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Your Say 2006: Cleaner, Greener, Safer
Our biggest ever consultation and communications exercise
We are trying to make Sheffield an even Cleaner, Greener and Safer place to live and work. To support this, over the summer, Sheffield City Council held its biggest ever communication and consultation exercise, Your Council, Your Say.
Between June and August, thousands of people took part by emailing and writing to us, attending Area Panel meetings, and the Your Council, Your Say marquee in Town Hall Square on July 14th and 15th. Additionally, more than 9,200 residents completed the questionnaire to tell us what their priorities are for our future service delivery in some key areas over the next two years.
The emphasis of the exercise was on street cleansing, recycling and anti-social behaviour but it was also an opportunity for you to tell us about anything else about how services are provided which affects you.
What you told us
The results showed that:
- 43% of people wanted tougher action taken against people who drop litter, with 41% calling for more clean-ups across the city;
- Almost two thirds of residents (64%) said ‘no’ to less frequent black bin collections in order to pay for more recycling; and
- An overwhelming majority (91%), voted for tools such as Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) and fines to be used to crack down even harder on anti-social behaviour.
Leader of the Council, Cllr Jan Wilson said: “…As a result of what people have told us, delivery of these key services over the next two years will be directly influenced by the views expressed in ‘Your Council, Your Say’. We will be using this approach again soon, and we’d like even more people to tell us what you think. What you say really does make a difference to how we deliver your services.”
What we have done
In line with residents’ opinions, the Council has already increased fines for littering from £50 to £75. Since the results of Your Council, Your Say, further work has already taken place. The Council is cracking down even harder by using new powers included in the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 to increase enforcement. This includes making parts of the city leaflet-free areas, which will prohibit people from distributing unwanted leaflets to passers by which lead to greater litter in the city.
Further work is underway to respond to people’s views and the results of ‘Your Council, Your Say’, and details of the plans the Council is putting in place in response, will be sent to Sheffield households in a special Your Council supplement in January 2007. Additionally, there will be further ‘Your Council, Your Say’ events during 2007.
More information
For further information about Your Council, Your Say, please contact Beth Barker, Consultation Manager on 205 3546 beth.barker@sheffield.gov.uk
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