Consultations and engagement

This website contains consultations hosted by Leicester City Council.

We welcome all feedback - tell us what you think of our services by using our comments, compliments, and complaints forms.

Featured Consultations/Surveys

  • Tackling the climate emergency in Leicester

    Leicester City Council would like to hear your views to help us develop our work on climate change. We’ll use your feedback to help us finalise our new Climate Emergency Action Plan, and to develop how we support and encourage action by individuals and organisations in Leicester. We’ve provided two sets of questions. The first set focuses on what individuals and organisations locally are doing about climate change and things discouraging them from doing more. It will help us...

    Closes 28 January 2024

  • HOP survey

    Leicester City Council introduced the HOP! city centre circular free bus service on 3 April 2023 for an 18 month trial period. The aims of the service have been to: Improve accessibility from bus stops and bus/rail stations to key places around the city centre Provide free, accessible travel for all users Operate a frequent, quick and reliable service We'd like to hear your views on the service, and whether we need to change anything to improve it (specifically, we'd...

    Closes 31 December 2023

Open Consultations/Surveys

  • Published Admissions Number

    Birth rates in Leicester have fallen considerably in recent years and were 25% lower in the 2020/21 academic year compared to the number of births in 2010/11. The impact of this is starting to show in school place applications, with much lower pupil numbers in the early primary year groups than in...

    Closes 13 December 2023

  • HOP survey

    Leicester City Council introduced the HOP! city centre circular free bus service on 3 April 2023 for an 18 month trial period. The aims of the service have been to: Improve accessibility from bus stops and bus/rail stations to key places around the city centre Provide free, accessible...

    Closes 31 December 2023

  • Self-Build and Custom Build Register

    The Self-build and Custom Housebuilding (Register) Regulations 2016 made under the 2015 Act came into force on 1 April 2016. The Regulations place a duty on the council to keep a register of individuals/associations of individuals who wish to acquire serviced plots of land to bring forward...

    Closes 31 December 2023

  • Social care charging policy (2023)

    Leicester City Council is proposing a change to its financial assessment for people who receive care. This survey can be filled in by anyone, not just those who receive help from adult social care. What we are proposing to change The Department of Health changed its guidance on financial...

    Closes 31 December 2023

  • Planning policy - call for sites

    The city council is asking interested parties to suggest sites which could help meet the city’s need for new homes and jobs as well as other land uses. The details submitted under this 'Call for Sites' will be assessed by the council for inclusion in the Leicester’s Housing and Economic Land...

    Closes 31 December 2023

Closed Consultations/Surveys

  • Council tenants survey

    Leicester City Council manages around 21,500 properties (both tenanted and leasehold) across the city. This includes council houses, flats, maisonettes and bungalows (this accounts for one in six homes in Leicester). The Housing Division is required to undertake a tenant perception survey...

    Closed 8 December 2023

  • 20mph Zone - Wolsey House School Area

    Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Wolsey House School area.

    Closed 27 November 2023

  • 20mph Zone - Osmaston Road area

    Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Osmaston Road area.

    Closed 27 November 2023

  • 20mph Zone - Calver Hey Road Area

    Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Calver Hey area.

    Closed 27 November 2023

  • 20mph zone - Frolesworth Road area

    Leicester City Council is proposing to change the speed limit from 30mph to 20mph on streets in the Frolesworth Road area.

    Closed 20 November 2023

We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

In August 2023, we and our partners (De Montfort University, University of Leicester and Arts Council England) published initial recommendations for a cultural and creative industries strategy for Leicester to help the city raise its collective ambition, create a compelling vision for what it can become, and guide priorities for the next five years. The partners undertook citywide public consultation for comment.

You said

77 responses were received, 62 from individuals and 15 representing organisations.

Most responses were positive and supported the vision and objectives of the strategy. Some respondents thought it should go further, more clearly prioritise between the themes and actions of the strategy and set out a more ambitious vision for cultural and creative industries and communities in Leicester.

The responses gave greatest priority to:

Industry focus and accessibility: There was a strong call for the strategy to focus on creating a robust framework for developing creative talent and skills and supporting recognised events like film festivals and art shows. This included providing accessible space for creatives, which was deemed crucial for fostering growth, attracting investment, and enhancing the city's cultural and economic appeal.

Inclusivity and diversity: The strategy needs to go beyond recognising ethnic diversity and include a broader scope of community representation, including the LGBT+ community and micro-businesses. The strategy should ensure that support mechanisms are equitable and reflect the city's demographics.

Evidence-based claims and local identity: Respondents asked for the strategy to present evidence-based claims about Leicester's cultural offerings to avoid generic statements. There was a desire for the strategy to resonate with local identity, ensuring honesty about the reality of life in the city and recognition of local assets, which would help drive meaningful change and prevent the strategy from being perceived as an out-of-touch, top-down approach.

Others saw a greater opportunity to highlight and capitalise on the benefits of creative health, and the need to link the recommendations explicitly to sustainability and addressing the climate emergency.

We did

All comments have been scrutinised and noted. We and our partners will be hosting a further engagement event at Hansom Hall on Friday 1 December 2023 to set out eight ‘Big Ideas” which have been developed on the basis of feedback from the responses. This event will include live performances which showcase the excellence of cultural activity in Leicester as well as an opportunity to comment further on the ‘Big Ideas’ and provide input into the final strategy. 

We asked

In April 2023 we published a draft cycle storage document and undertook citywide public consultation for comment.

You said

25 responses were received, 21 from individuals and 4 representing interest groups.

Many comments were positive and supported the provision of the document but felt it should go further.

Requests were made for greater provision of cycle storage and facilities by the city council and that the needs of wider groups of cycle users and cycle types should be better considered.

Many responses asked for more stringent requirements for new-build developments while others asked for a more lenient approach to allowing cycle storage in front gardens and for more detailed guidance to be published on what types of cycle store would be likely to be approved.
 

We did

All comments have been scrutinised and noted and the document has been amended to incorporate suggestions made. The revised document will be made available on the city council website in due course and will be used as informal guidance to guide cycle parking provision in planning applications.

Comments made about city council cycle provision, which fell outside the scope of the document have been passed to the relevant department for further consideration.

We asked

In March / April 2023 we undertook a public consultation with parents/ carers, families, and the workforce delivering, and receiving, the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme, to gather views on the use of a Section 75 Agreement to re-commission Leicestershire Partnership NHS’s Healthy Together service to continue to run the offer, as well as to get feedback on proposed changes to the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme offer. 

We asked respondents to give their views on the following proposals:

  • The use of a Section 75 Agreement between Leicester City Council and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to provide the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme in Leicester.
  • Alterations to the delivery of the 3-4 month review for babies, including signposting to online resources and support, with face-to-face contact offered for families who need it. Introduction of a review for children aged 3-3.5 years, predominantly digitally, with face-to-face support offered for families who need it.
  • Removal of the intensive health visiting (Early Start) offer, replaced by support provided by local neighbourhood public health nursing (health visiting) teams.
  • Increased roll out of the Year 7, 9, and 11 Digital Health Contact.

You said

114 responses were received via our online consultation platform from parents, carers, 0-19 Healthy Child Programme workforce, Leicester City Council staff and other relevant workforce staff. Responses were analysed by council officers, and a summary of the findings are below:

Section 75 Agreement:

  • 55 respondents ‘Strongly Agreed’ or ‘Agreed’ with the proposal (70.5%)
  • 10 respondents ‘Strongly Disagreed’ or ‘Disagreed’ with the proposal (12.8%)
  • 13 respondents ‘Did Not Know’ or had ‘No Opinion Either Way’ (16.6%) 

3-4 Month Contact

  • 59 respondents were fully or partially supportive of the proposal (53.2%)
  • 39 respondents were not supportive at all of the proposal (35.1%)
  • 13 respondents either had no opinion either way or did not answer (11.7%)

3-3.5 Year Review

  • 87 respondents were fully or partially supportive of the proposal (80.5%)
  • 10 respondents were not supportive at all of the proposal (9.3%)
  • 11 respondents either had no opinion either way or did not answer (10.2%)

Intensive Health Visiting (Early Start)

  • 59 respondents were fully or partially supportive of the proposal (52.7%)
  • 39 respondents were not supportive at all of the proposal (34.8%)
  • 14 respondents either had no opinion either way or did not answer (12.5%)

Year 7, 9, and 11 Digital Health Contact

  • 86 respondents were fully or partially supportive of the proposal (78.2%)
  • 7 respondents were not supportive at all of the proposal (6.4%)
  • 17 respondents either had no opinion either way or did not answer (15.5%)

Additional stakeholder feedback was also received outside of this online process including sessions with young people and parents.

We did

A decision has been made by Leicester City Council to use a Section 75 Agreement to continue to commission Leicestershire Partnership Trust to deliver the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme in Leicester.

The changes proposed in the consultation will be implemented and the new contract will commence October 2023 and run for seven years. 

Feedback and comments received reflected what the council had already considered, and issues will be addressed and mitigated in the new contract due to start in October 2023.