Sunderland's Citizens' Panel - Community Spirit

Sunderland City Council recognises the importance of delivering the community consultation agenda, as a key step towards achieving Best Value, service improvement and democratic renewal.  Our Community Consultation Strategy sets out key objectives for engaging with the local community and emphasises the need to coordinate our consultation programme both within the Council and also with partners.  It emphasises the importance of maintaining an ongoing dialogue with consultees and the removal of potential barriers.

A key element of our approach to community consultation is our citizens' panel, called Community Spirit. 

• Panel Members
• Newsletters 
• Feedback
• Survey Results
• Events

For further information about Community Spirit please contact our Consultation Manager on 0191 553 1514 or email communityspirit@sunderland.gov.uk 

Autumn Survey 2008

The council is currently considering next year's spending plans. We have identified eight possible areas for investment that could help us to deliver service improvements to the residents of our city. Now we would like to find out what you think when making final decisions about our spending plans for 2009/10. Before completing the questionnaire please read the information ( 71kB) on each of the eight areas.

For further information on how the council determines the amount we spend and the amount of income we need from Council Tax, please read Working out the Council's Budget. ( 155kB)

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