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  • Birmingham's Smart City Commission Vision

    To find out the views of residents in wider Birmingham about Birmingham Smart City Commission’s Vision Statement by consultation with Cabinet members, the residents and businesses of Birmingham via www.digitalbirmingam.co.uk and also via this consultation between 19 December 2012 and 30 March 2013. This would help us to plan the strategic vision and framework that will lay the foundation for building Birmingham’s Smart City Roadmap. More
    Opened 18 December 2012

  • Newey Goodman Park Play Improvements

    There is a shortfall in provision of play facilities in the Hall Green area. Newy Goodman Park has been identified as a suitable green open space. Some funding is available from external sources to improve the existing open space at this site. The existing open space has no play facilities but is surrounded by mainly residential properties. Consultation to enable local people to comment on outline proposals is being carried out. There will be a letter explaining the proposals delivered... More
    Opened 21 December 2012

  • Bereavement Services Service User Questionnaire 2013 (Quarter 1)

    This is aimed at gathering service users views/comments relating to burial and cremation services provided by Birmingham City Council. Collected information will help develop future service improvements within cemeteries and crematoria. Results of the user satisfaction levels from 10 consultation exercises will contribute to the services performance indicators and will be widely published. More
    Opened 1 January 2013

  • Consultation on Future Management of Allotments

    A Consultation with tenants, Associations and the Birmingham District Allotments Council (BDAC) on the way allotments will be managed in the future. More
    Opened 3 January 2013

  • Shelforce Service Redesign 2013

    Shelforce operates as a trading account within the Development & Culture Directorate, delivering part of the Council’s employment support services to disabled people, predominantly the Work Choice contract on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. Over the past few years, since the completion of the Decent Homes Programme, Shelforce has found it increasingly difficult to secure sales in the highly competitive and unpredictable construction market covering both the private and... More
    Opened 17 January 2013

  • DES/Forward 4 Work Service Redesign

    Disability Employment Solutions redesign is aimed at strengthening and focusing the service on current and emerging delivery priorities. Repositioning the service to achieve greater alignment and streamlining of functions resulting in increased productivity, greater efficiencies and improved outcomes for service users. It takes account of the changed policy and funding landscape across the employment and skills arena at a national, regional and local level. It provides the opportunity to... More
    Opened 1 February 2013

  • Building a new www.birmingham.gov.uk

    For many years the navigation structure of our website has followed the nationally-recognised Local Government Navigation List, but more recently us and a number of other councils around the country have come to feel that no longer meets the needs of a modern council website. Solution Our solution is a radical transformation of the navigation structure based less on council structures and more on segmenting the site according to who our various groups of customers are and what they... More
    Opened 20 February 2013

  • Proposed Changes to the Domestic Recycling and Rubbish Collection Service

    The consultation questionnaire gives residents and interested parties the opportunity to provide views about Birmingham City Council's proposed changes to the domestic recycling and rubbish collection service. More
    Opened 26 February 2013

  • Ladywood Parking Review

    Consulting on the principle of a change to on-street parking controls in the Central Ladywood and St Marks areas. More
    Opened 11 March 2013

  • Waterworks & St Johns On-Street Parking Review

    Following the introduction of the Chamberlain Gardens Controlled Parking Zone, we received feedback from people in the Waterworks and St. Johns area, suggesting that parking has become more difficult. We believe the ideas shown in our initial design would help to protect on-street parking provisions for the local community. Such a scheme would prevent people who are travelling to destinations outside Waterworks and St. Johns from leaving their cars in your street, making it far easier for you... More
    Opened 25 March 2013

  • Autism Strategy for Adults in Birmingham 2013 - 2016

    Birmingham's Autism Partnership Boards vision is that all adult's with autism have the same opportunities as anyone else to live rewarding and full lives. The strategy focuses on six main areas which we intend to deliver progress on: Implement training and raise awareness Implement pathways for diagnosis Improve on opportunities for employment and education Improve access to services Improve transitions from childhood Improve interactions... More
    Opened 28 March 2013

  • Forward Survey 2013

    Birmingham City Council produces Forward magazine which highlights the work and initiatives of the council and its partners. Your views are important to Birmingham City Council – and we want to make sure that Forward is useful to you and includes all the information you need about our services, initiatives and events. More
    Opened 1 April 2013

  • Bereavement Services Service User Questionnaire 2013 (Quarter 2)

    This is aimed at gathering service users views/comments relating to burial and cremation services provided by Birmingham City Council. Collected information will help develop future service improvements within cemeteries and crematoria. Results of the user satisfaction levels from 10 consultation exercises will contribute to the services performance indicators and will be widely published. More
    Opened 1 April 2013

  • On Street Parking - Extension Of Operational Hours

    The City Council wishes to receive feedback on the changes to the on-street parking arrangements in Birmingham city centre, which were implemented in October 2011. The operational hours in the City Centre Controlled Parking Zone were extended to cover the period 8:00am to 7:30pm every day. The parking charges in the Inner Zone were also extended to operate during the same hours although a concessionary rate of £3.00 was introduced for parking after 6:00pm, Monday to Friday and a... More
    Opened 12 April 2013

  • Proposal to establish Family Support Hubs

    Family Support and Safeguarding Services Redesign and Discussion on Changes in Children’s Centre / Locality Reach Boundaries. Proposals have been developed aimed at significantly improving the service offer to children and their families by integrating the family support and social care services within the Directorate to establish multi-disciplinary Family Support and Safeguarding Teams with an area focus. The managers across Family Support and Social Care will work together in... More
    Opened 16 April 2013

  • Birmingham Youth Arts Summit

    Birmingham City Council’s Culture Commissioning Service plans to revisit its strategy for arts & young people ‘A Creative Future’ and wishes to hear, directly from young people, views on where support is most needed. An event has been developed and delivered in collaboration with a steering group of young people which aims to answer key questions about young people’s engagement with the arts, the roles they occupy and the opportunities for progression. All primary and secondary... More
    Opened 1 May 2013

  • Home To School Transport - Proposed Policies

    On the 7 th of January 2013 Birmingham City Council introduced changes to the Home to School Transport policies for NEW STARTERS. At that meeting Cabinet asked that a further consultation takes place that included but was not limited to the implementation of the policy changes to all those pupils receiving support for school transport. More
    Opened 15 May 2013

  • Consultation on the draft Moseley SPD

    Birmingham City Council is undertaking a public consultation with the assistance of the Moseley Regeneration Group on Draft Moseley Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). This consultation will run from 10 June 2013 until 21 July 2013. We would like to hear your views on the Draft Moseley SPD as well the Sustainability Appraisal (SA). Background: The current Moseley Local Action Plan was drawn up in1992 and so it needs to be updated. In 2010 the local communities were asked a... More
    Opened 10 June 2013

  • SEND Green Paper

    Birmingham Special Educational Needs and Disability Consultation On this page you can find out more information about the Special Educational Needs and Disability Strategy. You can use it to join in the consultation about the development of a new strategy in Birmingham. You will be able to give your views on the future of Birmingham and children and young people with special educational needs and disability and their families. There are around 42,000 children aged 2 to 18 years with... More
    Opened 12 June 2013

  • Adults and Communitites: Making it Real Survey

    ‘Making it Real’ is based on statements developed by people who use services that express what people want to see and experience in adult social care services. We have been working with people who use our services and carers, to agree 3 'Making it Real' priority work areas; make an action plan listing what we want to do to improve our services and begin the work. Please help us check how we are getting on by answering the following questions. More
    Opened 25 June 2013

  • Bristol Street and St Luke's Draft Development Framework

    The City Council has produced the Bristol Street and St Luke's Draft Development Framework to guide the future development of sites on Bristol Street and within the St Luke's estate. The draft development framework builds upon the aspirations of the Big City Plan and sets out the vision and development principles for the future regeneration of the area. The Bristol Street and St Luke's sites The Bristol Street site fronts Belgrave Middleway and Bristol Street and is the former site... More
    Opened 26 June 2013

  • Proposed Bleak Hill Walking and Cycling Route

    Birmingham City Council is proposing a new walking and cycling path in your area. It will run from the entrance to Witton Lakes on Bleak Hill Road, through Scafell Drive, across the Streetly Road and along the length of Bleak Hill Park, with exits to Short Heath Road and Marsh Lane. The path will be surfaced in bitmac (tarmac), apart from the Scafell Drive section which will use the existing slabbed path. The crossing of Streetly Road will be realigned and improved. The existing barriers... More
    Opened 27 June 2013

  • Service Reviews - Support Services

    Please note this is part of an ongoing dialogue to inform the service review process and is not a consultation. Whilst we have made significant savings in recent years and completely transformed some of our administrative functions, we are clear that further efficiencies in back office support services can and must be made, in order to limit cuts in front-line services as far as possible. But we also need to rethink the role of our strategic functions. A differently functioning council... More
    Opened 1 July 2013

  • Bereavement Services Service User Questionnaire 2013 (Quarter 3)

    This is aimed at gathering service users views/comments relating to burial and cremation services provided by Birmingham City Council. Collected information will help develop future service improvements within cemeteries and crematoria. Results of the user satisfaction levels from 10 consultation exercises will contribute to the services performance indicators and will be widely published. More
    Opened 1 July 2013

  • Service Reviews - Education

    Please note this is part of an ongoing dialogue to inform the service review process and is not a consultation. The continuing review of education services will seek to address the shift in balance between the council’s ability to spend on service provision and the role of schools in commissioning services, alongside the need to tackle historic high levels of spending in some areas of the education service. The budget allocated to the education service covers both: ... More
    Opened 1 July 2013

  • Service Reviews - Adults Social Care Review

    If you need this information in a different format please email - servicereviews@birmingham.gov.uk. Please note this is part of an ongoing dialogue to inform the service review process and is not a consultation. Adults and Communities (formerly Social Services) supports adults in Birmingham who need help to live as independantly as possible and to be part of their local community. We meet substantial and critical needs for people who need help with dressing, toileting, eating, getting... More
    Opened 5 July 2013

  • Jewellery Quarter Controlled Parking Zone Review

    In late 2011, the City Council introduced changes to the Jewellery Quarter Controlled Parking Zone. The purpose of these changes was to try to improve the provision of on-street parking in the area for local residents and businesses, better reflecting changes which have taken place in the area during the last fifteen years or so. The changes were introduced following lengthy consultation with local residents, businesses and other stakeholders regarding what sort of parking arrangements may... More
    Opened 8 July 2013

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund - Stirchley Local Centre

    Birmingham City Council is working in partnership with Centro to deliver LSTF measures along A441 Pershore Road within the Stirchley Local Centre. The scheme is part of a larger programme called Smart Network, Smarter Choices which is being delivered across the West Midlands. The scheme within the Stirchley Local Centre includes improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and bus users. The proposals for the Stirchley Local Centre are shown on the attached drawings CA-02102_S6_001B and 002.... More
    Opened 9 July 2013

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund - Cotteridge Local Centre

    Birmingham City Council is working in partnership with Centro to deliver LSTF measures along A441 Pershore Road within the Cotteridge Local Centre. The scheme is part of a larger programme called Smart Network, Smarter Choices which is being delivered across the West Midlands. The scheme within the Cotteridge Local Centre includes improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and bus users. The proposals for the Cotteridge Local Centre are shown on the attached drawings CA-02102_S7_001B. A... More
    Opened 9 July 2013

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund - Northfield Local Centre

    Birmingham City Council is working in partnership with Centro to deliver LSTF measures along the Bristol Road A38 within the Northfield Local Centre. The scheme is part of a larger programme called Smart Network, Smarter Choices which is being delivered across the West Midlands. The scheme in the Northfield Local Centre includes improvements for pedestrian and cyclist’s users. The proposals for the Northfield Local Centre are shown on the attached drawings CA-02102_S5_001 – 002. A... More
    Opened 9 July 2013
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