Participate Panel Feedback

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Making a difference to local issues and helping to shape local services

The Participate Panel is Cheshire West and Chester Council’s online citizens’ panel. The Panel is a cross-section of approximately 1,300 local people, reflective of the local adult population, who volunteer to take part in regular research and engagement activities with the Council.

Feedback from the Panel helps us understand residents’ views about a range of important local issues such as health and well-being, the environment and the economy. What the Panel tells us directly informs policy and decision-making processes, to help the Council do the right things to meet local needs.

The Panel have been invited to take part in a number of activities to date. Details of these activities and the findings from them can be found below, under ‘Participate Panel Feedback’. There are also a number of activities planned with the Panel over the coming months and further details will be provided on this page.

Anyone aged 18 or over who lives in the borough can join the Participate Panel at any time. If you are interested in joining, please click Join Now.

Making a difference to local issues and helping to shape local services

The Participate Panel is Cheshire West and Chester Council’s online citizens’ panel. The Panel is a cross-section of approximately 1,300 local people, reflective of the local adult population, who volunteer to take part in regular research and engagement activities with the Council.

Feedback from the Panel helps us understand residents’ views about a range of important local issues such as health and well-being, the environment and the economy. What the Panel tells us directly informs policy and decision-making processes, to help the Council do the right things to meet local needs.

The Panel have been invited to take part in a number of activities to date. Details of these activities and the findings from them can be found below, under ‘Participate Panel Feedback’. There are also a number of activities planned with the Panel over the coming months and further details will be provided on this page.

Anyone aged 18 or over who lives in the borough can join the Participate Panel at any time. If you are interested in joining, please click Join Now.

  • 'Keeping you informed about COVID-19' survey - Spring 2022

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    The Council was keen to find out how the pandemic made people feel, what steps they took to stay safe and how they found out information about Coronavirus (COVID-19).

    This survey was about exploring how best to share information about public health issues and the findings are being used to help guide future public health communications

    Findings from the survey and information on how they are helping to guide our communications can be found here.

  • ‘Our Place’ survey - Spring and Autumn 2021

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    ‘Our Place’ is a survey carried out with the Participate Panel at regular intervals, to understand residents’ views and ideas about the local area and Council services. Each survey also includes a spotlight topic, with questions focused on a specific theme.

    To date, the Panel have taken part in two ‘Our Place’ surveys, the most recent survey was carried out in Autumn 2021. The results from the surveys can be found here in an interactive dashboard.

    The default setting of the dashboard shows the results from the latest survey; however, it is possible to filter each question to see the results from previous surveys.

    A brief explanation of how services are beginning to respond across each of the areas for improvement is shown here.

  • Facing the future (budget consultation) – Autumn 2021

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    The Panel were invited to take part in this year’s budget consultation called ‘Facing the Future’. Respondents were asked to consider and feedback on the Council’s budget proposals, to meet the financial challenge, as well as make further suggestions to save money and raise income, to help ensure that the Council's priorities and budget reflect local peoples’ views.

    The consultation findings can be found here alongside the Council’s response to the key messages from the consultation.

  • Accessing Council Decision Making focus groups – Summer 2021

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    A small sample of the Participate Panel attended two focus groups about Council decision making processes. Discussions focussed on people's awareness of decisions that the Council are considering, how they would like to find out about decisions and the opportunities they would like to be engaged in and influence decisions.

    The feedback received helped to support a review of the Council’s constitution, which is the document that sets out how the Council takes decisions.

    Details of this activity and the findings and feedback from these focus groups can be found here.