Open Consultations
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Hadlow Down Road, Crowborough - Proposed No Waiting At Any Time, School Keep Clear Markings & extension of 30mph speed limit
As part of the development of 160 dwellings located at Walsh Manor Farm, Walshes Road, Crowborough, there is a requirement to consult on a Traffic Regulation Order for the installation of No Waiting Restrictions (Double Yellow Lines), School Keep Clear Markings and to extend the 30mph Speed Limit...
Closes 31 October 2025
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Camberlot Road, Upper Dicker - School Keep Clear Markings
A Traffic Regulation Order is proposed for the School Keep Clear markings outside of St Bede's School, Camberlot Road in Upper Dicker. The Traffic Regulation Order has been included following on from the construction of two new mini roundabouts located to the south. Please be aware,...
Closes 31 October 2025
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Buzz Active customer satisfaction questionnaire
At Buzz Active we pride ourselves on quality of service and customer experience. We would like for you to tke a few minutes to tell us what you think of our services and facilities.
Closes 31 October 2025
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New staff feedback survey
This survey aims to help us understand your experience being hired by Children’s Services, from finding out about the job to your first weeks in post. We want all candidates to have the chance to show their abilities and skills as fully as possible throughout the process and be provided with ample...
Closes 19 December 2025
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East Sussex Local Offer Survey (2025)
The East Sussex Local Offer is this website and a directory. It aims to provide information about what support is available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and for their families. The East Sussex Local Offer consists of: an...
Closes 31 December 2025
Closed Consultations
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Bexhill Cycle Route Cycle Track Orders
East Sussex County Council is working in partnership with the council’s highway contractor, Balfour Beatty Living Places to deliver a preferred cycle route, and associated infrastructure improvements, between Wrestwood Road (Worsham) and Richmond Avenue (Collington) in Bexhill, connecting to...
Closed 16 October 2025
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Horebeech Lane, Horam. Proposed extension of 30mph speed limit & new 40mph speed limit
A Traffic Regulation Order is proposed to support the previous and upcoming developments and alterations to the highway along Horebeech Lane. It is proposed to extend the "30mph Speed Limit" eastwards along Horebeech Lane and introudce a "40mph Speed Limit" along part of Laundry Lane and part of...
Closed 3 October 2025
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Policy for the provision of specialist equipment in schools for pupils with SEND
We want to hear from school staff, parents and carers of children who go to school, and children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Anyone interested in the updated East Sussex County Council (ESCC) specialist equipment policy is also welcome to give feedback. ...
Closed 30 September 2025
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Ageing Well booklet feedback - People Bank involvement
East Sussex County Council is developing a new free booklet about ageing well. It aims to encourage and inform people how to live and age well in ways that are important to them. The plan is to produce a new version every few months. To ensure the booklet feels useful and entertaining to as many...
Closed 29 September 2025
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Have your say on the Circle Room sexual health clinic
Consultation on closing the drop-in sexual health clinic for young people in Lewes and the surrounding areas We are asking young people who use the Circle Room sexual health clinic to tell us how they would be affected if it closed and which alternative services they would be most...
Closed 28 September 2025
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked
Questions around how much the training supports your fostering, the split between online and in-person training, what we could do more of, how useful you find the training resources, and how you find the support groups. These were a mixture of scaling, multiple choice and free text questions.
You said
64 East Sussex foster carers completed the survey and these results are based on all of their answers and a summary of what was learned.
Foster carers rated the training an average of 8/10 for how much it supports their fostering with 60.9% answering 8 or more out of 10.
45% of foster carers expressed a preference for online training, with 12.5% wanting in-person and 42% wanting both. This tips the balance from the last few years which has repeatedly come out at around 50/50 for in-person vs online training.
36% of foster carers rated the anytime learning resources including the anytime resource bank as between 8 and 10 out of 10. However, nearly 33% of those who answered the survey had not used any of these resources which are available for all foster carers.
In terms of the qualitative data, foster carers were mostly positive about the training venues we use. However, there was a common theme that parking can be an issue.
When foster carers were asked what we could be doing more of, those that answered were mostly positive. There were a few suggestions, including:-
- More evening and weekend options
- More bitesize training
- Training around caring for children with disabilities
- More research and evidence
- Differentiating between new and more experienced carers
Some of the other suggestions made, we already have in our training offer so communication remains important.
Regarding support groups, carers who answered the question were mainly positive but there was a theme around it being difficult to find the time to attend because of other commitments. There were also several n/a responses but the support groups are there for everyone, whether or not you are in need of support at that time. They are about carers coming together.
Further final comments were around more bitesize courses and more courses available in the evenings or at weekends. There was another theme around the difficulty finding time to attend training alongside other fostering and work commitments, especially for those fostering under 5s. Some carers commented on liking the e-learning. There were some that struggled with the number of portals. There were several very positive comments about improvements to the training offer which were much appreciated.
We did
- We have more online training planned for this coming year. We have increased evening training where possible and have more weekend options for first aid.
- We will include the anytime resource bank in more training and ensure we are speaking regularly to SSWs so that they can remind carers about the resource.
- Following the positive feedback from the responsive webinars, we will be increasing these to run monthly this year. They are 1hr lunchtime webinars that don’t need to be booked onto and they are on a specific topic each time, chosen by carers.
- We have this year laid out different expectations for those carers who are more experienced with a model of continual development, similar to that of Social Workers. This means carers are not expected to repeat training, other than first aid, except when they want/need to. The new ‘keep in the loop’ training will ensure experienced carers can remain up to date with developments in local Children’s Services and more nationally.
- Given that some carers have felt the support groups may not be applicable to them, we will use an alternative term of ‘meet-up’ instead.
- We will continue to send monthly training newsletters to highlight upcoming training, draw attention to helpful resources and to reduce the number of emails being sent out.
We asked
We consulted on a proposal for the introduction of a booking system for household waste recycling sites (HWRS) in East Sussex between 28 October 2024 and 22 December 2024.
During certain times of the week and year HWRSs can get very busy. There can be queues and at some locations that can cause traffic congestion and concerns for safety in and around the site. There are also occasions where traders and non-residents dispose of waste illegally which places additional pressure on busy sites and costs local taxpayers.
The proposal also formed part of the County Council’s work to identify areas where savings can be made to address an expected £55 million funding gap in 2025/26.
You said
The consultation had 5,992 responses, with engagement received from the dedicated email inbox managing the consultation. A petition with 2,276 signatures was submitted by the Lewes Liberal Democrats via email regarding the proposal for a booking system to be introduced at East Sussex HWRS. The petition did not reach the 5,000-signature threshold to trigger a Full Council debate.
91% of respondents felt negatively about using a booking system at HWRS.
Those who felt negatively about a booking system said the main reasons for this were:
- It is an inconvenience to have to book
- The requirement to book does not fit in my work / life even if I can book on the day
A full consultation report can be found here: https://democracy.eastsussex.gov.uk/documents/s64733/Appendix%202.pdf
We did
We took a report to be considered by the Lead Member for Transport and Environment on February 24 2025. After careful consideration, the Lead Member formally approved the proposal to introduce a booking system for access to all East Sussex household waste sites. This decision included the following key recommendations:
• Being able to book same day appointments at short notice, if there are slots available
• Inclusion of a fee for non-East Sussex residents using the sites.
The details of the meeting can be found here: https://democracy.eastsussex.gov.uk/documents/s64731/Proposal%20for%20booking%20system%20at%20Household%20Waste%20Recycling%20Sites.pdf
The consultation was helpful in gathering views which helped to shape the proposal. Every response was carefully read and analysed but they were just one part in a wide range of evidence and considerations before a decision was made. While we acknowledged the strength of feeling about the proposals to introduce a booking system, the County Council is facing significant financial pressure, and we must make savings to balance the budget and protect key services. A booking system will help to prevent misuse of our sites by traders, allowing better and fairer access by East Sussex residents.
We took on board comments made during the consultation and at the Lead Member meeting to incorporate some features into the booking scheme that residents asked for and the booking scheme is scheduled for an autumn 2025 launch.
We asked
East Sussex County Council and its partners are working together to reduce and prevent childhood unintentional injuries. In East Sussex, the rate of hospital admissions due to unintentional and deliberate injuries in children aged 0-4 years continues to remain significantly higher than the England average, with Hastings and Rother having some of the highest admission rates in the South East. Often, we think of ‘accidents’ as events that are unintended, or things that just happen and therefore there is nothing we can do about them. However, the reality is that accidents are predictable events and are frequently preventable.
As part of our programme of work to reduce unintentional injuries in the under 5s within the home, we carried out a survey with local parents, asking them how they receive and access information about child safety. The survey has a range of questions which were designed to help us understand this topic further.
You said
Survey responders were required to state what parenting and family topics they thought about the most. The top two were ‘my role as a parent’ and ‘my child’s development’. Interestingly, ‘reducing child accidents in the home’, although important, was slightly less important compared to other topics.
Respondents stated and/or agreed with the following:
- They receive information and advice about child safety from a very wide range of sources, including NHS professionals and family members.
- Health Visitors were stated as their preferred source of child safety information, followed by parenting websites and other family members.
- Parents don’t routinely, or only rarely, look for accident prevention and child safety information online.
Responders also stated and were more likely to agree with the following:
- They want to learn about dangers in their home which could lead to accidents and unintentional injuries.
- They want to understand how they can prevent accidents and unintentional injuries at home.
- They want to look for practical advice on how to make their homes a safer environment for children.
- They want to understand what their children are capable of at their age and stage of development.
Who took part
98 parents completed the survey. 90% were female and over 70% of responders had one child under 5 years old. 25% of responders had attended hospital with their child because they had an accident. 87% were White British, 5% were from other White backgrounds, and 3% didn’t answer the question. 93% were heterosexual and 3% were bisexual. 23% of responders stated they had physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more.
We did
We have learnt several key insights relating to how parents receive and access information relating to child safety in the home. We will use some of these insights, alongside the published evidence, to further develop our programmes to support families to reduce child accidents. This may include updating our child safety campaigns, and promoting the Start for life website and its free email subscription service.