Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

1.     In order to gather resident and community insight, that a representative survey of the district’s residents be undertaken in line with national best practice.

2.     That the survey will be undertaken between 1 September and 31 October 2022 and will enable the Council to understand and respond to changing resident needs, make improvements to services and baseline current performance.

REASONS FOR DECISION:

As set out in the report.

KEY DECISION:

Yes.

PORTFOLIO:

Leader.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED/REJECTED:

As set out in the report.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST(S):

None.

DISCUSSION:

The Leader introduced the report and welcomed what was considered a very valuable exercise as the Council sought to understand residents’ needs and priorities in a changing world.

The rationale for conducting a telephone survey was clarified, which ensured representative data in respect of the New Forest population, from across the District’s wards and within different demographics, such as gender, age and work status.