Scrutiny Committee - a damning indictment of the traffic schemes
“ They found that the report had not had adequate consultation prior to the decision. The Committee considered that ward councillors had not been consulted properly nor had stakeholders, people who are digitally excluded and people with protected characteristics. · They found that there was inadequate evidence on which to base the decision. The Committee believed modelling should have been done prior to the decision. · They found that the action was not proportionate to the desired outcome. Based on the evidence, the Committee found that in the design of phase 3, local need and impact should have been considered. · They found a potential equalities or human rights challenge. Based on the evidence they received, the Committee considered the equality impact assessment was inadequate.”Commonplace survey software takes a particular bashing - it was not fit for purpose as we’ve been saying all along.“ o Use an organisation that is a member of the Market Research Society for the consultations;o Ensure that digitally excluded people and people with protected characteristics are enabled to participate fully in all the consultations;o Embrace the value of ‘Passing on the power’ and deepen the organisation's approach to engagement by using different methods to engage the public; ando Provide feedback or reports on the methods used to engage the public in these reviews.”https://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=211&MID=12021#AI118441
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