Report - London Borough of Hillingdon

• Make use of
citizens panel up
to March 06.
• Use all other
consultation and
communication
exercise to add
people to panel
• Replace citizens
panel with biannual
residents’
survey.
• Use survey to
identify group of
citizens willing to
respond to any
other smaller ,
specific survey
requests.
[Alternative.
Ensure citizens
panel is more
representative,
ensure it is
regularly topped
up and use it for
annual opinion
survey
Use outcomes of
annual survey as
main plank of
service planning/
MTFF process.
• Embed annual
survey as key
aspect of
council’s
consultation
process which
informs policy
direction.
• Supplement with
minority group
survey as
necessary
This is a second
key aspect of the
draft programme.
If the decision is
taken to maintain
the citizens panel,
then it needs to be
topped up
consistently and
also used for an
annual survey.
• Identify notable
event before
March 2005 to
pilot direct
council contact
with residents.
• Include
appropriate
events, such as
the Hayes
carnival in the
programme of
consultation for
2006/07 .
• Ensure comment
circulated to
inform service
planning / local
area perspectives
and appropriate
feedback to those
consulted.
• As for year two.
• Include
attendance at
events and follow
up action in
specific officers
PADAs
Direct contact with
residents art even
a limited number
of events can
produce valuable
comment and also
enhance public
opinion of the
council
• Ensure that
consultation
through the
PART 1 – MEMBERS, PUBLIC AND PRESS
Cabinet report 10 th November 2005 Page 61