Object
Net Zero Carbon Development Plan
Representation ID: 72122
Received: 08/09/2021
Respondent: Ms Pamela Lunn
The consultation documents would not pass the scrutiny of the Plain English Campaign (http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/). This is absolutely not a user-friendly consultation, either in terms of your use of language, or in terms of the level of computer confidence and competence required.
This is not an example of the Council demonstrating a real commitment to involving local people in the decision-making process. It seems to me to be a ‘CINO’ – consultation in name only, allowing someone in the office to tick a box saying: ‘we consulted’ . . . but the consultation is neither wide nor significantly ‘real’. The section of the population capable of responding in any meaningful way is very small.
Please see attached.