Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Consultation Strategy - How Stockton Council consults

All Local Authorities have a statutory duty to consult on a variety of services. In the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees we go far beyond any statutory duty and aim to consult local people on many aspects of our service planning and delivery.

Consultation is crucial in helping the Council and its partners make decisions which will affect the Borough. The Council considers consultation to have a key role in informing and influencing its decision making and activities.

The Consultation Strategy, first developed in 1999, sets out our approach to consulting with local people, as well as establishing the processes by which it will be managed and evaluated.

It also details our commitment to consultation and the principles that will underpin our consultation and engagement activity. Guidance to support the delivery of the strategy has been produced and contains advice on key consultation methods, as well as guidelines and tips for conducting effective consultation.

If you would like hard copy, please e-mail ppsu@stockton.gov.uk.

Please be aware that for consultation data quality management purposes, we reserve the right to remove individual sets of responses from final consultation data sets where it is apparent that responses are either duplicated, inappropriate or submitted using false personal details.