Who it is for
Residents, community groups and organisations taking part in a consultation.
Council service template
Respond to a council consultation
Present proposals clearly and collect views, priorities and optional respondent information.
Draft brief
What this journey helps people do.
Give people the information they need to respond to a council proposal and share their priorities.
The example journey
- Read the proposal
- Answer the consultation questions
- Choose whether to share optional context or contact details
- Review and submit the response
What the team receives
Structured responses linked to a consultation version, with contact information kept separate from published analysis.
Make it local
Configure it with your service team.
Agree the local rules, ownership and next steps before the service is published.
Local configuration
- Balanced questions and consultation materials
- Consultation ID, dates and closing timezone
- Publication, anonymity and optional contact policies
- Reviewed language versions and results route
Operational handoff
- A consultation owner and analysis/export process
- Reviewed Welsh content where offered
National and local differences
Questions and publication rules depend on the consultation. Optional identity in the demo does not establish the policy for every consultation or nation.
Scope and readiness
An example to adapt with your council.
The nations and authority types below indicate potential fit for adaptation. They do not establish validated policy, language or operational support.
Potential fit
England · Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
- District, borough or city (two-tier)
- English unitary authority
- Metropolitan borough
- London borough
- Welsh principal council
- Scottish council
- Northern Ireland council
- County council (two-tier)
- English parish or town council
- Welsh community or town council
- Combined or strategic authority
- Welsh Corporate Joint Committee
- Scottish community council
Current example
The preview is an example service to review before assisted setup.
Preview links open the journey; they do not copy it into your account.
Review and maintenance
Draft brief · LG-011
Catalogue reviewed 17 October 2026. Maintained by Govform.
A maintained template release will be versioned separately from this example.