When is the consultation taking place?
The public consultation is taking place between 10am on Monday 14 August and 11.59pm on Monday 25 September 2023.
How can I respond and share my views?
During the consultation, you can share your views on the scheme by completing our questionnaire.
The questionnaire is available:
- online
- to collect from Clevedon Library (37 Old Church Rd, Clevedon, BS21 6NN) during opening hours
- on request by emailing clevedonreview@aecom.com
Paper copies can be returned to the deposit box in the library or posted to: Clevedon Independent Review, AECOM, Portwall Place, Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NA.
Will there be events as part of the consultation?
Ahead of the start of the consultation, the Council held two public meetings to kickstart community involvement.
As part of the consultation period, a public drop-in event is taking place on Wednesday 6 September from 11am to 8pm at Clevedon Community Hall (2 Princes Rd, Clevedon BS21 7SZ). We will be available to discuss the independent review process and questionnaires will be available to complete.
I cannot attend the drop-in event. How can I speak to the review team?
We will be holding a limited number of virtual meetings in the week commencing 4 September. We will provide further details on how these can be booked nearer to the event.
How will you include the views of groups who may not attend public meetings in great numbers?
We are seeking views via the questionnaire, based on people's experience of the scheme. Therefore, it is not necessary to attend an event or meeting to take part.
We are also planning to hold focus groups with young people and access groups to gather their views as part of the consultation. At the start of the consultation, we also contacted a range of stakeholders and requested that the consultation is widely promoted to reach as many people as possible.
Will the questionnaire be available in alternative formats. For example, different languages or in large print?
Requests for alternative formats will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email clevedonreview@aecom.com or call the council's customer service number on 01934 888 888 to discuss your requirements.
I do not have an email address. How can I get involved?
You can collect a questionnaire from Clevedon Library and return it to the deposit box before the closing date. You can also return it via post to the AECOM team at the address above (please see ‘How can I respond and share my views?’)
We are also holding a drop-in event on Wednesday 6 September between 11am and 8pm, where you can speak to the AECOM team and complete a questionnaire (please see ‘Will there be events as part of the consultation?’)
You can also call the council’s customer services number on 01934 888 888 and they will be able to pass your details on to AECOM, who will then be in touch.
Have the public had any input into the questions to ensure impartiality?
The questionnaire has been drafted by our Stakeholder Engagement and Consultation team and has been carefully selected to avoid leading questions so we remain impartial. The questionnaire is available to complete online.
There is no way of stopping people from submitting multiple responses to the questionnaire. How will you address this?
We have deliberately not asked for people's names or addresses for the completion of the questionnaire to preserve anonymity. This means that it is technically possible for people to submit more than one survey response.
However, this consultation is not a referendum on the future of the scheme, but an exercise to support the independent review process. This questionnaire is just one of the forms in which we are carrying out this engagement.
We will be checking for any data irregularities in responses. On that basis we think this is a fair approach.