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  • Early Years Health and Wellbeing Services

    Every parent wants the best for their children. We want to support this by providing every child living in Birmingham with an equal chance to have a really good start in life. We feel this will be achieved if every child has a good level of development when they start school. Early Years Services are provided to support parents from the time a child is conceived up until the age of 5. How well a child does in their Early Years has a huge impact on how they do in the rest of their lives.... More
    Closed 3 March 2016

  • West Midlands Rail Franchise

    West Midlands Rail has been working alongside the Department for Transport to produce a joint public consultation on the next West Midlands Rail Franchise. Who is West Midlands Rail? West Midlands Rail is a partnership of fourteen Metropolitan District, Shire and Unitary local authorities and Centro working together to have greater local control over rail services. What is the West Midlands Rail Franchise? The West Midlands Rail Franchise covers all rail services and... More
    Closed 22 March 2016

  • Proposed Changes to Funded Full Time Early Education Places

    Birmingham City Council’s Early Years Childcare and Children’s Centre Service currently funds free full-time early education places for children who meet certain eligibility criteria. However, we no longer have the funding to continue with these arrangements and are consulting on proposed changes which will reduce the number of funded full-time early education places. We need your views on our proposals. Your views will be taken into full consideration when we finalise our plans which... More
    Closed 22 March 2016

  • Bereavement Services Service User Questionnaire 2016 (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
    Closed 31 March 2016

  • Copy of Directorate for People - Communications Survey (For Staff)

    Dear Colleagues We would like your feedback on how effective communication within the Directorate is. On the following pages you will find questions about current channels of communication used within the Directorate for People. On the final page there is an opportunity to tell us more about your preferred method of communication and what you would like to see more/less of. The survey should take you no more than a few minutes to complete and your feedback will help to shape future... More
    Closed 12 April 2016

  • Birmingham Cycle Revolution: Local Links Package 3 - Brook Lane

    Birmingham Cycle Revolution is an exciting initiative to encourage more people to cycle in and around the city. Our vision is to make cycling an everyday way to travel in Birmingham. We want 5% of all trips in the city to be made by bike by 2023 and to double this again to 10% by 2033. This will help to make our city healthier, greener, safer and less congested. For further information about the Birmingham Cycle Revolution please visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/bcr . ... More
    Closed 22 April 2016

  • Consultation on establishing a community library service in West Heath/Wychall Farm area of the city

    Due to budget constraints it is not possible to rebuild and replace the old West Heath Library as was. The City Council has adopted a new programme of work called 'Open for Learning' that expects a range of services to be co-located and be delivered from single premises and library services are included in this process. Residents are invited to give their views on Oddingley Hall as the preferred option for providing a library service in the West Heath/Wychall Farm area of the city. More
    Closed 15 May 2016

  • Birmingham Wellbeing Panel Survey 2016

    The Birmingham Wellbeing Service needs your help! The Birmingham City Council Wellbeing Service has produced this survey to ask people who live in Birmingham to tell us how active they are and what local facilities they use. This will help inform us how to encourage everyone to keep active, healthy and happy. If you’d like to help out please complete and share this survey, which will take less than 10 minutes, and you’ll be in with a chance to win Love2shop vouchers worth up to... More
    Closed 16 May 2016

  • Birmingham Smithfield Masterplan

    Birmingham Smithfield is a once in a generation opportunity to transform this part of the city and deliver a new, vibrant place and we want to hear your thoughts on the masterplan’s vision for the future. The document is out for public consultation for an eight week period between Monday 21 st March and Monday 23 rd May 2016. More
    Closed 23 May 2016

  • Admission Number Variation 2016 - The International School

    The International School is a community secondary school located within Shard End ward of the Hodge Hill District. The school caters for pupils aged 11 to 16. Currently the school operates at 180 places per year group for year 7 through to 11. The school is situated on Gressell Lane in Shard End. For a number of years the school has offered 180 places. The number of pupils admitted to the school has been diminishing in recent years and is significantly lower than its current admission... More
    Closed 27 May 2016

  • Development of a new Domestic Abuse Strategy for Birmingham - Key Questions

    The current Birmingham Violence Against Women Strategy for the period 2013-15 needs to be renewed. The development of the new city-wide Domestic Abuse Strategy is being co-led by the Community Safety Partnership and the Commissioning Centre of Excellence. We aspire to the vision that Birmingham is a city where everyone lives free from domestic abuse and expects equality and respect in their relationships. We know that domestic abuse takes place between adults, in families and in... More
    Closed 13 June 2016

  • Admission Number Variation 2017 - Thornton Primary School

    Variation to the Admission Number at Thornton Primary School from September 2017 We are proposing to request a change to the admission number of Thornton Primary School for entry to Reception in September 2017. This request will be sent to the Schools Adjudicator. The request for this change will help the school effectively manage their site with a view to improve the overall education offer. It has been considered by the Local Authority, the Governing Body and the Leadership Team... More
    Closed 24 June 2016

  • SETA Mobility Questionaire

    The main objective of this survey and future focus Groups in this project is to know the general problems faced by citizens in all forms of transport mobility in the city and their opinions and perceptions about mobility within the city’s transport system By obtaining your participation and feedback we will improve our knowledge about the problems, opinions and perceptions of mobility in the urban and metropolitan area of Birmingham. More
    Closed 29 June 2016

  • Bereavement Services Service User Questionnaire 2016 (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
    Closed 30 June 2016

  • Busking Voluntary Guide Consultation

    Thank you for taking time to consider our proposed busking guide for the City. Your thoughts are valuable to us in ensuring we take the right approach in the city which allows all to enjoy busking (and other street entertainment) and ensures any potential negative impacts are minimised. The approach is very much about all those within a public space being responsible for their actions and being mindful of any impacts their activities can have on others. This guide is designed to help... More
    Closed 1 July 2016

  • School Organisation The Pines School

    We are proposing to make several changes to The Pines School as part of the Special School Additional Places programme. These proposals were previously published with different implementation dates. They were originally consulted upon in September 2014 and approved by Cabinet Committee in December 2014. As the original implementation dates could not be met we are now issuing fresh proposals and seeking fresh approval with new dates. The changes that are proposed are as follows: ... More
    Closed 4 July 2016

  • UCAS Progress: Summer 2016

    Introduction Birmingham City Council Full Participation Team is consulting with providers to collate views and evidence about the value of UCAS Progress in supporting young people and their advisers in researching and applying for learning and training opportunities post-16. This is to evidence a business case as to inform future funding of the system. This consultation starts week commencing 20th June 2016 and will run for two weeks until 1st July 2016. Background: UCAS... More
    Closed 4 July 2016

  • Bristol Road - Toucan Crossing

    Working with King Edwards School in Edgbaston, Birmingham City Council is considering the implementation of a traffic signal controlled ‘toucan’ crossing on Bristol Road, as shown on drawing CA-02816_S1_001, to assist students, pedestrians and cyclists to cross this busy road. The main elements of the scheme are: Provision of a staggered dual Toucan crossing, linking the two shared use cycle/pedestrian footways to provide a facility for pedestrians / cyclists to cross at... More
    Closed 15 July 2016

  • School Survey - Summer Term 2016

    Purpose of Survey As part of the council’s commitment to continuously improve our approach when working with schools, we are carrying out this survey to understand your (Head Teachers and Chairs of Governors) views. The feedback from surveys helps us monitor, and improve on our performance against what we have stated in the 'Education and Schools Strategy & Improvement Plan’. Who Should Respond? We value your views and honest feedback. We encourage up to two responses from... More
    Closed 22 July 2016

  • School Governing Body Skills & Experience Survey: Summer 2016

    This survey consists of 20 short questions covering general school and governing body information, skills and experience, capacity and training. It should be completed on behalf of the Governing Body by the Link Governor and Clerk to Governors in consultation with the Chair of Governors and Headteacher. A strategic goal of Birmingham City Council is to ensure that sound and proper governance arrangements are in place and working effectively in our schools. A key consideration in the... More
    Closed 28 July 2016

  • From waste to resource

    A waste strategy for Birmingham From waste to resource - rethinking and renewing Birmingham’s approach to waste. Over the last 18 months Birmingham City Council has worked with citizens and other partners around the city to develop a vision for how Birmingham deals with its waste. In this vision we, the city council, see waste as a valuable resource so we want to find ways of throwing away as little waste as possible. We will... More
    Closed 31 July 2016

  • Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy Cumulative Impact Areas Digbeth

    In April 2015 the Licensing and Public Protection Committee considered and approved the revised Statement of Licensing Policy. This Policy was approved by the City Council in July. It is this policy which implements the areas of special policy within the City (Cumulative Impact Policy Areas or CIPs). The effect of adopting a special policy of this kind is to create a rebuttable presumption that applications for the grant or variation of premises licences or club premises certificates which... More
    Closed 19 August 2016

  • Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Licensing Policy Cumulative Impact Areas Erdington

    In April 2015 the Licensing and Public Protection Committee considered and approved the revised Statement of Licensing Policy. This Policy was approved by the City Council in July. It is this policy which implements the areas of special policy within the City (Cumulative Impact Policy Areas or CIPs). The effect of adopting a special policy of this kind is to create a rebuttable presumption that applications for the grant or variation of premises licences or club premises certificates which... More
    Closed 19 August 2016

  • Sheltered Housing Service Review

    Background As you are aware we have been carrying out a review of our sheltered housing service. We have been looking at a range of options to enable us to continue to provide a service to our sheltered housing customers. These included Continuing with the service in its current form – we have been unable to do this due to the loss of Supporting people funding Discontinue the service – we believe that this could pose risks to those tenants who currently are in receipt... More
    Closed 22 August 2016

  • Longbridge Connectivity Local Growth Fund Project - Landscape Scheme

    In July 2015 Birmingham City Council carried out a public consultation on various highway improvement measures that formed part of the Local Growth Fund Longbridge Connectivity Project. In December 2015 the Project was approved including a requirement for additional landscaping measures to be provided as part of these works. The details of these measures are provided in this webpage. The landscape scheme which was developed in discussion with Northfield and Longbridge Ward Councillors and... More
    Closed 26 August 2016

  • Private Hire Operator Conditions Consultation

    The City Council is proposing to introduce of a new set of conditions to be attached to the licences issued in respect of private hire operators. The current conditions relating to operators licenses have been reviewed, amended and updated in an attempt to clarify certain issues and introduce new initiatives and procedures and remove what are already legal duties. Section 55 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, which relate to the issue of licenses for private... More
    Closed 4 September 2016

  • Proposed Quality Rating Scheme Consultation

    The City Council is considering introducing a Quality Rating Scheme for private hire operators that are licensed by the Licensing and Public Protection Committee. The scheme envisages a system similar to that of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) from the Food Standards Agency, to be published on the Birmingham City Council website, allowing members of the public to make informed choices and compare the standard of private hire operators against each other. It is anticipated that... More
    Closed 4 September 2016

  • Private Hire Driver and Vehicle Conditions Consultation

    The City Council is proposing to introduce of a new set of conditions to be attached to the licences issued in respect of private hire drivers and vehicle owners. The proposed conditions have The current conditions relating to driver and vehicle licenses have been reviewed, amended and updated in an attempt to clarify certain issues and introduce new initiatives and procedures and remove what are already legal duties. Sections 51 and 48 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous... More
    Closed 4 September 2016

  • Consultation - Primrose Meadow - Woodland Burial Ground 2016

    We would be grateful if you could spare a few minutes of your time to complete this questionnaire. Your answers will be treated with the strictest confidence and will be used to help the Department improve services. More
    Closed 10 September 2016

  • Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire - Environmental Health Rubbish (September 2016)

    To establish customer satisfaction with the service and seek suggestions for improvements. More
    Closed 16 September 2016
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