We Asked, You Said, We Did

• Long Term Conditions

  We Asked:	About your experience of living with Long Term Conditions.
  You Said:	There are a lot of factors influencing your quality of life.
  We Did:	A detailed report to the Health and Well-being Scrutiny Committee.

• The Future of Hackbridge

  We Asked:	What your thought about our plans for making Hackbridge a Sustainable Suburb.
  You Said:	You like a lot of the proposals and made some detailed comments.
  We Did:	We responded to the comments and will use them to prepare detailed planning guidance.

• Draft Planning Brief for Cheam Village Sheltered Scheme

  We Asked:	Your views on how the site can be developed to fit in with the surrounding area and meet the needs of older people and vulnerable adults.
  You Said:	You wanted something in keeping with the area’s historic character and made some detailed comments on what facilities should be required.
  We Did:	We made changes to the document using your comments and it has been approved as planning guidance for the site’s future development.

• Joint Commissioning Strategies on Older People and Older People's Mental Health

  We Asked:	For you views on two strategies about the health and well-being of older people in Sutton.
  You Said:	You agreed with the priorities described in the strategies, but you made lots of comments about the detail.
  We Did:	We updated the documents using your comments and have combined the strategies into a single document.

• The Sustainable Communities Act

  We Asked:	What proposals you would like to make under the Sustainable Communities Act
  You Said:	You would like more local control over planning decisions
  We Did:	We submitted a proposal that would see Sutton become a pilot for a locally appointed planning appeals board.

• Involving Young People in decision making

  We Asked:	Young people how they would like to be more involved in the decisions that affect their lives.
  You Said:	You want to be more involved in the issues that are important to you and the Young Advisors network was a good idea.
  We Did:	Some more work to take what you told us and improve the proposal for a Young Advisors network.

• Sutton's Children and Young Peoples Plan

  We Asked:	For your views on the key challenges facing children and young people in Sutton today.
  You Said:	That there are a lot of different challenges that affect young people in Sutton.
  We Did:	We have written an action plan using your comments and this is being consulted on until 16th April 2010.

• A Life of My Own - Carers Commissioning Strategy

  We Asked:	How we can improve the lives of carers
  You Said:	It can be difficult to get access to information and services
  We Did:	We will use the comments and ideas to shape future commissioning