Kent County Council’s (KCC) Budget Consultation 2026-27
Consultation Closes 29th September 2025
Kent County Council’s (KCC) Budget Consultation 2026-27 is now open for your views. Every year KCC sets a budget to determine how much money will be spent on services.
We are continuing to face the challenge of significant spending demands and cost increases largely in adults’ and children’s social care.
We need to manage this within the funding available, which mainly comes from Council Tax and Government grants. This requires tough choices about priorities for the future.
As we plan our spending for 2026-27, we need to hear:
- How comfortable you would be with reductions in spending across our different service areas.
- Your suggestions for how to make further savings, efficiencies and increase income.
- Your views on Council Tax options.
For more information and to have you say click HERE
Maidstone Borough Council – Community Governance Review
Unparished Area, Grove Green & Thurnham West
SURVEY CLOSES 30th September 2025
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is inviting residents to take up a once-in-a-generation opportunity to share their views and help shape the areas they live in.
The Council is conducting a Community Governance Review (CGR) to find out if new parish or town councils should be created to represent the unparished areas in the borough and give residents in Grove Green and Thurnham West to opportunity to share their views on the community governance in their local area.
An unparished area is one that is not represented by a parish or town council. Instead, all council services are delivered directly by either Maidstone Borough Council or Kent County Council.
Community Governance refers to the way in which a local area is run, how its residents are represented and how they can have a say in how decisions affect them.
Maidstone Town has seen growth and change over the years, and the area under review currently has an electorate of around 64,000 people, 60,000 in the unparished area, and this review will consider the projected growth in the area up to 2030. The CGR also incorporates the potential impacts of upcoming Local Government Reorganisation, including keeping a Mayor for Maidstone and establishing the identity of the Town and the areas surrounding it.
for more information and to access the consultation please click here
National Highways & Transport Network – Public Satisfaction Surveys
Surveys close end of February 2026
Kent County Council is taking part in the NHT Public Satisfaction Survey on highways and transport services. Whilst the main survey is being carried out by Ipsos, who are sending forms to a representative sample of households, we have also opted to take part in six web-based surveys on specific issues:
- Highway maintenance
- Accessibility
- Walking and cycling
- Public transport
- Road safety
- Tackling congestion
Help to Improve the NHS 111 Service
NHS Kent & Medway and NHS Sussex are working together to improve the NHS 111 service, and we would really value your support in helping us reach local residents.
NHS 111 is a free, 24/7 service that provides advice and support for non-emergency health concerns. It helps people get the right care, in the right place, at the right time whether accessed online or by phone.
To ensure the service is working well for everyone, we are inviting people to share their experiences through a short survey. This feedback will help us:
- Understand what works well within NHS 111
- Identify barriers or challenges people face
- Find ways to improve the service
The survey takes just 5–10 minutes and is completely confidential. It will remain open until Monday 18th August.
Kent Police & My Community Voice
Maidstone Town Team have been working towards reducing violence within the Town Centre. As part of this we would like to hear your views. The below link will take you to a short questionnaire which takes no longer than a couple of minutes to fill out. It is completely anonymous and the results will help guide Kent Police in relation to project work.
My Community Voice
My Community Voice is a messaging service that helps Kent and Medway residents, businesses, and community groups to keep in touch with their local policing teams. The service sends updates about your local area directly from the police officers themselves.
My Community Voice is more than just a messaging service; it allows you to reply to the alerts we send you, share information and tell us about the issues affecting you.
We are committed to engaging with communities to increase trust and confidence and to help protect people from harm. Police, partners and the public working together can build resilient and safe communities, and both reduce and prevent crime.
You will be able to play an active part in police appeals as well as keeping updated in what is happening in your local area.