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Review of family support and children's centre services – have your say

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About the consultation

The family support and children's centre consultation closed on Friday 20th January 2012.

Over 1,300 local people from across Kirklees gave us their views on a proposed new model for children's centres and targeting of family support services. Thank you to everybody that took part by filling in the consultation questionnaire, attending one of the 15 drop-in sessions, taking part in a focus group or writing or emailing us.

We ensured the consultation was very wide ranging and that all members of the local community were given the chance to have their say. Your views are important to us, and every single comment has been read and analysed. The feedback we have received through the consultation has been used to inform decision-making about next steps.

Unlike other local authorities, Kirklees Council does not plan to close any children's centres.

Though the consultation booklet included lists of proposed lead centres and proposed associate centres, these were just proposals and were always subject to change following the consultation.

Following the public consultation, the council has now moved away from the concept of lead and associate centres and is instead proposing groupings of children's centres.
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What happens after the public consultation

  • January 2012 onwards
    A full report on the consultation findings has been put together by an independent market research agency, QA Research. The findings from the consultation have been used alongside other local information to develop a recommendation to councillors who are members of Kirklees Council Cabinet, the council's executive decision-making body.
  • Tuesday 6th March 2012
    Report to Cabinet published, recommending next steps and detailing the outcomes of the statutory consultation.
  • Tuesday 13 March 2012
    Kirklees Cabinet meet to make a final decision on the future design of family support and children's centre services.
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How to find out more about the consultation findings

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How you will know that local people's views will have made a difference

  • No later than April 2012
    We intend to publish a 'we asked, you said, we did' report that summarises how we have responded to local people's feedback. This will also be published here and on the council's Involve pages.
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More information

The consultation is closed, but if you would like to find out more about next steps you can contact us:
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