Consultation

We had a big response to the consultation. 793 people and organisations replied and many gave detailed responses. These are come of the key messages from the consultation:

• 580 (75%) of respondents were members of the public
• There were a good number of responses from the other target groups, with 56 responses from Parish Councils, 64 from public sector organisations, 46 from VCS organisations and 13 from businesses
• 81% of respondents felt that the ambitions strike the right balance between being realistic and ambitious
• 59% of Voluntary and Community Sector respondents felt that the priorities of the VCS in Kent were well represented in Vision for Kent
• 69% of business sector respondents felt that the actions identified in Vision for Kent would make Kent a better place to do business
• 73% of Parish Council respondents felt that the draft responds to the balance of need between the rural and urban communities in Kent

Respondents were given a list of actions that could contribute to the delivery of each ambition and asked to select the two that they felt were most important. The actions most frequently selected are shown in the table below:

You can find out more about how the consultation was carried out in the Consultation Approach and can read more about the consultation responses in the Consultation Responses Top Level Analysis.

Kent Forum has looked in detail at the responses to the consultation. Using this information, we have revised the draft to develop the proposed final version of Vision for Kent 2012-2022.

Many people commented that Vision for Kent should be more focused on the things that will make the biggest difference to improving life in Kent. This final version focuses on the three top priorities under each of the big ambitions, largely based on what people said during the consultation. The three ambitions are:
- To Grow The Economy
- To Tackle Disadvantage
- To Put Citizens In Control

For more information on the three ambitions please visit The Three Ambitions

You can read the final version of Vision for Kent 2012-2022 here. You can also read the Equality Impact Assessment of Vision for Kent.

The Kent Forum agreed and signed up to the Vision for Kent 2012-2022 on 8 February 2012.

For further information please see:
– Vision for Kent Summary Leaflet
– Vision for Kent 2011-2021 (Consultation Version)
– Vision for Kent FAQs

The Vision for Kent consultation version was available as a ‘text only’ document. Vision for Kent 2011-2021 Consultation Draft – text only version

The Vision for Kent consultation version was also available in alternative formats and explained in a range of languages.