We want to become better at involving young people, aged 12 -25, in the decisions that affect their local area and the services that they use. By taking part in this survey you will help us understand how we can achieve this. We will use the results to better enable young people to have their...More
During the recent severe weather, Falkirk Council aimed to keep the public as informed as possible about disruptions to our services, such as schools, roads and bin collections. Regular information was provided online on the Falkirk Council website and via Twitter. Please complete this quick...More
The Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership has been asked to find savings of £3m by Falkirk Council.
This has been a challenging exercise and has meant that the Partnership has had to consider options that were previously protected from budget reductions.
It is anticipated that the...More
Children's Services are currently in the process of updating our Anti-Bullying policies and procedures. Our current policies were last revisited in 2012 and can be found at the bottom of this page. The aims of this policy update are to:
merge the three exisiting policies into one policy...More
In 2016 the Scottish Government passed the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016. The Act places a number of duties on Local Authorities and Health Boards including offering support to adults and young carers through the completion of Adult Carer Support Plans and Young Carer Statements. It also includes a...More
It was agreed at a meeting of Falkirk Council on 6 December that the public should be asked for their views on the following budget proposals. These are additional to the existing proposals which were published on the website in October.
No final decisions will be made on any proposals until...More
The Council is facing an estimated budget gap of around £40m over the next two years (2018/19-2019/20).
Significant savings have already been made, including reducing the workforce by 7% in the past three years, but the financial pressures over the past decade have still seen a budget gap of...More
The Boundary Commission for Scotland published its Revised Proposals for UK Parliament Constituencies on 17th October for an eight-week final consultation period. The review covers all of Scotland except for Orkney and Shetland constituency and Na h-Eileanan an lar constituency which are fixed by...More
We want you to have your say on the level of Falkirk Council's proposed rent increase for 2018/19. As our tenant, your rent goes towards paying for a whole range of services which directly affect you. That's why your opinion is important to us.
Tell us what you think and your Housing Service...More
In Falkirk there is a rise in the number of children with significant Additional Support Needs in education arising from:
Social and communication difficulties
Autism
Currently 15 primary schools have Enhanced Provision and 3 primary schools have ASN for complex needs. We have...More
In February 2016, Children's Services bought the former Focus School in Laurieston, primarily for the purpose of relocating the Mariner Support Service from Weedingshall in Polmont.
In August 2016, the Mariner Support Service was moved from Weedingshall to this new site, that is now called the...More
We want your views on how we’re maintaining and developing the road and footpath network in the Council area.
Your feedback on our performance will help shape what we need to do in future to meet our service delivery plans.
The survey shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes to complete. More
The Historic Environment of Falkirk includes a wide range of archaeological, cultural, historic and architectural assets and sites. These include statutory designations such as one world heritage site, The Antonine Wall (part of the transnational Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage...More
We have prepared a new draft Local Housing Strategy for 2017-2022. This sets out the priorities, outcomes and actions for housing in the Falkirk Council area for the next five years.
We achieved significant progress with our last strategy, which was adopted in 2011. We aim to build on these...More
A lot has changed in the Falkirk area over the last 20 years. New housing, new schools, new greenspaces, changing town centres, and many more visitors than we used to have. Growth has brought benefits, but also challenges. And change hasn't always happened in the places we wanted it...More
We carry out an assessment of need for people who have a disability or a health condition that makes it difficult for them to do things.
The eligibility criteria is a set of rules that help decide the level of support we will offer to people that need it.
We want to update the eligibility...More
The Scottish Government is committed to increasing the early learning and childcare core entitlement from 600 to 1140 hours per year by 2020.
The overall objectives will be to:
Maintain high quality early learning and childcare provision
Provide more flexibility for parents who...More
On 31 March 2016 Police Scotland stopped operating a traffic warden parking enforcement service.
We are seeking powers to take over the enforcement of the existing on-street public parking from Police Scotland, across the Falkirk Council area.
At its meeting on 27 September 2016, our...More
The purpose of the Statement of Licensing Principles is to provide assistance to the Licensing Board in the implementation of the Act, decision making on, and administration of, the licensing of premises which offer gambling within this area and to outline the way in which the Board intends to...More
In accordance with the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, we are currently undertaking an interim review of our existing polling places, starting on 13 December 2016.
We would welcome comments from electors in the Falkirk Council area and from any person or organisation with...More
The Boundary Commission for Scotland has started the 2018 Review of the UK Parliament Constituencies in Scotland and is now consulting the public on the initial proposals. Under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (as amended), the Commission is required to produce proposals for 53...More
We are promoting a broad approach to Nurture which encompasses the ethos and culture of the whole school, specific practices that are beneficial for all children and targeted intervention that is beneficial for those with specific assessed needs. The approach is evidence based and helps to...More
In response to the Community Justice Act (Scotland) 2016 the Community Justice Partnership started work on a plan to improve how community justice services are delivered in Falkirk. We want to stop crime by addressing people's needs and we want to help people and communities to reach their full...More