HSP commissioned Halton Borough Council's Research and Intelligence Team to undertake the 2007 community consultation exercise, using an almost identical questionnaire to previous years (2005and 2003).  This was to allow the benchmarking of results in order to identify where levels of satisfaction have increased or decreased. 

Questions explored why residents chose to live in their local area and whether they thought the area has improved over the past tow years.  Perceptions of safety, anti-social behaviour and drug use were also identified, along with what improvements residents' felt were most needed in their area.

A series of demographic questions were also asked to enable the HSP to target resources at particular groups and or locations as necessary.

Consulting the Communities 2007