a bid to secure Government funding for schemes that will give people more opportunities to choose cycling and walking for their day-to-day journeys. Walking and cycling are not only better for both physical and mental health, helping people keep fit and active, they are also better for the environment by reducing congestion and improving air quality. A consultation on three of the latest Active Travel Fund schemes has been launched so that residents have the opportunity to help improve the schemes and their neighbourhood. The projects have been designed to improve walking and cycling connections and will support commuting and leisure journeys by introducing segregated cycle lanes. The proposed schemes will make up a key part of the Bee Network, GM’s vision for an integrated public transport system, which includes cycling and walking, and will enable more people to switch to active travel for everyday journeys. The consultation runs from Monday 5 September 2022 to Friday 14 October 2022 and includes the following three schemes. Select the one that you are interested in to see a detailed plan and to access the consultation questionnaire. | 05/09/2022 | 14/10/2022 | |
| Engagement Strategy Consultation | Tameside Council | At Tameside Council, we are currently reviewing our Engagement Strategy. This covers how we involve you and how you provide your views in shaping the development of strategies and services in Tameside. We are interested in hearing from you on how effective our engagement with you has been. We want to know what works, what does not work, and what we can do better. Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TamesideEngagementStrategy and complete the survey. We are keen to hear your views. Later this year, a further survey will be launched to provide an opportunity to comment on the draft Engagement Strategy. Why We Engage We are committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for people living in Tameside. Your involvement and viewpoints are vital to the development of effective strategies and services that will achieve this end. If you have any queries, please contact: pen@tameside.gov.uk | 04/07/22 | 15/08/22 | |
| Tameside Poverty Strategy Consultation | Tameside Council | Poverty is when a person or community lacks the financial resources for a minimum standard of living. This could mean having difficulties in heating your home, paying your rent or mortgage, accessing utilities such as transport or the internet, or buying essentials like food and clothing. Rising levels of poverty, driven by the increased cost of living, has emerged as a major national issue in recent years. In response to this, Tameside Council is currently drafting a new Poverty Strategy. This will lay out how the council plans to tackle poverty for residents both in and out of work by improving how we support them through a range of services. At this early stage we want to make sure that the focus of our Poverty Strategy is right by asking residents to have their say. We want to know what you think about poverty and what you would like to see happen to address it in Tameside. We’re particularly interested in the views of residents who have either experienced poverty in their own lives, or know of somebody such as a family member, friend or neighbour who has experienced poverty. We know that this can be a sensitive issue, therefore all responses will be kept in the strictest of confidence and subject to all relevant data protection laws. A further survey will be launched later in the year to give people the opportunity to comment on the draft Poverty Strategy once it is published. All responses, along with feedback from other consultation and engagement activity, will then be used to shape the final Tameside Poverty Strategy and plans for delivery. | 30/05/2022 | 08/07/2022 | |
| Electric Vehicles Survey | Tameside Council | In February 2019, Tameside committed to responding to the climate emergency. As part of our transition to a net-zero Borough, the departure from fossil fuel vehicles represents a fundamental component. Road transport contributes 31.3%* of the Borough’s total annual carbon emissions, so clearly, by tackling the transport challenge, we can make a significant impact on not only carbon emissions, but also air quality and the reliance on a volatile fossil fuel supply chain. [*BEIS 2017 dataset for A roads, motorway traffic and minor roads in Tameside] Nationally, it has been acknowledged through the UK Government's "Taking Charge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy" that the journey to net-zero transport will be a difficult one. The most significant of the recognised barriers to electric vehicle ownership is presented by on-street parking/charging. Tameside's emerging EVCI strategy, as yet, has no more definitive solutions for such intractable problems than the UK strategy does, but by acknowledging the challenge, hopefully we will be able to work over the five year life-span of the policy to begin to determine workable and more importantly inclusive and equitable solutions for all our residents. We will know we have been successful over the next five years when we have proven a scalable solution to the on-street charging challenge. Please respond to the survey to help officers and elected members focus Tameside resources in such a way that reflects your needs and aspirations in this emerging field. This survey is closed and awaiting an outcome. | 26/05/22 | 07/07/22 | |
| Changes to the ways people access health and care services survey | Healthwatch Tameside | This survey gives you an opportunity to tell Healthwatch Tameside your thoughts about the different ways of accessing health and care services. During the pandemic, new ways were introduced very quickly. These involved using technology, whilst we were locked down. Services are looking at how they can build on these changes for the future. They will share the anonymised findings with local health and care partners. The information will be used, alongside other feedback, to plan future services for the local population. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 28/03/22 | 22/04/22 | |
| General feedback about health and care services | Healthwatch Tameside | This new survey is about general use of health and care services. Please help Healthwatch Tameside by telling them about any services you have used recently, that you haven't included in a survey response before. What went well? What could be improved? | 2/08/21 | ongoing | |
| What’s it like to live in Tameside? | Tameside Council | Using funding as part of the Community Champions programme, we are looking at what residents think about where they live to help us improve the area and our services. The next survey is now live and focusses on town centres, giving residents of Tameside the opportunity to give feedback on their local areas. The survey only takes around 10-15 minutes. | 08/03/22 | 27/03/22 | |
| Pharmacy Needs Assessment | Tameside Council | Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments are used by the NHS to decide whether to approve applications for new pharmacies in an area and by commissioners to identify local health needs that could be addressed by pharmacy services. PNAs include information on:
While drafting the PNA we would like to use feedback from our residents about pharmacy provision and services in our area in order to gain a greater understanding into the current and future need of pharmacies across Tameside. The feedback from this consultation will influence the recommendations in the 2022/25 Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment document before it goes to the Health and Wellbeing Board. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 01/02/22 | 07/03/22 | |
| Delays in non-urgent care | Healthwatch Tameside | Have you delayed asking for help with your health because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you experienced delays in getting the care you need (after a GP has referred you)? How have any delays affected your life? Your survey responses will be used anonymously in the reports Healthwatch Tameside produce. The content of these reports will be considered when services are being planned, so it is really important to hear as many views from members of the public as possible. Survey closed and awaiting outcome. | 06/12/21 | 28/02/22 | |
| Changes to the way people access health and care services | Healthwatch Tameside | During the pandemic, new ways to access care were introduced very quickly. These involved using technology, whilst we were locked down. Services are looking at how they can build on these changes for the future. What do you think about using different ways to get help for your health and care? This includes using technology. What are your thoughts on data sharing between different organisations involved in health and care? Your survey responses will be used anonymously in the reports Healthwatch Tameside produce. The content of these reports will be considered when services are being planned, so it is really important to hear as many views from members of the public as possible. Survey closed and awaiting outcome. | 06/12/21 | 28/02/22 | |
| Budget Conversation 2022-23 | Tameside Council/NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG | Tameside Council (TMBC) and NHS Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) together form the Tameside and Glossop Strategic Commission. We are responsible for a range of services from bin collections through care for the elderly to the provision of GP surgeries. The total amount of money spent by both organisations combined is just over £1bn. Although a significant sum of money, that amount has reduced considerably over recent years due to cuts in funding from central Government. Both organisations have had to find increasingly new and innovative ways to provide the services local people want. We would like to explain in more detail where the money we spend comes from and what types of local services it is spent on. Then, we would like to hear your views on how we should prioritise spending, and your ideas for saving money. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 11/01/22 | 31/01/22 | |
| Licensing Policy Consultation | Tameside Council | Tameside Council are consulting on its Licensing Policy. The Licensing Policy sets out the council’s ambitions, strategies and policies relating to licensing for the next five years. The previous statement of licensing policy set out the procedures in which the council would consider applications for licences. This new statement of licensing policy also covers applications for licences, but in addition, sets out the council’s requirements and expectations for existing licence holders and licensed businesses and the actions it expects such businesses to take in order to promote the licensing objectives. The existing statement is due to expire in January 2022. Before it can be adopted, we would like to hear views on the revised policy. Comments are welcomed from anyone who may have an interest in licensed premises in the area. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 29/11/21 | 24/01/22 | |
| Gambling Policy Consultation | Tameside Council | Tameside Council are consulting on its Gambling Policy. The Gambling Policy provides guidance on the approach the Council, as the Licensing Authority, takes on gambling licensing matters. The Council is required to review its policy at least every three years. The policy also sets out the council’s approaches to ensuring such businesses remain compliant with their licences and the action it will take – in partnership with other organisations and responsible authorities – when licensing and other legislation is breached. The existing statement is due to expire in January 2022. Before it can be adopted, we would like to hear views on the revised policy. Comments are welcomed from anyone who may have an interest in licensed premises in the area. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 29/11/21 | 24/01/22 | |
| Barriers to Accessing Information and Services | Diversity Matters North West and Tameside Council | Diversity Matters North West are conducting a survey on the “Barriers to Accessing Information” that people face across Tameside and Glossop. This is particularly in relation to language barriers, and in the context of Covid-19, but barriers could also include digital access, gate-keeping, “red-tape”, difficulties identifying the correct service, slow response times by services etc. The Tameside and Glossop Inequalities Reference Group have invited Diversity Matters North West to conduct this survey as part of a wider research and engagement process into these barriers across the locality. The responses, analysis and recommendations will inform an action report which will be delivered through the governance processes of the Tameside and Glossop Strategic Commission. | 01/07/21 | 12/01/22 | |
| Zero Carbon Vote | Tameside Council | Vote for the zero carbon future you want! Tameside is launching an online consultation for residents to vote on how they may heat their homes in the near future. The results will inform plans for Tameside to become carbon neutral by 2038. The UK plans to spend around £300bn cutting carbon emissions from 2020-30. Your vote will help inform the choices your council makes in your area. It takes less than 5 minutes to vote, no personal information is shared and no registration is required. You’ll help your council understand how to make your area zero carbon. Survey closed and awaiting outcome. | 06/12/21 | 07/01/22 | |
Regional Consultations and Surveys | |||||
| Title | Lead Organisation | Summary | Start Date | Closing Date | Feedback |
| GM Early Years Consultation | Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) | The purpose of the survey is to hear from parents/carers of children under the age of 5 about their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the impact of lockdown and social distancing on their child(ren) and family. Studies have shown that the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact on the development and wellbeing of young children and babies, as well as impacting on parental wellbeing due to the pressures of lockdowns and social distancing. The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete and all answers are anonymous. If you have more than one child under the age of 5, please answer for both children when filling out the survey. If you have more than one child, but some are aged 5 or above, please only give answers for your children that are under the age of 5. The survey will ask questions about your child’s development, as well as access to support services and childcare. Providing information in response to any survey question is entirely voluntary and respondents can withdraw their consent at any point whilst completing the survey. The answers provided will be used only for the purposes of analysis and all responses will be treated as confidential. | 14/10/2022 | 18/11/2022 | |
| Greater Manchester Smokefree Spaces Consultation | Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership | Greater Manchester residents, community groups, and local businesses are being asked to have their say on exciting new plans to make more outdoor spaces smokefree in Greater Manchester. This is a great opportunity for the public to play an active part in shaping the initiative. To share your views, complete the online survey by Sunday 11 September and you’ll be entered into a free prize draw to win a £100 Amazon voucher (T&Cs apply). For more information and prize draw T&Cs please visit www.makesmokinghistory.co.uk/smokefree-spaces | 22/08/22 | 11/09/22 | |
| GM Big Disability Survey 2022 | GM Disabled People’s Panel | Are you sick of filling in surveys and not seeing change? This survey is different, it is not just to gather research data. The Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel is made up of 15 Disabled People’s organisations, run by and for disabled people. We have a partnership agreement with GM Mayor Andy Burnham to influence policy to make Greater Manchester a better place to live for disabled people. This survey helps us do that, and the more disabled people fill it in, the stronger our voice for change becomes. We are particularly looking at how disabled people are coping with the rising cost of living and our hopes for the future. Please note: By Disabled People, we mean anyone facing disabling societal barriers due to their impairments or conditions and this includes mental health, hearing or visual impairments, learning disability, neurodiverse people, and those with chronic illness or fatigue. | 29/06/22 | 02/09/22 | |
| Creating an offence of public sexual harassment | Home Office | The Home Office have launched a consultation asking:
To respond to the consultation, please visit: Public sexual harassment consultation (homeofficesurveys.homeoffice.gov.uk) | 21/07/22 | 01/09/22 | |
| Greater Manchester Community Wealth Hub Consultation | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | In March 2022, GMCA launched a co-design process to create a Community Wealth Hub for Greater Manchester. So far, GMCA have been listening to the views of a range of stakeholders, hosted a call for ideas on this platform, and held a large stakeholder workshop in June 2022. This consultation provides stakeholders with a further opportunity to shape the co-design of a Community Wealth Hub in Greater Manchester, supporting co-operatives, mutuals, social enterprises and employee-owned businesses in the city-region. It will share the feedback that we received in the June workshop and ask for your thoughts on the ideas and suggestions around the following questions:
| 15/07/22 | 05/08/22 | |
| Ring and Ride Service | Transport for Greater Manchester | Ring and Ride is a service to meet the needs of people who find it difficult or are unable to access the general transport network, either part or all of the time. It is a door-to-door minibus service with drivers who are trained in passenger assistance. To be eligible to use the service, passengers must hold one of the following:
As a result of the pandemic, the service has seen a significant reduction in numbers. Initially, services were suspended entirely due to safety concerns, but were later reinstated with reduced vehicle numbers. Demand is currently being monitored; patronage and requests are around 50% of those in 2019/2020. TfGM want to engage with interested groups and organisations about the Ring and Ride service, to help improve the service and ensure there is equal access to those who need it. We’re looking to understand your organisation’s views on:
Please note this survey is not intended for individual users of Ring and Ride. If you would like to provide feedback as an individual user, please contact would like to provide feedback: flexibletransport@tfgm.com | 12/05/22 | 24/06/22 | |
| Developing a Greater Manchester Community Wealth Hub | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | In March 2021 the Greater Manchester Independent Equalities Commission recommended that Greater Manchester should: ‘Create a Community Wealth Hub to support and grow co-operatives, mutuals, social and community enterprises, staffed by people from the co-operative and community sector who understand the market.’ A community wealth hub should be developed and co-designed with the people and organisations who might benefit from or provide services to the Hub. Your thoughts are sought on the proposals. GMCA would particularly like to hear from:
| 16/03/22 | 13/05/22 | |
| Let’s start a big conversation about health and care | Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership | Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership will replace Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership as the name of the partnership between all the different organisations that support people’s health and care. They are asking for people from every corner of Greater Manchester to talk honestly about the future of health and care. Feedback collated from the survey will help to shape the future vision of how GMHSCP will work together in partnership in order to improve everyone’s health and wellbeing. This major public engagement exercise has been organised by members of the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership (GM ICP) ahead of it becoming an official partnership on July 1 this year. Comments received will help the Integrated Care Partnership to set priorities for a new health and care strategy, also known as its five-year plan. For more information and to for a chance of winning a £250 voucher, complete the survey. For anyone unable to complete the survey online, contact 0330 120 1763. This survey is now closed and awaiting an outcome. | 28/03/22 | 08/05/22 | |
| Multiply Survey | GMCA | All local areas in the United Kingdom will receive funding to deliver bespoke adult numeracy programmes in their area from August 2022 called “Multiply”. Adults who do not have a GCSE in maths at grade C (equivalent to grade 4 or CSE grade 1), or an equivalent qualification will be able to access free courses that fit around their lives – whether that be in person or online, at work or in the evening, part-time or intensive – with additional support to meet their needs. Employers who could benefit from boosting their workforce’s skills will be able to work with councils in the local area, through the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, and training providers (e.g. Further Education Colleges) to deliver Maths GCSEs or essential life skills such as Maths and English, and design and deliver bespoke programmes for their workforce – at no cost to them. GMCA would like to hear from residents aged 19 and above and employers living in Greater Manchester what they think about the new Multiply programme and how it will work for them. They will use the information gathered from this survey to help develop the Multiply programme so it works for local residents and employers. | 01/04/22 | 01/05/22 | |
| Neighbourhood Policing Consultation | Greater Manchester Police | Your neighbourhood, your police, your say. Greater Manchester Police are seeking views from members of the public on neighbourhood policing in their area. Under their pledge to build public trust and confidence, they would like thoughts on what people want to see from their neighbourhood policing team. Neighbourhood policing is a crucial part of the future of policing in Greater Manchester, and the results of this survey will influence how the police work together in the community for years to come. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 01/02/22 | 21/03/22 | |
| Dementia Call for Evidence – Black African and Caribbean People In Greater Manchester | African Caribbean Care Group (ACCG) | The aim of this survey is to understand the dementia support and information provision to Black African and Caribbean people in Greater Manchester. Questions can be answered by either carers or people living with dementia. The Dementia Call for Evidence Survey covers 4 areas of a person’s Dementia journey:
| 04/02/21 | Ongoing | |
| Neighbourhood Policing Consultation | Greater Manchester Police | Your neighbourhood, your police, your say. Greater Manchester Police are seeking views from members of the public on neighbourhood policing in their area. Under their pledge to build public trust and confidence, they would like thoughts on what people want to see from their neighbourhood policing team. Neighbourhood policing is a crucial part of the future of policing in Greater Manchester, and the results of this survey will influence how the police work together in the community for years to come. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 01/02/22 | 21/02/22 | |
| Police Funding 2022/23 | GMCA | The police precept is the element of council tax that funds Greater Manchester Police. Your views are being sought on proposals to increase the precept by up to 83p a month. The priorities for policing for the next financial year have to be met from the funding they will receive. The 2022/23 provisional settlement from central Government for police includes an increase in the Police Core Grant of 6% to continue to recruit additional officers. However, while this funding is welcome, it will not make up for police cuts in recent years. This is why more funds will need to be raised locally to ensure policing is provided according to need. Please follow the link to comments on the proposals. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 17/01/22 | 27/01/22 | |
National Consultations and Surveys | |||||
| Title | Lead Organisation | Summary | Start Date | Closing Date | Feedback |
| COVID Commemoration Consultation | UK Commission of COVID Commemoration | The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration has launched a consultation giving people across the UK the opportunity to say how they think the pandemic should be remembered and with possible suggestions including the adoption of a Remembrance Sunday-style symbol, dedicated memorials and reflective spaces. | 05/12/22 | ||
| Down’s Syndrome Act 2022 Guidance: Call for evidence | Department of Health and Social Care | The Department of Health and Social Care have launched a call for evidence to ask what should be included in the statutory guidance accompanying the Down Syndrome Act 2022, which aims to improve life outcomes and access to services for people with Down’s Syndrome. They would particularly like to hear from: individuals with Down’s Syndrome, families and carers, professionals, and other people with learning disabilities. For further information, please visit: Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) To respond to the survey, visit: Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance – Call for evidence - Department of Health and Social Care (dhsc.gov.uk) An Easy Read version can be found here: Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence (easy read) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) | 29/07/22 | 08/11/22 | |
| Decent Homes Standard in Private Rented Sector | Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities | On 16 June 2022, the DLUHC published A fairer private rented sector – a landmark white paper for the private rented sector – which sets out the government’s commitment to introduce a legally binding Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector for the first time. To fill in the consultation, please click here: A Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector: consultation - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - Citizen Space | 02/09/22 | 14/10/22 | |
| Adult Social Care Charging Reform: 2023-2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | The government is introducing a new adult social care charging framework from October 2023. This consultation seeks views on proposals for distributing funding to support the first year of delivery of adult social care charging reform in 2023 to 2024. There are proposals for:
To fill in the consultation, please click here | 08/08/22 | 23/09/22 | |
| Childcare: Regulatory Changes | Department for Education | We're seeking views to help us reach well-informed and fair decisions on proposed regulatory changes to childcare in England. This consultation seeks views on the following proposals:
| 04/07/22 | 16/09/22 | |
| Standards for Ethnicity Data | Race Disparity Unit | The Government is seeking views on the draft standards for ethnicity data, and their proposals for monitoring and expanding the standards. In March 2022, the government committed to the following: “To ensure more responsible and accurate reporting on race and ethnicity, the RDU [Race Disparity Unit] will by the end of 2022 consult on new standards for government departments and other public bodies on how to record, understand and communicate ethnicity data.” The standards are designed to ensure more responsible and accurate reporting of ethnicity data. For more information on this consultation, visit: Standards for ethnicity data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) | 05/07/22 | 30/08/22 | |
| A New Approach to SEND Area Inspections | OFSTED and Care Quality Commission | Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission seek your views on proposed changes to the way they jointly inspect area SEND arrangements from 2023. We are seeking the widest possible range of views from:
There is a dedicated webpage for the version of the consultation aimed at children and young people with SEND: Children and young people’s consultation: Changing the way we look into services for children and young people with SEND - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) | 13/06/22 | 11/09/22 | |
| Improving Disabled People’s Access to Let Residential Premises | Equality Hub | This consultation regards the commencement and implementation of the remaining parts of section 36 of the Equality Act 2010. This legislation will place a duty on landlords to make reasonable adjustments to the common parts of let residential premises when requested by a disabled person. ‘Common parts’ include outside areas, entrances, hallways, landings and stairwells. Disabled people can already make such requests but there is currently no legal duty on the landlord to make reasonable adjustments to common parts. For more information on this consultation, visit: Improving disabled people’s access to let residential premises: reasonable adjustments to common parts, a new duty - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) | 09/06/22 | 18/08/22 | |
| Introducing a Separate Judgement About Care Leavers Within the Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services | OFSTED | This consultation seeks your views on our proposals for a new judgement on the experiences and progress of care leavers within the ILACS framework. We propose to:
For more information on this consultation, visit: Introducing a separate judgement about care leavers within the inspection of local authority children’s services (ILACS) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) | 20/06/22 | 29/07/22 | |
| Mental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper and call for evidence | Department for Health and Social Care | The government is committed to improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes, particularly for people who experience worse outcomes than the general population. This is a key part of our commitment to ‘level up’, and address unequal outcomes and life chances across the country. Therefore, they are launching a discussion paper and call for evidence to ask the public a range of questions to help develop the new plan. This discussion paper is asking people:
An easy read version is also available here https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/mental-health-and-wellbeing-plan-call-for-evidence-easy-read | 14/04/22 | 05/07/22 | |
| SEND Review: right support, right time | Department for Education | The government has published a green paper on the future of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) system and is undertaking a public consultation its proposals. The ambition is to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND and those in alternative provision. To achieve this ambition we want to work with and hear from:
A separate summary covering the SEND and AP green paper and responding to the consultation is also available. | 29/03/22 | 01/07/22 | |
| Consultation on the impacts of joint tenancies on victims of domestic abuse | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is seeking views on the impacts of the law on joint tenancies on victims of domestic abuse in the social rented sector, with particular interest in:
This consultation is closed and awaiting an outcome. | 15/02/22 | 10/05/22 | |
| Consultation on local connection requirements for social housing for victims of domestic abuse | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Consultation on regulations to prevent local authorities applying a local connection to victims of domestic abuse who apply for social housing. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities is seeking views on:
This consultation is closed and awaiting an outcome. | 15/02/22 | 10/05/22 | |
| Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs | Department of Health and Social Care | On 7 September 2021 the Prime Minister announced that from October 2023, the government will introduce a new £86,000 cap on the amount anyone in England will need to spend on their personal care over their lifetime. The main purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice, as well as to inform how government can support local authorities in their preparations for its implementation from October 2023. It is important that the guidance for local authorities is clear and operable so that local authority officials and other stakeholders are able to prepare successfully for implementation of this reform. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 04/03/22 | 01/04/22 | |
| Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs – easy read version | Department of Health and Social Care | The government have made some new rules about how people pay for their care and support. Before we make our final decisions, we want to know what you think about how the new rules will work in practice and if you understand them. You can tell us your thoughts and ideas if you are aged 16 or over and are from England. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 04/03/22 | 01/04/22 | |
| Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs | Department of Health and Social Care | On 7 September 2021 the Prime Minister announced that from October 2023, the government will introduce a new £86,000 cap on the amount anyone in England will need to spend on their personal care over their lifetime. The main purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice, as well as to inform how government can support local authorities in their preparations for its implementation from October 2023. It is important that the guidance for local authorities is clear and operable so that local authority officials and other stakeholders are able to prepare successfully for implementation of this reform. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 04/03/22 | 01/04/22 | |
| School Attendance: Improving consistency of support | Department for Education | The DfE are seeking views on what should be included in measures to improve the consistency of school attendance support and management. The following new measures are being proposed:
Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 11/01/22 | 08/03/22 | |
| Keeping children safe in education | Department for Education | 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. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 11/01/22 | 08/03/22 | |
| Consultation on the introduction of tenant satisfaction measures | Regulator of Social Housing | The Regulator of Social Housing is seeking views on its proposals for tenant satisfaction measures which are part of implementing changes to consumer regulation set out in the Government’s ‘The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Social Housing White Paper’. The measures would provide data about social housing landlords’ performance and the quality of their services to help tenants hold their landlord to account and help RSH in its future consumer regulation role. Views are sought from landlords, tenants and anyone with an interest in social housing. Consultation closed and awaiting outcome. | 09/12/21 | 03/03/22 | |