To try and help everyone understand the scale of the financial challenge faced by Warwickshire County Council over the next four years, the council has launched an online budget calculator and Council Leader Cllr Izzi Seccombe will be taking part in a series of roadshows from today to meet...More
Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council are seeking views and questions from those affected and other interested parties on the introduction of a Permit Scheme.
From your responses, the Councils will consider whether any changes are required to the Permit Scheme, or whether...More
This consultation into how the local authority will meet the support needs of disabled children and young people in Warwickshire opened on 4 June.
The consultation puts forward the concept of a Local Offer for Social Care and Short Breaks which defines how individual needs are measured and...More
Warwickshire County Council is consulting on its plans to implement new charges for a number of services to bring these in line with the council’s policy to charge for services at full cost.
Warwickshire County Council is encouraging residents to have their say on the proposed changes...More
Warwickshire County Council Cabinet has approved plans to consult on an integrated education, health and social care Local Offer of support for the county’s children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
At its meeting on 18 August 2014, Cabinet welcomed real progress on...More
Warwickshire County Council is holding a public consultation about proposed changes to housing related support services. These services were previously known as Supporting People services.
These services help people to gain or maintain the skills needed to live independently in their own homes...More
Warwickshire County Council has a long standing and valued relationship with the Third Sector (Voluntary and Community Sector). The Third Sector has significant expertise in direct work with communities, and particularly with those of our residents who are vulnerable or in need. The variety and...More
Introduction
Welcome to the Warwickshire County Council Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Social Care Resource Allocation System (RAS) consultation.
Resource Allocation System
The Resource Allocation System (RAS) that Warwickshire wish to consult upon has been developed...More
What is the new Learning Disability Plan about?
We want to improve the lives of people with a learning disability. We will do this by supporting people to be more independent, have healthier lives and have more choice and control.
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1. Background to this consultation
The following information explains why changes are being proposed, what the proposed changes are and how you can have your say about these changes.
Who are Special Guardians?
Special Guardians are people, who have secured Parental Responsibility...More
Introduction
Warwickshire County Council are planning to develop a local Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Social Care Resource Allocation System (RAS) and would like to hear your views on a proposed model similar model to the already in place in Adult Social Care and Support...More
Warwickshire County Council needs to make overall savings of around £92m by 2018. Each year, the Council spends around £15 million per year on home to school transport. The savings target allocated to this area of work as part of the One Organisational Plan is £3.7m.
As a local authority...More
Getting West Nuneaton Moving: Bermuda Connection is a proposed scheme focused on tackling congestion in and around West Nuneaton by creating a direct 1.3 mile highway link between West Nuneaton and Griff Roundabout.
This will require improvements being made to an existing bridge over the A444,...More
Consultation under Regulation 18 Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012
Following the consultation on the Minerals Core Strategy – Revised Spatial Options and a call for sites the County Council has produced a draft plan for consultation: Warwickshire...More
Warwickshire Council has been carrying out consultation on proposed changes to existing Designated Speech and Language Provision (DSLP) for children with Specific Language Impairments (SLI) in six primary phase schools across the County.
The consultation started on the 19th January 2016 and...More
Warwickshire County Council is launching a public consultation to ask Stratford-upon-Avon residents their opinions on how the A3400 Birmingham Road corridor could be improved.
The public consultation will launch at 5pm on Friday 22 nd January at Stratford ArtsHouse (14 Rother Street,...More
Local authorities have a duty to prepare and publish an annual transport policy statement for learners of sixth form age. The statement must specify the arrangements for the provision of transport or otherwise that the authority considers necessary to facilitate the attendance of all persons of...More
Warwickshire Employment Support Team (WEST) is a countywide service for people with a learning disability, Autism or Asperger’s who want to find paid work. The specialist team help people find full and part-time employment by providing:
expertise on disability employment and benefit...More
Warwickshire Race Equality Partnership (WREP) is working with Warwickshire County Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office to establish the level of support for victims and witnesses of hate crime and hate incidents in Warwickshire.
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There is currently a consultation on the proposal concerning Long Lawford Primary School, this is part of a statutory consultation process that Warwickshire County Council is managing in partnership with the Governing Body. The proposal is:
To increase the capacity at Long Lawford Primary...More
Heritage & Culture Warwickshire (HCW) provides a wide range of services that safeguard and promote Warwickshire’s archives, human history and natural sciences and provide residents and visitors with opportunities to engage with our heritage through high quality education activities and events...More
Warwickshire County Council and key strategic partners have launched their second cyber crime survey to find out how safe people feel online and assess the impact that online crime is having around the county.
The cyber crime survey is being run by the Warwickshire Observatory and asks...More
Proposals within the draft IRMP 2017-20 include:
Identifying further opportunities to develop collaborative working with neighbouring Fire and Rescue Service’s and West Mercia/Warwickshire police
Maximising the flexibility and utility of our workforce
Developing the...More
In England, Ofsted-registered early years providers are able to offer free early years education and childcare for children aged 3-4 and, in some instances, aged 2.
All parents can claim 15 hours per week now, and from September 2017 eligible working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds will be...More
Introduction
The Local Authority is currently responsible for setting school term and holiday dates for all Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools. To date, the majority of Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Academy schools have followed the same term and holiday dates.
Traditional...More
Background
The County Council made a commitment to produce a new transport strategy for the Stratford-upon-Avon area at the third Stratford Traffic Summit (March 2015) hosted by Nadhim Zahawi MP.
The existing transport strategy for Stratford-upon-Avon and the wider District is contained...More
What is a Health Advocacy Service?
Health Advocacy services help people – particularly those who are most vulnerable in society – to:
access information and services regarding their healthcare
be involved in making decisions about their health and lives
explore choices...More
This consultation provides an opportunity for you to shape and influence Warwickshire’s new service, called Move! Improve! – Improving Health in the Warwickshire Population Aged 50 and Over.
We want to hear your views as either a Warwickshire resident or a key stakeholder to ensure we...More
Why are we doing this consultation?
Warwickshire wants to work closely with service users, their families and key partners within health, social care, housing, employment and the criminal justice system to develop a new Drug and Alcohol service. The new service will focus on delivering...More