Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council welcomes your views on its services. Formal consultations are held on a range of issues.

Why consult?

Consultation can help policy officials make better informed policy decisions. This is because:

• consultation enables Government to gain information from stakeholders and the public. This can provide extra context to a policy proposal; check Government assumptions; bring new ideas; and provide a broader view than policy teams might otherwise be able to provide.
• the consultation process encourages thorough project planning; early input by stakeholders; and careful consideration of all available options.
• consultation highlights potential problems early on so that you have a chance to put them right before the policy becomes legislation.

Consultation is also effective in increasing trust and engagement with your stakeholders. This is because consultation:

• promotes Government transparency and accountability
• improves awareness and understanding of the policy area and can redress uninformed public / stakeholder assumptions
• encourages public ownership of the policy, therefore increasing public commitment to it.

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 Current Consultations

• Draft Licensing Policy Statement Consultation - The Council is currently revising its Licensing Policy Statement and is inviting comments.  Please send your views in writing, clearly labelled as 'Licensing Policy Consultation Response' to: Licensing Section, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, STAFFS, ST13 6HQ or email: licensing@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk

  For further information, and to view a copy of the Draft Policy, click on Licensing Policy (Ends 10 September 2010)

 Archived Consultations

• Archived consultations undertaken by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Consultations responded to

• Consultations responded to by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

Consultation Toolkit

The toolkit is the Council's guide on how to consult for those wishing to undertake consultation. It is also a guide for those participating in consultation exercises in conjunction with the Council. Click here for information on the Consultation Toolkit.

Citizens' Panel

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has a citizens' panel of around 500 residents across the District. Click here for more information on the Citizens' Panel.

Staffordshire County Council Consultations

Staffordshire County Council undertake Public Consultation exercises on specific issues of concern to the community. Click here to view the consultation web page for Staffordshire County Council.

Email alerts

If you wish you can sign up to our free email alert service and we will send you updates on council services. Find out more and sign up today.

Your feedback

We are constantly striving towards making our services more accessible through our online report forms. For more information please visit our online forms page.

Help us to improve our service to you. We welcome comments, compliments and constructive criticism about our services and will use them to improve our services.

General enquiries

Email: policy@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Moorlands House
Stockwell Street
Leek
Staffordshire Moorlands
ST13 6HQ

Tel: 01538 483501
Fax: 01538 483423

Pages in Consultation

• 1. You are here Consultation
• 2. Archived Consultations Undertaken by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
• 3. Consultations Responded to by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
• 4. Reasons why Staffordshire Moorlands District Council consults on its services
• 5. Who provides your local service?

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