Have Your Say

Consultations and Public Involvement

Making Your Voice Heard

The County Council is committed to consulting the public, its service users, partners and other interested groups as part of providing effective services that meet the needs of the people of Leicestershire.

Consultation is essentially about two-way communication. It's about involving people to gain an understanding of their ideas, concerns and opinions. By seeking your views and then acting on the results, the Council can ensure that its services better reflect your needs and aspirations.

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Our commitment to Consultation

The Council's Medium Term Corporate Strategy, which sets out the Council's longer term objectives and priorities for improvements, states that "It is important that the people of Leicestershire can influence decisions affecting the services we provide, and express their views on those services. This will help us to achieve our aim of promoting diversity in the services we deliver. In order to take their views into account we will continue to improve the co-ordination of consultation within the Council and with our partners".

To support this the Council approved a set of Consultation Standards in April 2005 to guide its approach to consulting and involving the public and its service users.

Through these pages you can find out about:

Current/Future Consultation Events see what the Council is consulting on at the moment and take part in our current online surveys.
Recent Consultation Events - Results and Outcomes find out what we have done in the past and the results and outcomes of recent consultations.

Ways to have your say

Leicestershire's Voice, the County Council's Citizens’ Panel find out about the Panel and see how you can get involved.
Community Forums - have your say about local services and issues affecting your area
LINKs - Having a say on health and social care .
Have your say at Council meetings find out how to ask questions at Council meetings or how to inspect Council papers.
Complaints, Comments and Commendations please help us to help you. Let us know how we can improve our services or comment on what we do well through this online form.

Other resources

Research Consultants if you want to be added to our list of consultants then fill out this online registration form.
Tips for Taking Part here you can find a few points that you might want to consider when you’re trying to tell us what you think.
You can comment on any of our current consultations or suggest topics you would like to see covered in future consultations by completing our Have Your Say Comments/Suggestions online form
Useful Links find out more about consultation events in your area through these handy links. If you would like to know other information relating to Leicestershire communities please visit our 'Facts and Figures' page