The Council has worked
to develop how it consults residents on decisions and plans that
affect them, as well as using their views to help improve
services:
- Residents said safety was a top priority for the Council’s
budget so extra funding was included for improvements such as
better security in schools and extra CCTV cameras;
- The new theatre in the Unity Square development will include a
multi-purpose performance space, which is what people said they
wanted to see;
- There was low satisfaction with how the Public Protection
service dealt with queries so we trained staff to
communicate more effectively with customers.
We asked residents about priorities
for the Council’s 2007/08 budget through a questionnaire in
Redbridge Life. Young people were
also given the opportunity to say what they thought through a
series of special sessions in schools. This year you will be
able to use Redbridge i to get involved interactively and tell us
how the Council should spend its money and what you think about
the services you use.
Residents and partner organisations were also
asked what they thought of last year’s Annual Report and we have
used those comments in planning this edition. To give your views on
this Annual Report call 020 8708 2197 or email performance@redbridge.gov.uk.
Please
also take a few minutes to complete our quick poll on the
Annual Report 2006/7, to comment on this report and help us to
improve it for next year. You will need to be a registered
Redbridge i user to take part in the poll. If you have
already registered, please select the blue 'log in' button at
the top right hand corner. If you don't yet have a Redbridge
i account, please sign up by choosing the red button.
You can have your say in lots of other ways –
for example: