Have your say on Derbyshire County Council proposed funding cuts to community groups. Consultation ends 24 July 2016.

Voluntary and community groups and people using their services are being encouraged to have their say on our proposals to stop their grant funding.

In March the Derbyshire County Council Cabinet agreed to hold a 12-week consultation in to proposals to stop funding to voluntary and community groups providing non-statutory services, and this has now been launched.

Non-statutory services include counselling for adults with relationship difficulties, bereavement services, furniture projects, voluntary action centres and exercise classes.

Groups and organisations providing non-statutory services and people who use them are now being encouraged to take part in the consultation and give their views on the proposals.

The groups will also have the opportunity to demonstrate they are offering services which contribute towards meeting our priorities and have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of local people.

The consultation runs until Sunday 24 July 2016 and you can give your views by filling in a questionnaire online or by writing, emailing or phoning for a paper copy of the questionnaire.

Voluntary and community groups have also been sent paper copies of the questionnaire which they can give out to people using their service, and can be returned in a pre-paid envelope.

Read more on the Derbyshire County Council webpage here