Please see below information from Bucks County Council about the review of the Local Area Forums (LAF). Bucks County council are keen to hear the views of the voluntary and community sector about their experiences of LAFs and you can comment directly to Bucks County Council (see details below). Community Impact Bucks would also be interested to hear your views as well so that we can accurately reflect the feeling of the voluntary and community sector when we give our response to the review. Therefore please feel free to leave comments on this blog or e-mail paul@communityimpactbucks.org.uk
Buckinghamshire County Council Overview and Scrutiny are currently conducting a review of Local Area Forums, of which there are currently 18 established. This is the first opportunity the council have had to conduct a thorough review of their operation since they were launched in 2008. The review will focus on identifying how effectively they are performing, their future role and development, and any further support they require.
The review group of County Councillors are very keen to hear from the voluntary and community sector. Links to the LAF review webpages can be found on www.buckscc.gov.uk/scrutiny. On the review webpages people who have attended a LAF can complete our online survey. Anyone who has not attended a LAF but would like to share their view with us on them can write to Scrutiny, Room G9, New County Offices, Buckinghamshire County Council, Walton Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1UA, or e-mail: scrutiny@buckscc.gov.uk.
The review group are particularly interested to hear from groups or individuals who are not engaged in LAFs but would like to be, either through attending the meetings or feeding into them some other way. They would also like to know what would make you more likely to participate in your LAF, as well as any experiences you have had of LAFs, good or bad. Suggested LAF improvements will be gratefully received.
The survey is open until the 18th May 2012, and written comments should be submitted before this date also.
If you have any questions on the review or survey please email the scrutiny team on the above email or phone James Povey on 01296 382401.
The review group look forward to hearing from you.
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