Current consultations

Consultation - involving the public in the work of the city council and its strategic partners - is an integral part of the council's policy-making process.

Details of current consultations available online are published on this page.

Selective Licensing Phase 4 - Weaste and Seedley - have your say about this proposal to change the way landlords work (closes 3 August)
Plain packaging of cigarettes - the government is running a public consultation on whether the UK should adopt the plain packaging of tobacco products (closes 10 July)
Housing in Salford - have your say

Forums, friends groups

Cycle forum - help promote cycling and related activities within the city
Friends groups - help develop Salford's parks
Friends of MAPAS - Salford's Music and Performing Arts Service
Friends of the cemeteries - join this working group to look at ways and ideas of improving the cemetery services
Landlord forum - a quarterly event which gives landlords the opportunity to interact with each other and to engage with the city council
Salford Drug and Alcohol Forum - help for people in Salford who have, or have had, drug and/or alcohol problems

What happens to your comments

Any comments submitted in respect of these consultations will be added to the associated file for later consideration.

Consultation is not simply about more open government, although that too is important, it is about making policies more effective by listening to and taking on board the views of the public and interested groups.

Listening to the public has a number of specific benefits:

It allows the city council and its strategic partners to tap the widest source of information possible and thus improves the quality of decisions reached
It alerts policy makers to any concerns and issues not picked up through existing evidence
It helps to monitor existing policy and whether changes are needed

Responding to consultations? How we handle your personal data

Except where otherwise stated, we will always withhold personal information such as addresses in line with the privacy policy of this site. Responses from people who have asked for confidentiality will not be published at all.

This page was last updated on 14 May 2012