Property and Estates is essential to all aspects of the Council's operations. Our communities rely on the services provided by our portfolio of offices, depots, libraries, care homes, and other Council assets. Our commercial property portfolio generates revenue that helps the Council deliver on its priorities. Our future development portfolio represents an opportunity to provide high-quality housing for our residents while reducing our environmental impact.
Council budgets have never...More
Trafford Council Early Help Commissioning team have identified some underspend within their budget which they would like to use to help increase capacity for the short breaks offer. This funding is a one-off payment, so however it is used will only be for a short term. However, we would like to get your views as the families who do, or are eligible to, access the current short break offer to ensure we are spending the money in the most effective way for you.
Currently Trafford...More
Welcome to the 2022 Trafford Council housing needs survey.
A letter inviting people to take part has been sent to a sample of residents across Trafford but anyone living in the borough can fill in the survey.
This study is being carried out by arc4 Ltd on behalf of Trafford Council
This research will find out the need for different types and sizes of homes needed to buy and rent in Trafford for all residents.
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One of Trafford Council's corporate priorities is to tackle the climate emergency. Using less energy and reducing consumption of electricity used by street lighting, will support this priority.
Due to current volatile energy markets, the costs associated with street lighting, has more than doubled in the last 12 months alone.
Therefore, proposals to alter the timings and illumination levels are being explored.
The Council is looking to manage its energy consumption...More
Background
From 31 May 2022, local highway authorities in England outside of London have been able to apply to the Secretary of State for new powers to enforce 'moving traffic offences'. See signage that this applies to
Moving traffic offences include:
Entering yellow box junctions when the exit is not clear
Driving through a 'No Entry' sign
Turning left or right when instructed not to do so ...More
During the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and as part of the Emergency Active Travel Funding, Trafford Council installed temporary cycle lanes on the A56 and Edge Lane. This was to facilitate non-motorised transport choices for shorter journeys, such as cycling and walking.
As Covid-19 restrictions have reduced, the Council is seeking to remove the temporary cycle lanes and consult the public on an interim solution for the route that best meets the needs and...More
Trafford Start Well Public Health & Commissioning Team is seeking to establish a Trafford children’s networking forum. This will bring together service providers and VCFSE organisations across the borough to improve the health and wellbeing of our children, young people and families.
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Earlier in 2022, Trafford conducted a Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) needs assessment to help us to better understand local trends such as frequency and intensity of parental conflict, the prevalence of parental conflict within certain populations such as low income families, teenage parents, lone parents etc. so that we could effectively commission services to address these needs.
To do this, we sought input from partners and frontline practitioners to identify...More
A number of months have passed since you completed the Reducing Parental Conflict training and Trafford Council are keen to find out whether you have been able to successfully apply the knowledge and skills learnt to your role. We would like to identify any facilitators and barriers to successfully supporting parents in conflict and whether, as a result of the training, you have seen any positive outcomes with families. As we progress our RPC training programme, it is useful to get an...More
Trafford Moving is the borough’s physical activity and sport strategy. We would like to support more people in Trafford to be physically active. To do this we need to understand a bit more about you and your neighbourhood. The information gathered from this consultation will be used to develop a series of action plans designed to enable people in Trafford to move more every day and improve their health through activity.
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Want to help volunteer to support vulnerable residents this winter?
The Council will be providing over 3,000 Winter Wellbeing packs to some of our most vulnerable residents during the winter period.
To support this and after the amazing staff response we received last year, we are asking all our staff if they would be interested in volunteering some of their time again to help pack these at the town hall and/or to deliver them to residents across the borough.
If you can help,...More
We know surveys are pretty boring and there is rarely anything in it for you. However we really need your help to keep making improvements to our service and we are ready and willing to listen to your views. 15 minutes of your time will mean the world to us.
Everyone who responds and leaves their details will receive a copy of the collated report. If that wasn’t incentive enough, you will also have the option to win a £50.00 Amazon gift voucher.
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Thank you for attending today’s session. In order to make these sessions as useful as possible, please can you spare 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire. All of your responses will remain confidential.
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Trafford Council’s vision is for a Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities prosper. Supporting this vision, the Community Estate Policy sets out the Council’s approach for the management and operation of its Community Estate and how it works with and supports these assets both now and in the future.
This policy will set the vision to deliver a better integrated public service across the borough, working in partnership with our health partners and...More
This survey is part of our research to find out which term people in Trafford believe should be used to describe people’s ethnicity. We are asking you because Central Government has advised all public bodies to stop using the term Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and to adopt the term Ethnic Minorities as the appropriate collective term instead.
In order to make sure that we are meeting the needs of our communities, the Council has to write reports that help to...More
In our modern world, maintaining a healthy weight has become increasingly difficult. Living an active and healthy lifestyle is not always easy, which has led to more and more people struggling with excess weight.
We understand that there are many complex reasons which contribute to excess weight. This is why we think that a whole systems approach is needed, so that the healthy choice becomes the easy choice.
In order to do this, we need to review all aspects of...More
At Trafford Council, w e know that having the right home can have a big impact on your quality of life and that maintaining independence is important to everyone, especially if you have support needs. With that in mind, we have developed the Draft Supported Housing Strategy 2022-2027.
Supported accommodation is a type of housing that is provided alongside support, supervision, or care to help people live as independently as possible within the community.
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Introduction
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced local authority funding to support the provision of new places for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and those requiring alternative provision. This is collectively referred to as high needs provision.
Funding will be provided for 2022-24 through the High Needs Provision Capital Allocation (HNPCA). Trafford Council’s allocation of this funding is:
2022/23 - £4,728,995...More
Dear Colleagues
As part of our Cost for Care returns to the DHSC, we have the opportunity to reflect our providers’ views on market sustainability in our Market Sustainability Position.
Informal feedback has highlighted significant concerns in key areas across both homecare and care homes and we are keen to ascertain the differential impact of those within our care market as a whole.
Alongside the continued economic pressures, Trafford Council is...More
Triple P is a positive parenting programme free to Trafford residents. It focuses on supporting parents; Build a stronger relationship, Negotiate boundaries and expectations, Deal calmly with conflict, Survive the emotional rollercoaster, Prepare for risky situations and equip your children to handle life’s problems.
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Established over 10 years ago, the Trafford Partnership is Trafford’s local strategic partnership and is made up of private, public and Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise ( VCFSE) sector organisations who can deliver positive change together. The ethos of the partnership is to work together to effectively use our resources and assets in order to improve the quality of life for our residents.
Traditionally, the partnership has been governed by the Trafford...More