Devon County Council

Devon County Council

Alphington village active travel consultation

Devon County Council is holding a second consultation until 26 July on proposals it says will “improve facilities for active travel” in Alphington village between the Alphin Brook roundabout and the double mini roundabout at the Shillingford Road turn.

Heavitree & Whipton active streets trial confirmed

A £190,000 Heavitree & Whipton active streets scheme trial will begin in August for up to eighteen months, the first six of which will be a statutory consultation period during which residents and organisations will be invited to comment on the scheme.

Special Heavitree & Whipton active streets scheme meeting to be held

A special meeting of Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HaTOC) is being held at County Hall on Tuesday 20 June to discuss the Heavitree & Whipton active streets trial scheme following two public consultations and extensive community engagement.

Representatives of SEND Parents and Carers for Change standing in front of County Hall

SEND children’s services still “failing to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people”

Devon County Council says change is underway but parents say problems remain unresolved, not enough is being done and their views are being ignored.

Closed doors at County Hall

Closed doors at County Hall for councillor conduct hearings

A survey of local authority approaches to standards committee hearings finds Devon County Council alone in imposing private determination of conduct complaints.

Ofsted says Devon County Council children’s social work remains “inconsistent”

An Ofsted monitoring report on Devon County Council children’s services, the fifth since the local authority was judged inadequate in January 2020, has found that the “quality of social work practice across Devon remains inconsistent”.

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