Consultation

Consultation is important: as a council, we need to know that the decisions we make take into account the views of the people of Nottinghamshire.

Consultation - involving the public in the work of local government - has become an integral part of the policy-making process.

It’s not simply about more open-government, although that too is important, it’s about making policies more effective by listening to and taking on-board the views of the public and interested groups.

Photo of two people talking. Get involved

We publish our proposed, current and completed consultations so that we can inform and involve you in the key council decisions.

You can also register to be kept informed on proposed and current consultation.

Consultation projects are easily accessible through the database and adding your own consultation is simple. If you have already registered, you can just log in.  If you are not registered to enter consultations you can register here.

Public engagement policy

We have a public engagement policy. This helps us to ensure that we keep the people of Nottinghamshire at the heart of everything we do.

Picture of the front cover of a consultation guide. Consultation guides

We have produced a series of guides to good consultation. They cover topics including planning consultations, designing questionnaires, and analysing the results.

Nottinghamshire Listens citizens' panel

Our citizens' panel is a valuable resource of 8,000 people who help us evaluate and improve our services, telling us what matters in communities around the county.

We asked...

...for your views on our registration service (which registers births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths)

You said...

You said:

...decisions about office locations and opening hours should be taken locally

...you were in favour of changing the service name to Nottinghamshire Registration and Celebratory Services

...you'd prefer to use your nearest registration office

...you don't want to travel long distances to see and collect important documents

...you'd like to be able to access our services online

...you'd like to be able to access the services at lunchtimes

We did...

We are:

...starting the process towards renaming the service and requesting the service be governed locally.

...reviewing the service so that you will have some choices which office you go to

...evaluating systems that will help us get some of our services online

...looking at the resources for opening our 5 main district offices at lunchtimes

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