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Tag: consultation
Are City Region Deals worth the headlines?
A Holyrood committee has called for the public to submit their views on City and Region Deals, as it begins its research into the economic growth deals. Continue reading Are City Region Deals worth the headlines?
Have your say on Police Scotland’s ‘Policing 2026’ programme
WHAT IS POLICING 2026?
‘Policing 2026’ is a collaborative and strategic programme, led jointly by the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland, to transform policing in Scotland over the next 10 years
WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
Scottish policing has undergone major change and despite the challenges we face our communities have seen consistent and excellent local and specialist operational policing.
However, Scotland’s communities are growing and continuing to diversify. Demands on policing are increasingly focused towards addressing vulnerability and the consequences of inequalities. Policing must evolve and we must continue to design our services around citizen and community needs. We need to focus on ensuring that we have the skills, tools and capacity to address future needs, rather than focusing on the size or structure of our organisation.
HOW WILL WE DO THIS?
Developing our approach in five key areas of activity will drive the transformation:
- Prevention – tackling crime, inequality and critical problems facing communities
- Protection – based on threat, risk and harm
- Communities – focused on localism, diversity and the virtual world
- Knowledge – informing the development of better services
- Innovation – becoming a dynamic, adaptable and sustainable service.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The strategy is now published in draft form to allow the public and stakeholders to offer their views and feedback over a 10 week period before a final strategy is approved and published before the summer.
Have your say – click the link
Community justice: have your say
Tuesday 28 March, 2 – 4pm
EVOC, Ashley Place off Newhaven Road
The Scottish Government and partners are working towards a new model for community justice. The new model aims to:
- Reduce crime
- Keep communities safe; and
- Promote social inclusion and citizenship.
Still time to have your say on D Mains Park
Although the exhibition at Blackhall Library has finished, the consultation has not and you can still make comments about proposed initial designs for cycling and walking improvements in Davidson’s Mains Park
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Have your say on parades and processions
A consultation by the City of Edinburgh Council is currently underway on the rules and guidance around holding parades and processions, including protest marches. The public are being asked for their feedback on a new policy and code of conduct providing more clarity on the process for staging a public procession. Continue reading Have your say on parades and processions
Victoria Primary on the move?
A statutory consultation on a proposal to relocate Victoria Primary School to a new building in the Western Harbour and undertake catchment changes in the Western Harbour and North Leith areas of the city has begun. The public consultation period will run until 5pm on Friday 17 March. Continue reading Victoria Primary on the move?
Airport consultation ‘pointless’, say Greens
Scottish Green MSPs say the launch of a further wave of consultation by Edinburgh Airport is “pointless” given the strong public opposition to expansion plans. Continue reading Airport consultation ‘pointless’, say Greens
Locality Improvement Plan: five days left to have your say
Until 27th January – Still time to tell us your priorities for North West Locality. Please complete our short survey and please share
The 2017 – 2022 North West Locality Improvement Plan (LIP) will help coordinate how key partners including the Council, NHS, Police etc. best use available resources to meet changing demands across our communities. The LIP will also help towards the delivery of the new Edinburgh City Vision 2050. Continue reading Locality Improvement Plan: five days left to have your say
Fewer than two thousand engage in city budget consultation
With the ongoing debate about the state of Scotland’s public services high on the agenda, you might have thought that angry council tax payers would be desperate to have their say on budget proposals. However in Edinburgh – where the population is steadily increasing towards half a million residents – only 2000 citizens took part in the city council’s budget consultation.