Consultation Hub

Welcome to our Consultation Hub.

You can view and respond to all of the council's current consultations.

Once a consultaton has closed, we publish the results and our next steps so you can see how we've used your feedback.

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We Asked, You Said, We Did

Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes

We asked

We asked for your views to influence the Southwark’s Preventing Suicide Strategy and Action Plan for 2023-2028.

You said

You gave us lots of feedback on we is needed in our strategy to prevent suicides in Southwark. The online consultation results can be viewed under the results section below.

We did

The findings outlined in this report were presented to the Southwark Suicide Prevention Stakeholder group on September 6th 2023 and are being used to develop our Preventing Suicides in Southwark Strategy and Action Plan 2023-2028. In November 2023, the full impact of the consultation survey as well as our wider engagement activity will be publically published in an appendix of the Preventing Suicides in Southwark Strategy 2023-2028. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to contribute to the consultation through completing the online survey or engaging with us at face-to-face events and in-group discussions. The feedback we received has been hugely valuable and has will help us to improve our work to prevent suicide.

We asked

What changes do we need to make to support sustainable travel in Southwark?

You said

Over 70% of respondents told us they supported measures to reduce traffic in Southwark.

We did

We have published our Streets for People strategy, with detailed proposals for reducing traffic and improving our neighbourhoods for the people who live in them. Later this year we will be engaging with people across the borough to find out what this could mean at neighbourhood and street level.

We asked

What did local people want to see as the permanent traffic arrangements on Rye Lane?

You said

61% of respondents preferred to keep the buses running two-ways on Rye Lane, though residents of Rye Lane itself, and younger people, would have preferred it to be one-way or even vehicle-free. Respondents also noted issues with rubbish, narrow pavements and street clutter.

We did

We have proposed to retain the two-way buses on Rye Lane. We will be working with disabled people, and with other teams in the council to improve pavement conditions and accessibility on Rye Lane and side streets. 

Details of the decision can be viewed here: Decision - Rye Lane - Traffic Arrangement Consultation Review - Southwark Council