Kent Budget Workshop 2012

Kent County Council (KCC) commissioned Ipsos to host deliberative events to engage residents across the county in the budgetary process.

Kent County Council (KCC) commissioned Ipsos to host deliberative events to engage residents across the county in the budgetary process. Ipsos has conducted such qualitative research on behalf of KCC since 2005, usually at the beginning of a budget consultation in order that findings from the workshop are fed into wider and more formal consultation on the coming year’s budget. 

This report details the findings of two full day deliberative workshops designed and conducted on behalf of Kent County Council. The first of the workshops was held in Canterbury on Saturday 29th September 2012 drawing together a cross section of residents from across East Kent. The second was held in Tonbridge among a cross section of residents from West Kent on Saturday 6th October 2012. 

In total, 68 partcipants took part in the deliberative events, examining possible service transformation options and increased local control of services.

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