Review of Community Engagement in South Gloucestershire

As part of the council's savings programme, the services provided by the Community Engagement team are being reviewed. This will reduce their funding by £200,000 (approx. 69%) and the council is consulting on a range of options to achieve this saving.

More detailed information about the proposals are available in the consultation summary and options paper available from our website: www.southglos.gov.uk/consultation or by calling 01454 868154 or email: consultation@southglos.gov.uk

Q1	How strongly do you agree of disagree with the following options, that the council is considering?
Q1		Strongly agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree or disagree	Tend to disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know
	Cease funding for priority neighbourhood (PN) work	Cease funding for priority neighbourhood (PN) work Strongly agree	Cease funding for priority neighbourhood (PN) work Tend to agree	Cease funding for priority neighbourhood (PN) work Neither agree or disagree	Cease funding for priority neighbourhood (PN) work Tend to disagree	Cease funding for priority neighbourhood (PN) work Strongly disagree	Cease funding for priority neighbourhood (PN) work Don't know

	Reduce funding and support for PN work	Reduce funding and support for PN work Strongly agree	Reduce funding and support for PN work Tend to agree	Reduce funding and support for PN work Neither agree or disagree	Reduce funding and support for PN work Tend to disagree	Reduce funding and support for PN work Strongly disagree	Reduce funding and support for PN work Don't know

	Seek external funding for PN work	Seek external funding for PN work Strongly agree	Seek external funding for PN work Tend to agree	Seek external funding for PN work Neither agree or disagree	Seek external funding for PN work Tend to disagree	Seek external funding for PN work Strongly disagree	Seek external funding for PN work Don't know

	Provide support for PN work only	Provide support for PN work only Strongly agree	Provide support for PN work only Tend to agree	Provide support for PN work only Neither agree or disagree	Provide support for PN work only Tend to disagree	Provide support for PN work only Strongly disagree	Provide support for PN work only Don't know

	Cease funding for Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs)	Cease funding for Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) Strongly agree	Cease funding for Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) Tend to agree	Cease funding for Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) Neither agree or disagree	Cease funding for Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) Tend to disagree	Cease funding for Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) Strongly disagree	Cease funding for Safer Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) Don't know

	Reduce funding and support for SSCGs	Reduce funding and support for SSCGs Strongly agree	Reduce funding and support for SSCGs Tend to agree	Reduce funding and support for SSCGs Neither agree or disagree	Reduce funding and support for SSCGs Tend to disagree	Reduce funding and support for SSCGs Strongly disagree	Reduce funding and support for SSCGs Don't know

	Seek external funding and support for SSCGs	Seek external funding and support for SSCGs Strongly agree	Seek external funding and support for SSCGs Tend to agree	Seek external funding and support for SSCGs Neither agree or disagree	Seek external funding and support for SSCGs Tend to disagree	Seek external funding and support for SSCGs Strongly disagree	Seek external funding and support for SSCGs Don't know

	Provide support to SSCGs only	Provide support to SSCGs only Strongly agree	Provide support to SSCGs only Tend to agree	Provide support to SSCGs only Neither agree or disagree	Provide support to SSCGs only Tend to disagree	Provide support to SSCGs only Strongly disagree	Provide support to SSCGs only Don't know

	Cease funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum	Cease funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Strongly agree	Cease funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Tend to agree	Cease funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Neither agree or disagree	Cease funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Tend to disagree	Cease funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Strongly disagree	Cease funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Don't know

	Seek external funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum	Seek external funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Strongly agree	Seek external funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Tend to agree	Seek external funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Neither agree or disagree	Seek external funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Tend to disagree	Seek external funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Strongly disagree	Seek external funding and support for the Town and Parish Forum Don't know

	Continue to support Town and Parish Forum at the current level	Continue to support Town and Parish Forum at the current level Strongly agree	Continue to support Town and Parish Forum at the current level Tend to agree	Continue to support Town and Parish Forum at the current level Neither agree or disagree	Continue to support Town and Parish Forum at the current level Tend to disagree	Continue to support Town and Parish Forum at the current level Strongly disagree	Continue to support Town and Parish Forum at the current level Don't know

	Community led planning funded by grants or other funding	Community led planning funded by grants or other funding Strongly agree	Community led planning funded by grants or other funding Tend to agree	Community led planning funded by grants or other funding Neither agree or disagree	Community led planning funded by grants or other funding Tend to disagree	Community led planning funded by grants or other funding Strongly disagree	Community led planning funded by grants or other funding Don't know

	Transfer Community Speedwatch to the Police	Transfer Community Speedwatch to the Police Strongly agree	Transfer Community Speedwatch to the Police Tend to agree	Transfer Community Speedwatch to the Police Neither agree or disagree	Transfer Community Speedwatch to the Police Tend to disagree	Transfer Community Speedwatch to the Police Strongly disagree	Transfer Community Speedwatch to the Police Don't know

	Cease providing an information exchange	Cease providing an information exchange Strongly agree	Cease providing an information exchange Tend to agree	Cease providing an information exchange Neither agree or disagree	Cease providing an information exchange Tend to disagree	Cease providing an information exchange Strongly disagree	Cease providing an information exchange Don't know

	Maintain the status quo and make savings from other council services	Maintain the status quo and make savings from other council services Strongly agree	Maintain the status quo and make savings from other council services Tend to agree	Maintain the status quo and make savings from other council services Neither agree or disagree	Maintain the status quo and make savings from other council services Tend to disagree	Maintain the status quo and make savings from other council services Strongly disagree	Maintain the status quo and make savings from other council services Don't know

Q2	Which of the options or combination of options outlined in the options paper, do you think the council should proceed with?

Q3	Please use this space to make any comments about the options being considered by the council.

Q4	If the council proceeded with any of the options outlined, what impact would this have on you or your use of the service?

Q5	Please use this space to make any other comments about the review of the Community Engagement team that you think are relevant.

This section is really important as it helps us to gain a better understanding of the needs of different service users, the views of different people and how they could be impacted by any changes. This information will remain confidential and will be used for analysis purposes only. Your personal information will not be published and individuals will not be identified.

If you are responding on behalf of an organisation you do not need to answer these questions.

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