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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • City Council Meetings - Member Survey

    A few weeks ago, Emma Williamson emailed on behalf of the Corporate Resources O&S Committee to ask for your contribution to a Scrutiny Inquiry into the City Council meeting agenda and what, if any, changes can be made to facilitate wider debate and enhance the role of the meeting. Following that there have been a number of responses, and so the Committee agreed to conduct a survey to gather Members' views on what specific changes, if any, they would like to see made to the full City... More
    Closed 1 March 2016

  • City Council Meetings

    The Corporate Resources O&S Committee is looking at the monthly City Council meeting and how it might be improved. Included on the agenda for that meeting are questions from members of the public to the Leader, Deputy Leader, Cabinet Members and District Committee Chairs. We want to hear your views on public questions - how useful they are and how they might be improved. Following this survey and other evidence gathering by the Committee, a report will be discussed at City Council in... More
    Closed 1 March 2016

  • School Organisation Brays School

    We are proposing to make a prescribed change to Brays School as part of the Special Schools Additional Places programme. Namely an increase in pupil numbers by the provision of an additional site and a change to the special educational needs designation. Brays School is a community special school for 138 pupils aged between 2 - 11 with a statement of need or Education, Health and Care Plan for Physical Medical Learning Difficulties and Complex Medical Need. The following changes are... More
    Closed 25 February 2016

  • School Governing Body Skills & Experience Survey Spring 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 12 February 2016

  • Directorate for People 2016+ Budget Consultation

    This is part of the Council’s 2016+ Budget Consultation and it gives information about proposals for changes to the Directorate for People. Across 21 proposals, the Directorate for People considers how to reduce its revenue budget by a further £94m by 2019/20. The proposals include both new ideas as well as those which have been previously consulted upon. As some of you may have already learned, the 2015 Comprehensive Spending Review has enabled... More
    Closed 5 February 2016

  • Directorate for People 2016+ Budget Consultation REDIRECT

    Please click on the link below to access the consultation. More
    Closed 5 February 2016

  • Cycle Parking 2015 - Moseley Village

    This project will improve cycle parking facilities across Moseley Village Local Centre. It is funded from Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR) Department for Transport fund. Scheme will deliver parking facilities along Alcester Road, which was identified as one of BCR Main Corridors. Specific locations are shown on drawings for each site, available to download and print. Project aims to achieve the following goals: Improvement of the parking provisions for existing cyclists; ... More
    Closed 5 February 2016

  • Birmingham Cycle Revolution: Local Links Package 3

    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. Listed below are the roads included in the Local Link schemes which represent on-highway works to facilitate cycle movement to... More
    Closed 5 February 2016

  • Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

    Consultation about how we manage flood risk in Birmingham in the future The City Council has a duty to prepare a strategy to tackle the risk of flooding from rainfall, streams and water under the ground. Our strategy does not cover flooding from large rivers, reservoirs and sewers. This is dealt with by the Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water. The strategy describes the current level of flood risk in Birmingham and what needs to happen to manage the risk into the future. ... More
    Closed 1 February 2016

  • Relocation: Boldmere and Osborne Adult Education Centre to Civic House Erdington

    Birmingham Adult Education Service (BAES) currently has learning sites at Boldmere and Osborne. Both buildings are in need of substantial repair, maintenance and modernisation. In addition, significant funding reductions necessitate a consolidation of assets owned by BAES to ensure sustainability of learning for the future. An opportunity has arisen for BAES to move into newer premises in Erdington, close to Osborne centre. It is, therefore, proposed that Boldmere and Osborne close at the... More
    Closed 24 January 2016

  • Birmingham Housing Advice Service consultation

    The City Council is continuing to strive to improve its services for homeless households in Birmingham. Housing Advice Centres are presently co-located in four Customer Service Centres and we are therefore consulting on changes to this service. The service provided by the Youth Hub (provision for single young people aged 16-25 is not affected by this proposal.) The Housing Advice Service provides assistance with joining the Council Housing list, discussing housing options, seeking... More
    Closed 21 January 2016

  • Birmingham Neighbourhood Advice Service consultation

    The City Council needs to reduce its expenditure on delivering advice through Neighbourhood Offices and Customer Service Centres in order to deliver savings that were identified in the 2015/16 Birmingham City Council budget. Presently the Neighbourhood Advice Service operates from Neighbourhood Offices and Customer Service Centres. In addition, the Housing Advice Service also operates out of 4 Customer Service centres and this is subject to a separate consultation. The Neighbourhood... More
    Closed 21 January 2016

  • BCR3 Highbury Park Walking and Cycling Route

    Birmingham City Council is proposing to improve the existing path network within Highbury Park. The existing path will be widened to accommodate both walkers and cyclists from the main drive northwards upto the existing pond and then westwards to Moor Green Lane. Also drainage improvement works and a new seating area around the pond are proposed as part of this project. These proposals form part of the Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR) project which is developing a network of routes... More
    Closed 18 January 2016

  • Sheldon Country Park Cycleway

    Birmingham City Council is proposing to install a shared cycleway through Sheldon Country Park. The route will go from the Coventry Road towards King George V playing fields finishing near the airport and Marston Green Station adjacent to Hazledene Road. The pathway will be surfaced in bitmac (tarmac) with a bounded gravel surface dressing on top. These proposals form part of the Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR) project which is developing a network of routes through green open spaces... More
    Closed 17 January 2016

  • OPTIMUM: travel questionnaire to help with app development

    OPTIMUM is an urban mobility project with 18 European partners drawn from the public, private and academic sectors. It will establish software architecture for the management of transport data such as traffic volumes and speeds, bus services, rail services, and roadworks as well as data from social networks regarding transport. This platform will manage and process multisource big data, which will facilitate proactive decision making. The platform will be used for three discrete pilot... More
    Closed 17 January 2016

  • Optional Minton Road Link to Woodgate Valley Country Park Walking and Cycling Route

    Birmingham City Council is proposing to build a new path for pedestrians and cyclists from Minton Road to West Boulevard to avoid the stepping stones. This new path proposal is part of the wider improvement works through Woodgate Valley Country Park and along the Bourn brook. You can also visit https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/place/woodgate-valley-country-park-walking-and-cycling-r to comment on these proposals. These proposals form part of the Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR)... More
    Closed 17 January 2016

  • Woodgate Valley Country Park Walking and Cycling Route

    Birmingham City Council is proposing to install a walking and cycling route through Woodgate Valley Country Park. The route will go from Watery Lane to West Boulevard, following south of Bourn Brook. The new route will be surfaced in bitmac (tarmac) with a bounded gravel surface dressing on top. You can also visit https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/place/optional-minton-road-link-to-woodgate-valley-count to comment on optional Minton Road Link from Minton Road to West Boulevard to avoid... More
    Closed 17 January 2016

  • Birmingham Cultural Strategy 2016 -19

    The Cultural Strategy vision statement: Birmingham is a non-stop city of culture with local roots and international reach - a capital of imagination, creativity and enterprise. Please see attached 'Revised Cultural Strategy 2016 -2019' document in 'Related Documents' to cross reference for this consultation. Strategy Themes The strategy has five themes through which the vision will be delivered: 1. Culture on Our Doorstep Becoming a leader in... More
    Closed 15 January 2016

  • BCR3 Rea Valley Balaam's Wood Cycleway

    Birmingham City Council is proposing refurbishment work to sections of the existing Rea Valley Cycle Route. We will be carrying out resurfacing and widening work to improve the existing shared footpath / cycleway running from Arden Road through Balaam’s Wood to Rubery Lane. These proposals form part of the Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR) project which is developing a network of routes through green open spaces and along canal towpaths. The project is also developing routes on main... More
    Closed 12 January 2016

  • BCR3 Rea Valley Kings Norton Nature Reserve Cycleway

    Birmingham City Council is proposing refurbishment work to sections of the existing Rea Valley Cycle Route. We will be carrying out minor resurfacing work to sections of the existing shared footpath & cycleway which runs from Pope’s Lane through King’s Norton Nature Reserve up to Westhill Road. These proposals form part of the Birmingham Cycle Revolution (BCR) project which is developing a network of routes through green open spaces and along canal towpaths. The project is also... More
    Closed 12 January 2016

  • Budget Consultation 2016+

    Budget reductions and the changing times in which we operate Birmingham City Council means there is a need for radical changes in how the city council works - its roles and functions. it also means that Birmingham City Council has a lot less money to spend. Our budget consultation paper and the accompanying fact sheets detail the proposals we have come up with to meet this challenge. The proposals set out – by theme – where we believe savings can be made, so you can give us your views... More
    Closed 8 January 2016

  • Community Consultation – Bloomsbury Children’s Centre

    Children’s Centres deliver a range of services that include group activities for children under the age of 5 and their parents/carers. These services focus on learning, health, wellbeing and community engagement, and are delivered in Children’s Centre buildings, community venues and family homes. Bloomsbury Children’s Centre runs a number of services for children under the age of 5 and their families on behalf of Aston and Nechells Locality. The Centre has a reach area of 1094... More
    Closed 8 January 2016

  • River Tame Way Walking and Cycling Path 3rd Consultation

    Following the previous two consultation carried out earlier this year, we have had to revise the proposals again for the new cycling and walking path from Woodend to Hamstead Park. This is in line with comments received at the last public consultation. The revised route proposal will move the new path out of the floodplain. The first part of the new path still follows the same route from Woodend to the Greenway. The revised part of the proposal is between the Greenway and Hamstead Park.... More
    Closed 8 January 2016

  • Proposed Admission Arrangements for September 2017/18

    Each year Birmingham City Council consults on its scheme for the coordinated admissions to schools and academies in its area for the following academic year. Birmingham City Council is the admission authority for community and voluntary controlled schools and is responsible for consulting on the proposed published admission number and how places are offered at these schools. The Council also facilitates the consultation process on behalf of own admission authority schools and academies... More
    Closed 8 January 2016
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