Are you interested in becoming part of the Bristol's Citizens' Panel?
We need residents of Bristol to regularly share their views and ideas on a wide range of issues, and we want to reflect the population in age, ethnicity, gender, location and other demographics.
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This survey aims to collect the views of parent carers whose children have special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND) and attend a for profit/private or independent school. Bristol is leading a consortium of councils who are developing a framework which will enable us to purchase these...More
The statue of Edward Colston was pulled down on 7 June 2020 during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol.
One year on, the statue now forms part of a new display at M Shed to start a city-wide conversation about its future. The statue is on display alongside a selection of placards from...More
The assembly has produced 17 recommendations to take forward. Each recommendation has a rationale and there are a total of 82 associated actions to:
rapidly reduce the impact of our homes on climate change
make changes to our neighbourhoods to make traveling...More
In the climate topic, members heard about the impact of homes on climate change and took time to discuss this together and make recommendations about what should happen.
How do we rapidly reduce the impact of our homes on climate change?
See the full list of speakers here
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Assembly participants took a deep dive into the transport topic and heard speakers outline what changes we can make in ou r neighbourhoods to make travel easier healthier and better for the environment.
What changes should we make to our neighbourhoods to make how we travel easier,...More
The assembly heard evidence on health inequalities from a broad range of speakers with research and lived experience perspectives to focus on how they could tackle these in Bristol.
How should we tackle health inequalities in Bristol?
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An interactive mapping tool has been launched to capture the public’s views on possible changes to improve walking and cycling in Bristol. The public can add their comments and ideas to the map online. This could include identifying locations for cycle hangars on certain roads to increase...More
The second assembly session saw participants divided into three groups, looking at three topics:
Climate change
Health
Transport
Climate change:
Simeran Bachra, UK Cities Manager, CDP
Health:
Sally Hogg, Consultant...More
The development and delivery of Bristol's Citizens’ Assembly has been overseen and supported by a voluntary advisory group.
What is the role of the Advisory Group?
The advisory group provided an independent voice and advice on the citizens’ assembly process so that:...More
We recruited 60 assembly members. These members reflected Bristol’s local diversity in terms of age, sex, disability, ethnicity, geography, deprivation, and employment.
Assembly members were provided with everything they need to fully participate in the online...More
The first assembly session gave participants an introduction to Bristol's assembly and an overview of how an assembly works.
Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, Deputy Mayor, Cllr Asher Craig and Cllr Paula O’Rourke welcomed assembly members and introduced why the assembly has been called and...More
One of the requirements of the Gambling Act 2005 is for the council to produce a Statement of Gambling Policy setting out how gambling will be regulated in Bristol.
The Gambling Act requires local authorities to review their policy every three years.
The current...More
Alternative Learning Provision (ALP) is where children and young people can receive an education if they aren’t able to remain in school some or all of the time. This can be for health reasons, exclusion, or because they need some additional support. Bristol’s vision is for ALP that helps...More
Bristol City Council’s new build development team is developing a residential planning application for the former Greville Elderly Persons Home (EPH) site on Lacey Road, Stockwood.
The intention is to deliver 100% affordable housing on this site, the actual split of the...More
Bristol City Council is reviewing the care and support services delivered in Extra Care Housing (ECH) that are funded by the council’s Adult Social Care budget. The council is looking at what services are delivered and how the council would like to commission (buy) these services in the future....More
This consultation includes the proposed dates for the 2022/23 school year.
Term 1: Thursday 1st September 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022 (37 School Days)
Term 2: Monday 31st October 2022 to Friday 16th December 2022 (35 School Days)
Term 3: Tuesday 3rd...More