Head of the Gypsy and Traveller Service met with the District and Borough Council managers to explain the proposals. The District and Borough Councils were visited on an individual basis to discuss the proposals and housing benefit eligibility. Feedback has been incorporated in the result analysis. Further information was provided as requested by the councils, regarding the breakdown of service charge costs. All site residents were contacted individually, visited on site and were offered support with completing the questionnaire. Some site residents chose to give verbal feedback which has been recorded and analysed within the consultation results. Opportunities to discuss queries such as charges / costs were given on site during the consultation period. Community Warden team and Community Liaison Officers were made KCC’s aware of the consultation to field any questions raised at local pubic or partner meetings. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission sent a written response requesting further detail on the proposals to which the GTS sent additional information. Respondents Responses from the questionnaire, verbal comments and written correspondence were recorded. There were 23 questionnaire responses in total, 17 of which were completed online. Six District and Borough Councils responded by email or verbally. 4 responses were from the VCS: Gypsy and Traveller welfare organisations, Friends, Families and Travellers, No fixed Abode Residents and Liberty. A written response was received from the Human Rights Commission and 19 verbal comments were recorded from site residents. The majority of responses were from the Gypsy and Traveller community, making up a combined total of 58% of all responses received. The remaining responses were representatives of various councils, general public residents’ associations, and charities. Figure 1 shows all responses including questionnaire, verbal and written. Figure 1: The capacity in which consultees would be responding to the consultation. Responses were received from most areas within the county, in addition there were responses from London and Brighton. Several responses were received from each of the KCC managed sites and are included in Figure 2 postcode – data. Figure 2 shows all respondents including questionnaire, verbal and written responses. It excludes 3 VCS respondents from outside Kent 1 London, 2 – Brighton. Figure 2: Postcode data for Kent Equalities data was collected voluntarily from respondents, using standard KCC’s Equality questions in the consultation questionnaire. The Monitoring ‘About You’
Head of the Gypsy and Traveller Service met with the District and Borough Council managers to explain the proposals. The District and Borough Councils were visited on an individual basis to discuss the proposals and housing benefit eligibility. Feedback has been incorporated in the result analysis. Further information was provided as requested by the councils, regarding the breakdown of service charge costs. All site residents were contacted individually, visited on site and were offered support with completing the questionnaire. Some site residents chose to give verbal feedback which has been recorded and analysed within the consultation results. Opportunities to discuss queries such as charges / costs were given on site during the consultation period. KCC’s Community Warden team and Community Liaison Officers were made aware of the consultation to field any questions raised at local pubic or partner meetings. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission sent a written response requesting further detail on the proposals to which the GTS sent additional information. Respondents Responses from the questionnaire, verbal comments and written correspondence were recorded. There were 23 questionnaire responses in total, 17 of which were completed online. Six District and Borough Councils responded by email or verbally. 4 responses were from the VCS: Gypsy and Traveller welfare organisations, Friends, Families and Travellers, No fixed Abode Residents and Liberty. A written response was received from the Human Rights Commission and 19 verbal comments were recorded from site residents. The majority of responses were from the Gypsy and Traveller community, making up a combined total of 58% of all responses received. The remaining responses were representatives of various councils, residents’ associations, general public and charities. Figure 1 shows all responses including questionnaire, verbal and written. Figure 1: The capacity in which consultees would be responding to the consultation. Responses were received from most areas within the county, in addition there were responses from London and Brighton. Several responses were received from each of the KCC managed sites and are included in Figure 2 – postcode data. Figure 2 shows all respondents including questionnaire, verbal and written responses. It excludes 3 VCS respondents from outside Kent – 1 London, 2 Brighton. Figure 2: Postcode data for Kent Equalities data was collected voluntarily from respondents, using KCC’s standard Equality Monitoring ‘About You’ questions in the consultation questionnaire. The