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Licensing Section - Introduction of a Private Hire Operator Award Scheme
The Council would like to consult with you on the introduction of a new Private Hire Operator Award Scheme for licensed Operators. The Council’s key responsibility under the licensing legislation has always been, and more significantly after the lessons learned in relation to post Child Sexual Exploitation matters, to ensure that only fit and proper persons become and remain as licensed Private Hire Operators. This is to ensure the safety of those using the Private Hire Operator services... MoreOpened 4 November 2013 -
Licensing Section - Licensing Penalty Points Scheme for the Private Hire and Taxi Trade
The Council would like to consult with you on the introduction of a new Licensing Penalty Points Scheme for the Private Hire and Taxi trade. The Council’s key responsibility under the licensing legislation has always been, and more significantly after the lessons learned post Child Sexual Exploitation matters, to ensure that only fit and proper persons become and remain as licensed Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Drivers or Operators. This is to ensure the safety of those using these... MoreOpened 4 November 2013 -
Admission Arrangements and Planned Admission
Consultation on Admission Arrangements and Planned Admission Numbers for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in Rochdale Metropolitan Borough for September 2015 please find a copy of the consultation paper concerning a change to the Admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools and Planned Admission Numbers for September 2015. The change proposed is to help reduce disadvantage faced by service families and crown servants returning to the area at the... MoreOpened 19 December 2013 -
Rochdale Town Centre Market - Public Consultation
The council has taken back control of Rochdale Market following the recent sale of the Rochdale exchange shopping centre. Had the council not taken this action it is likely that the market would have closed. This consultation seeks to find out from the public what sort of market we should provide that would make you want to visit, enjoy and do business with. MoreOpened 2 January 2014 -
GM Alcohol Strategy: Consultation & Call For Evidence
Partners in Greater Manchester are working together to develop and agree a shared Greater Manchester Alcohol Strategy. Developing a common strategy provides a real opportunity to develop a ‘single conversation’ on alcohol. All agencies leading the process – the Greater Manchester local authorities, Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, and NHS – are keen to draw on the significant knowledge and expertise that exists across the public... MoreOpened 11 February 2014 -
Notice of Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places
The Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places (Parliamentary Elections) Regulations 2006 Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 The introduction of the 2006 regulations requires each local authority to carry out a review of Polling Districts and Polling Places on a regular four-yearly cycle and the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 introduced a change to the timing of compulsory reviews of UK Parliamentary polling districts and polling places, stating... MoreOpened 1 July 2014 -
CS002 - Proposal to Reduce the Cost of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Outline of Proposal Local Authorities have a responsibility to provide services to children in need and those who are looked after, which may include mental health services; this can be delivered directly or in partnership with other agencies. In addition, the NHS/Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has a duty to meet the health needs of all children including those who are looked after by other councils and residents in Rochdale borough. Consequently, it is more efficient for the Local... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
CS003 - Proposal to Reduce Children's Residential Care Costs
Outline of Proposal It is proposed through improved service delivery and targeted support that a cost saving can be made in the costs of external placements and by reducing the number of looked after young people in the older age group. General Impact The impact of this proposal is to focus delivery of services on assessed need. In the longer term this will deliver reduced costs and better outcomes to address the risk of family breakdown and support placement stability, by... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
CS015 - Proposal to Reduce the Budget for the Contact Service
Outline of Proposal It is proposed through improved social work assessment and the implementation of the new contact guidance that the current demand on the contact service can be reduced and savings made through the reduction of contact officers employed within the service. General Impact Reduction in contact demand is not achieved in the timeframe anticipated A child’s allocated Social Worker may have increased responsibility for the management and promotion... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
CS017 - Proposal to Share Children's Social Care Services With Bury and Oldham
Outline of Proposal A proposal to achieve savings as a result of work with neighbouring authorities to share services with a target to deliver an indicative £230k reoccurring cashable savings in 2015/16 across children’s social care General Impact The proposal if achieved will integrate services across local authority boundaries in order to achieve savings, by reducing costs in delivering services, without reducing service provision. Impact on Service Users Sharing services... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
EE002 - Waste Services Review
Outline of Proposal Changes to the way in which the Council manages its waste collection service and improve the Borough’s recycling performance. This will include; Reducing the size of waste bins provided for residual waste Roll out Food/Garden Waste collections to all properties in the Borough Changing collection frequencies for food/garden waste Improved efficiencies with the service and reduction in contamination ... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
ALL001 - Proposal to Charge Schools for Non-Statutory Functions
Outline of Proposal To offer to schools 2 services currently provided by the LA which are not a statutory responsibility, namely support on Outdoor Activities (impacts all schools) and Health and Safety Advice (impacts Voluntary Aided and Foundation schools). General Impact No impact on service delivery unless schools chose not to buy the service. In this case the service will have to manage a reduction in funding/ delivery. Impact on Service Users The impact will be that... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
CS001 - Review of Residential Short Breaks Provision for Children with Disabilities
Outline of Proposal Bridgefold Lodge offers short breaks to children with disabilities and their families. However, demand for this service is reducing; thereby increasing the running costs. It is proposed to reduce the allocated budget and develop a short break offer that is responsive to the needs of children with disabilities and their families within the level of resources available and offers value for money. This would be the development of a delivery model that meets the... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
CS014 - Review of the Integrated Youth Justice Service
Outline of Proposal It is proposed to have a single management structure within the Youth Offending Service that currently operates across Rochdale & Bury Borough boundaries on a co-located basis. General Impact This proposal is focussed on achieving service improvement in consistency and quality whilst generating cost efficiencies through equal and manageable workloads for staff across the Youth Offending Team and a reduction in management costs. The integrated service is expected... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
EE007 - Proposal to Review and Reduce Economic Affairs Operational Budgets
Outline of Proposal The saving proposal is 50% of the Business Start Up budget, 44% of the Skills budget and 50% of the Business Growth budget within the Council’s Economic Affairs Team. General Impact The Council’s reduced capacity in this area could impact on reputation and economic growth if the Council’s business support offer is less than neighbouring and other GM borough’s, or if we are unable to fund training for a vulnerable group that is not able to be funded by... MoreOpened 8 September 2014 -
Guidelines & Standards for Hot Food Takeaway Uses Supplementary Planning Document November 2014
The purpose of the Guidelines & Standards for Hot Food Takeaway Uses Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) is to set out the council's guidance for new planning applications relating to hot food takeaways uses in the Borough. It will also ensure that new hot food takeaway development does not harm local environmental quality or residential amenity. It sets out clear and practical guidance with the following key aims: Minimise the negative impacts of takeaways on childhood... MoreOpened 10 November 2014 -
Guidelines & Standards for Residential Development Supplementary Planning Document November 2014
The purpose of this guidance is to assist in the process of ensuring high quality residential development throughout the Borough. It provides detailed guidance on: Standard on new residential developments; Alterations and extensions to existing dwellings; Other proposals which affect nearby residential uses; Proposed and existing detached outbuildings, where appropriate; and General design aims. MoreOpened 10 November 2014 -
Durn Development Brief November 2014
This development brief provides a planning framework and options for the development of the Durn area of Littleborough. The purpose of the development brief is to set out the potential redevelopment of this site in a linked and coordinated manner so to deliver a high quality scheme which maximises its sustainable, canal side location. Such a development would not only enhance the canal corridor but would add to the tourism and visitor economy of the wider area. The draft development... MoreOpened 11 November 2014 -
School Admission Arrangements for 2016/17 Entry
Proposed changes to the admission criteria for Rochdale Borough Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary Schools Rochdale Council is consulting on a proposed change to the admission criterion to give priority to children eligible for the service premium. Background Subject to a new Admissions Code coming into effect, admission authorities can give a priority to children eligible for early years premium, pupil premium and service premium. The Local Authority is also consulting on... MoreOpened 12 December 2014 -
Derby Street Nursery School Closure
Update: At the Council’s Cabinet meeting held on 23rd March 2015, the statutory proposal was considered to close Derby Street Nursery School and the proposal has now been approved. The reasons for the decision are that: • There are currently no pupils on roll at the school. • There are enough places elsewhere in the Heywood Township that are OfSTED graded good or better, to meet overall demand. The changes will take effect from 31st March 2015. Derby Street... MoreOpened 7 January 2015 -
Proposed Solar Farm at Chamber House Farm Consultation
This consultation seeks views on the forthcoming planning application for a solar farm at Chamber House Farm Rochdale, OL10 1RL. The proposals would cover 11.7 hectares (28.9 acres) of land and will generate up to 5.0 MW of clean energy annually. This is sufficient to power the equivalent of 1,250 local homes, thus providing the energy needs of 1.6% of households in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. With 5m spacing between panel rows, less than one third of the total site area... MoreOpened 12 May 2015 -
Proposal for Additional SEN Places in Rochdale
Rochdale Borough Council Enlargement of Special Schools in Rochdale Borough Notice is given in accordance with section 19(1) and 19(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that Rochdale Borough Council intends to make a prescribed alteration to: 1. Newlands Special School, Waverley Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6JG with effect from September 2016: The proposed alteration is to enlarge the school to admit a further 16 children in total. The current capacity of the school is... MoreOpened 10 June 2015 -
Extra Reception Places
Rochdale Borough Council Proposal for Extra Reception Class Places within the Rochdale Borough. Notice is given that Rochdale Local Authority is considering providing extra reception class places across the Borough in order to ensure the availability of places meets the current and projected demands. The Local Authority will undertake consultation on the proposal to provide extra reception class places at the following schools within the Rochdale Borough: Heywood Township: For... MoreOpened 24 June 2015 -
Rochdale Town Hall Restoration & Revival
Rochdale’s Town Hall is our greatest historic and cultural asset but it needs work to restore and adapt it so that it can be preserved for future generations. We also want to make even more use of this stunning building, so that more people can enjoy it in the future. That’s why we are working with the Friends of Rochdale Town Hall (FoRTH) and Rochdale Development Agency on a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund. This Grade I Listed building is already used for events like weddings,... MoreOpened 1 July 2015 -
Introduction of Weekly Food Waste Collection Service
Rochdale Borough Council approved improvements to its waste collection service in a bid to increase recycling rates and save up to £1 million a year. The council’s cabinet has approved a proposal to roll out weekly food waste collections in a bid to provide an improved service and increase recycling rates. The new service will roll out in October 2015 and forms part of the council’s invest to save programme; providing savings of up to £1 million per year to help ease the saving... MoreOpened 3 July 2015 -
Statement of Community Involvement July 2015
The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out the ways in which the local community, businesses and key organisations can get involved in both the planning application process and key stages in the preparation of different parts of the local plan and other planning policy documents within Rochdale. MoreOpened 20 July 2015 -
Literature & Ideas Festival equalities questionnaire
The Council wants to ensure it offers services that meet the needs of its communities. To help achieve this we want to know more about the customers who attend our Literature & Ideas Festival or who visit its website. The following survey asks 15 questions about you and your opinion of the festival, and should take only a couple of minutes to complete. The responses, which are completely anonymous, will be used to help us find out the type of person interested in the festival, and to... MoreOpened 7 August 2015 -
Libraries Customer Equalities Survey
The Council wants to ensure it offers the services that meet the needs of its communities. To help achieve this we want to know more about the customers of our libraries. The following anonymous survey asks thirteen questions about you, and should take only a couple of minutes to complete The responses which are completely anonymous will be used to help us to try and make sure our services meet the need of the local community. The information you provide will be securely stored with... MoreOpened 10 August 2015 -
Budget challenge
We’re still facing huge financial challenges and difficult choices about how to spend your money. Since 2010 we’ve agreed savings of £159 million however, by 2019 we need to save approximately £38.8 million more. We're preparing for another challenging savings programme, following reductions in government funding, rising costs and increased demand for our services. As we'll have less money in the future, fewer staff, we won't be able to do as much, it's important that we focus on the... MoreOpened 14 August 2015 -
Gambling Licensing Policy Statement 2016-2019
We are reviewing our Gambling Licensing Policy Statement under Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005. Due to changes in legislation and guidance, including the recently approved Licensing Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP) issued by the Gambling Commission, we have made revisions to our policy statement. Consultation is open on the updated proposed policy (2016-2019). Please send us your comments including any proposed alterations to Policy no later than midnight on Friday 6... MoreOpened 17 August 2015
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