What is the People Bank?
The People Bank is a group of volunteers working with East Sussex County Council. Members get involved in opportunities, sharing their knowledge and lived experience to help influence the way that social care for adults is provided in East Sussex.
Involving People Bank members in our work is one way in which the council consults and engages with clients, carers and residents. Working in partnership helps us to get a clearer...More
The People Bank is a group of volunteers working with East Sussex County Council. Members get involved in opportunities, sharing their knowledge and lived experience to help influence the way that social care for adults is provided in East Sussex.
Involving People Bank members in our work is one way in which the council consults and engages with clients, carers and residents. Working in partnership helps us to get a clearer understanding of clients’ needs, and better services to meet...More
If you are an existing member and need to update any of your contact details or communication preferences, you can do this using the link to the online form below.
If you would like to update details regarding your:
areas of interest for involvement,
experience, or
communication and access needs,
please either contact us or complete the new member application form which can also be found by following the link to the online form below.
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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.
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We hope that the children from your school enjoyed the recent Bikeability training that was delivered by our National Standard Instructors.
In order for us to improve our service delivery, we would like to ask you to fill in this short questionnaire to let us know how you felt about the overall experience of the training your school received.
If you would like this information in an alternative format them please contact us via email at cycle.training@eastsussex.gov.uk on 01273...More
Active Travel England’s target is for 80% of year 5&6 children in East Sussex to be offered a chance to take part in Bikeability Level 2 training in 2024-25.
The Governments ambition is for Bikeability cycle training to be available to every child in England.
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The NHS Health Check programme aims to prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. The programme invites those aged 40 to 74 who don't already have one of these conditions to a health check with their GP once every five years. As part of the check, people receive personalised advice on lowering risk and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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We want you to have your say on the future of transport in the County.
The draft East Sussex Local Transport Plan 2024 – 2050, sets out how we will plan and provide transport for residents, businesses and visitors in East Sussex now and for future generations, to help connect them with the places they need to go on a daily basis.
It sets out how we plan to:
enable safer and more accessible journeys
develop healthy places to enable...More
East Sussex County Council wants to consult young people aged 14-18 on how they use East Sussex Libraries. This will help us improve the services we offer to young people, particularly around using libraries to study.
We're asking what library services you already use, what services you want to use in future and what you feel will improve your library experience.
How to take part in this consultation
The consultation runs for ten weeks from Monday 4...More
This consultation outlines the proposed admissions arrangements for East Sussex community and voluntary controlled schools from September 2025.
We are not proposing any changes to the admissions criteria. (See page 2 for more details and the opportunity to comment). Priory School's criteria mirror those of the local authority. They will consider any comments made through this consultation.
There is a proposal to increase the planned admission number at Chailey School and decrease...More
We receive many requests for new or changes to existing parking and waiting restrictions in Lewes District. To manage these and make effective use of our budgets we have a priority ranking system. All requests are considered and locations given the highest priority are progressed as part of our regular reviews.
We have previously carried out informal consultations and based on the feedback received, we are now formally advertising changes to parking controls.
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The East Sussex Local Offer provides 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 information site outlines how different SEND processes work
a SEND-specific directory listing local and online services
The Government asks that all local authorities (in our case, East Sussex County Council) provide information as...More
East Sussex County Council are in the process of adding and maintaining all mainstream schools and colleges on the East Sussex Local Offer 1Space directory .
Alongside this, we have been adding accessibility filters, making it far easier for users to find the most suitable educational setting for children and young people.
Please complete this short survey which should take approximately 2-4 minutes to fill out. This survey will be...More
Prior to and during the Public Examination the Authorities have proposed a number of Main Modifications to the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Revised Policies. The Inspectors are now seeking views on the proposed Main Modifications
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East Sussex County Council, as a local planning authority is required by section 18 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 to prepare a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI). This draft Statement of Community Involvement sets out the Council's policy in relation to public engagement in the preparation and review of planning documents and determination of planning applications.
The first SCI was adopted in 2006, followed by revised versions in 2013 and 2017.This document is...More
We'd like to ask if you agree with our priorities for East Sussex and how we spend money on your behalf to provide services for people in the county.
Each year at East Sussex County Council we review these priorities before setting a budget for the coming year.
Local authorities like ours have limited resources, so it's vital we spend your money effectively.
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Our Support with Confidence scheme is a directory of accredited providers offering care and support services in the local area. In July we took the difficult decision to pause the scheme to applications and membership renewals, although the online directory remains available .
We are now proposing to stop running the Support with Confidence scheme and offer support to residents and providers in a different way.
This consultation is your opportunity to...More
East Sussex County Council contracts the main alcohol and drug treatment service in the county, called STAR (also known as Change, Grow, Live). The service covers everything from working with people who are worried they are drinking a bit too much to providing access to in-patient rehabilitation for those with more serious drug addiction.
The contract is coming up for renewal in 2025 and in preparation for this we’re thinking about what the new service should look like. ...More
The Childcare Act 2006 and the statutory guidance Early Education and Childcare Guidance for local authorities requires local authorities to assess the sufficiency of childcare in their local authority area at least every three years.
‘Sufficient childcare’ means childcare that meets the needs of parents /carers in the area who need childcare so that they can take up or remain in work and/or undertake education or training which will help them...More
This short survey is designed to get your views on what attracted you to working for the Council, your career aspirations for your time at ESCC, and to find out if you'd be interested in hearing more about training or development opportunities.
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As part of East Sussex County Council’s consultation on the potential closure or changes to its Support with Confidence scheme, a survey will be used to gather feedback from the residents of East Sussex. We asked a People Bank member to user test the draft of this survey, to ensure it was clear and offered sufficient opportunity to provide an informed response whatever level of knowledge about the scheme.
Our user tester said:
The overview...More
Every year we write to those receiving support at home and their carers to provide information and advice on staying safe and well over the winter. This year’s mailing covers staying well, financial support, and keeping connected. The draft letter was widely shared for comment to ensure the layout works well for people and the content is helpful. Two People Bank members provided feedback.
Our People Bank members said:
The winter letter is a...More
The Consultation and Insight team are working on updates on People Bank resources, including the application form for new members. As part of these changes the application form will serve a dual purpose of giving existing members the option to update us on any changes to their details, needs and interests. The form will sit on the upcoming People Bank webpage. We asked some People Bank members to review and user test the updates to the form.
Our user testers said: ...More
Mind of My Own has been used in East Sussex since February 2022 we would like to find out your experience of using it with children and young people.
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Mind of My Own has been used in East Sussex since February 2022 and we would like to find out what support you need to make use of the valuable tool.
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with section 15 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (as amended by the Education Act 2011) and the School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013 that East Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes BN7 1UE, intends to discontinue the following voluntary aided school with effect from 31 December 2023.
Holy Cross Church of England Primary School, Belmont Road, Uckfield TN22...More