The council consults local people and organisations on a wide
range of issues to help decide priorities and
plan services. We are committed to making decisions
that take into account the views and experiences of people who
are affected by them, and we will try to make sure
that everyone has an equal chance to have their say. These pages
will help you find out about consultation we have done and are
planning.
Consultation Finder
Details of of the Council's community consultation and
engagement work are held in Cumbria's
consultation and community engagement database. You can use the
database to find out where, when and how you can have your say on
the work of your local councils, police and health service in
Barrow and across Cumbria.
In time we hope that details of all of our consultation and
engagement work will be stored on the database, but we do know that
at the moment some information is missing. If you have any queries
about Barrow Borough Council's consultation or
engagement that are not answered by the database, please
email us at consultation@barrowbc.gov.uk.
Community Voice
Community Voice is the
name for the Citizens' Panel for Cumbria. Citizen's
Panels are made up of a representative sample of local
residents who have agreed to take part in research over a given
period of time. Being a structured representative sample, it is a
reliable cross-section of local people. The panel is made up
of adult Cumbrian residents who have all agreed that they are
willing to respond to surveys and other research conducted by
Community Voice Partners, including Barrow Borough Council,
Cumbria County Council, NHS Cumbria and Cumbria Constabulary.
Consultation Policy
To help make sure that our community consultation is
effective, efficient and consistent, we have adopted a corporate
Consultation Policy. This Policy aims to support well
informed and transparent decision making and planning, by improving
the quality and effectiveness of consultation undertaken by or on
behalf of the Council.