Consultation Hub

Welcome to Barnet's Citizen Space. The site will help you find out and participate in consultations that interest you.

The site will also help you find out about how we are using the results from consultations to inform decisions.

Featured Consultation: Day opportunities for older people

Featured consultation

We are currently asking residents for their views on our proposals to modernise day opportunities for older people in Barnet.

For more information on how to take part in the consultation please click on the title above.

Consultation ends in 30 days (15/06/2012)

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Below are some of the issues we have recently consulted on and their outcomes.

Libraries Health Check - 2012-13

We asked:
We asked you for feedback about the library that you visit most often. In particular we wanted to find out how satisfied you are with the quality and range of the materials on offer; what services you prefer to use and what you think of the library building.
You said:
95.4% of those who responded to the survey told us that they rate the service as good or very good.
We did:
We are currently analysing the results of the health check in more detail. The feedback that you provide to us every month will contribute to our on-going planning and to the implementation of the Library Strategic Review.

Business Plan and Budget Consultation 2012/13 - 2014/15

We asked:
We asked for your views on our Business Plan 2012/13-2014/15
You said:
Generally you felt that the council had struck an appropriate balance between reducing services, protecting some specific services and freezing council tax for the fourth year running. The state of the borough’s roads and rises in car parking charges were considered the most important issues. Within service specific consultations, there was concern about the scale of the reduction in spending on activities for young people, especially in the wake of the riots across London last summer.
We did:
As a result of consultation, the following amendments have been made to the budget proposals: a) The additional funding available through the growth of the council tax base is being used to ensure that the council tax increase in 2013/14 can be reduced from 5% to 2.5%; b) The proposed increase in on-street parking charges will not be implemented. c) £5m has been added to the temporary service development reserve to fund priority programmes.

Young People and Libraries

We asked:
Our survey asked young people how often they used the library, what they used it for and what improvements they wanted to see.
You said:
97% of young people responding said that they had used the library in the last year. Most had borrowed books or used the library study space. Young people said that they wanted more activities and a better range of books and games to borrow.
We did:
From January 2012 we will be starting several new groups for young people including reading groups in East Finchley and East Barnet libraries and Manga clubs in South Friern and Chipping Barnet libraries. Barnet Libraries Advisory Board (BLAB) comprising young people aged 13 to 19 years old will continue to purchase stock for all our libraries.

During the consultation process, we ask for your feedback, you tell us and then we make positive changes. Public participation is key to our work. See what happens with We Asked, You Said, We Did.