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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES PHASE 1 CONSULTATION

PROPOSAL 1 – PLAY CENTRES

What is this Consultation?

The purpose of this consultation is to invite discussion on the challenges facing Coventry

City Council on a s et of ten proposals for: libraries, play centres, public conveniences,

community centres

and the youth commissioning budget as we consider making changes

to the way our services are delivered from 2016/17. The consultation will take place from

7th December 2015 (9am) to 1st February 2016 (5pm) subject to any changes.

What is the issue?

We are making proposals against a backdrop of spending cuts that will see our

government grant cut by half by 2017. We have no choice about reducing services and

making tough decisions against the stark reality of having to deliver services with at least

£250 per head less to spend on every man, woman and child in Coventry than we had in

2010. This will call for wide-scale transformation of services, focused on the communities

and neighbourhoods that need our support, using innovative ways of delivering services

that are very different to the ways we’ve delivered them in the past.

The proposals will not mean the widespread closure of libraries. We still have to make

difficult choices but we’ve listened to Coventry peoples’ views and ar e committed to

finding new ways of working with communities to provide library services.

The proposals also include the establishment of a widespread engagement programme

to seek views on how the Council can make best use of its remaining resources, share

ideas and explore opportunities to combine resources, better understand the extent to

which complementary community provision can be developed and explore the potential

role of local communities in the provision of existing Council services.

How much does the Council need to save?

These would enable £1.2million worth of savings to be delivered in 2016/17.

So who will this affect?

Although these proposals are not as wide-

ranging (in terms of large scale closures of

facilities like libraries) they will have an impact on residents.

Proposals for change

We are consulting on the following ten proposals. These are as follows:

Proposal 1:

For the Council to stop providing play activities at Edgewick and E agle

Street Play Centres and to explore the option for them to be used for nursery provision

for 2, 3 and 4 year olds instead.

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Proposal 2: To end delivery of library services from the Arena Park Library facility (and

not renew the lease) and to enter into discussions to relocate reduced library provision at

an alternative community location in Holbrooks

Proposal 3: To end delivery of library services (and not renew the lease) from the

current Willenhall Library facility and to continue discussions with the Haggard Centre

about a more cost effective community library being located within the Centre.

Proposal 4: To end the mobile library service.

Proposal 5: To cut the library media fund of £658,000 to £558,000 for 2016/17.

Proposal 6: For Central Library to continue to open seven days per week, but to close

one hour earlier on weekdays – closing at 7pm instead of 8pm.

Proposal 7: To standardise opening hours across all community libraries. All community

libraries will be c losed on Wednesdays and Sundays. This will mean Caludon Castle,

Earlsdon and Foleshill libraries closing on Wednesdays and Bell Green, Earlsdon,

Foleshill, Stoke and Tile Hill closing on S undays. In addition to these reductions in

opening hours, to pursue alternative ways of running the libraries working with other

statutory and/or voluntary sector organisations and groups.

Proposal 8: Withdraw the youth services commissioning budget for 2016/17 and work

with the community and voluntary sector to explore the best way that youth services for

young people should be delivered across Coventry.

Proposal 9: To close six public conveniences located outside the city centre, keeping

open the. two city centre public conveniences.

Proposal 10: Asset transfer remaining community centres to community organisations

on a full responsibility basis.

Decision making

Once the responses to the consultation have been ev aluated, and a fina

l equality

analysis has been completed, we plan to take a report to our Cabinet on 23rd February

2016 (10am).

How can I have my say?

Please complete this paper survey about the proposal relating to Play Centres and

return it to a Connecting Communities Post Box at:

• Central Library

• Any Community Library

• Mobile Library

• Edgewick Play Centre

• Eagle Street Play Centre

Or if survey was downloaded from our website you can email survey back

to ConnectingCommunities@coventry.gov.uk

If you need to talk to us about the consultation call us on: 024 7683 4390

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More information will also be available at www.coventry.gov.uk/ConnectingCommunities

If you want to comment on m ore than one Connecting

Communities proposal you will

need to complete a survey for each proposal that you wish to comment on.

The consultation begins on 7

th

December 2015 and will close on 1

st

February 2016

To tell us what you think on this subject, please answer the following consultation

questions:

Question 1. How are you responding to this survey? (Please select one)

Someone who uses or who has used the services outlined in the proposal

A member of the general public

A Coventry City Council Employee

A Trade Union Representative

A family member or friend of someone who uses these services

A provider of services

A representative from a voluntary organisation

Other – Please state

Question 2. If implemented, how do you think this proposal would affect you?

(please tick only one)

Positive effect

No effect

Negative effect

Don't know/ can't say

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Question 3. Can you tell us why the proposed change would affect you, please

give as much detail as possible:

Question 4. What impact do you think the proposal could have for different groups

of people?

(Please consider age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and

maternity, race/ethnicity, religion and belief, sex/gender, and sexual orientation)?

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Question 5. If you have any suggestions how any negative impacts can be

lessened for particular groups, please give details below:

Question 6. The Council could do nothing which would involve not making the

planned savings from those services included within the scope of the programme

and plugging the resultant gap from other sources. What are you views on this?

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Question 7. If you have any other comments on the proposal and/or would like to

make alternative suggestions including how communities can get involved in the

Connecting Communities Programme, please write in the space provided below:

Please provide some information about yourself so that we can monitor which groups of

people are taking part in the consultation. All data will be held securely. You are under no

obligation to complete any question in this section of the survey if you do not wish to.

About you

Question 8. What is your postcode? (This information will only be used to see

which areas people are responding from)

Question 9. Are you :

Female

Male

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Question 10. What is your ethnic background?

White British (includes English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish)

White Irish

White Gypsy / Irish Traveller

White Other (write in below)

Mixed White and Black Caribbean

Mixed White and Black African

Mixed White and Asian

Mixed Other

Asian / Asian British Indian

Asian / Asian British Pakistani

Asian / Asian British Bangladeshi

Chinese

Asian / Asian British Other

Black / Black British African

Black / Black British Caribbean

Black / Black British Other

Arab

Any other ethnic group

Other (Please specify)

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Question 11. How old are you?

Under 16

16 - 24

25 – 34

35 – 44

45 – 54

55 – 64

65 – 74

75 – 84

85+

Question 12. Do you consider yourself to be a disabled person?

Yes

No

Thank you in advance for your involvement in this consultation.

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