Volunteering habits have changed quickly due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, one of the largest single-issue volunteer recruitment drives was instigated nationally and locally to assist vulnerable people through the pandemic. The Volunteering Tactical Coordination Group (VTCG) requested an exploratory piece of work which would: •review the position of statutory services regarding the current use of volunteers; •inform thinking about the use of...
Essex County Council made a commitment to supporting working families who are ‘just about managing’ (JAM) financially - those not experiencing severe deprivation, but still earning below the level required for a decent standard of living. The council generally has little contact with working families unless they tip into crisis and need our services and support, and we had limited insight...
This piece of research explored families’ experiences of the current short break offer, and how equal current services are across Essex and by listening to families we were able to gain a deeper understanding of what was working well and what could be better. The insights gathered will help inform what our future service offer could look like and identify new ideas innovation to support families,...
We want to make data about Essex available to and useable by everyone and to do that we need everyone uploading content to abide by a a few principles. All content needs to be in an accessible format for every user. This for the most part means standard MS Office formats. Unfortunately, most screen reader apps cannot read information out of...
You have the right to request information from any publicly-funded body, and get answers. WhatDoTheyKnow helps you make a Freedom of Information request. It also publishes all requests online.
Essex County Council is committed to keeping you informed about what your money is spent on. Council tax Information about the council tax, including how it is calculated and how the money raised is spent. Resourcing our services Information about the revenue budget for 2018/19 and the Capital Programme for 2018/19. Spending information Details...
The Waste Local Plan has been prepared to help ensure that Essex and Southend can deal with all types of waste arising, now and in the future, in a way which is least damaging to the environment and helps maintain the best possible quality of life for Essex residents. The Waste Local Plan will help ensure that future waste needs of...
Travel time, destination and origin indicators for Employment centres by mode of travel and Local Authority, England, 2014 - 2016 Destination source: ONS Business Register Employment Survey (BRES) - employment centres are defined as 2011 Census Lower Super Output Areas Service users source: Census and updates from ONS mid year population estimates
This strategy is for everybody in Southend, Essex and Thurrock, (Greater Essex), who is living with dementia or supporting someone who is. It describes what we want support for people with dementia to look like in the future and identifies 9 priorities for action to make this happen. The strategy has been developed in partnership between Essex County Council, Southend on...
Powerpoint pack of Essex level data linked to strategic priorities, created to provide base evidence pack for use in corporate business planning.