Consultation Tools

Every year Aberdeenshire Council consults with residents and service users with the aim of improving and developing services. Staff who are consulting on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council have a range of tools and support options available to them to help ensure that they carry out effective and meaningful engagements.

Consultation Strategy

The Consultation Code of Practice has been developed to ensure that all consultation undertaken by the council is effective, efficent and consistent.

• Consultation Code of Practice (pdf - 859kb)

Consultation Toolkit

Our Consultation Toolkit provides all the management and operational information required to guide any member of staff through the consultation process. The Toolkit provides information on topics such as:

• What to consider prior to Consulting
• Consultation Ethics
• Consultation Methods (Advantages, disadvantages and when to use)
• Engaging Hard to Reach Groups

• Consultation Toolkit (pdf - 1.23MB)