FI16306
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting information for the period January 2022 to present (20/09/2025):
- A list of all public consultations, resident surveys, or citizens’ panels/assemblies carried out by or on behalf of the council, including the topic and dates.
- The total number of responses or participants for each.
- Copies of any final reports or summaries produced (direct links acceptable also).
- Details of how the findings were used in council decision-making or strategy.
- The total spend on consultations, surveys, or panels in this period, including payments to external contractors.
Response
The information you have sought is attached. The consultations have all been carried out in-house and there no external contractors were used. Information about any costs incurred in carrying out these consultations/surveys may be held by the Council in some cases however it is not readily available and from our preliminary assessment, we have estimated that the cost of complying with this part of your request would exceed the ‘appropriate limit’. The appropriate limit has been specified in regulations and for Local Government it is set at £450. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 2½ working days in determining whether the information is held, locating, retrieving and extracting the data. I regret therefore, that on this occasion I must refuse this part of your request in accordance with Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - General
Attachment 2 - Housing
Attachment 3 - Planning Policy