It's important to gather insightful feedback and involve the community in our decision-making processes. That’s why we've developed a new Consultation Strategic Framework and Consultation Toolkit. These aim to guide you through every step of the consultation process and ensure best practices are followed.
A staff consultation portal is also being developed to make our consultation process more efficient. This portal will help staff plan and deliver consultations, making sure they're well-managed and effective.
If you're planning a consultation, contact your departmental lead and legal department at the very beginning of any planned consultation to make sure robust processes are developed for meaningful engagement, and help with planning and timescales.
Departmental leads
The departmental leads for consultations are:
- Armon Williams - strategy and policy, corporate services and transformation
- Mel Turvey - strategy and policy, corporate services and transformation
- Lauren Bird or Clare Smith - knowledge and intelligence team, public health
- Helen Greatorex - stakeholder consultation and engagement team, adult social care
- Julie Gwyther - performance and consultation, place
- children's services, email cs.consultations@derbyshire.gov.uk