School start time during winter months
Should government primary schools shift their start time from 8:00am to 8:45am between November and February?
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11,294closes 19 Oct
POL-2026-009ClosedConsultative
Evening opening hours for the public library
The question
Should the central public library stay open until 8pm on weekdays, funded by reducing Saturday hours?
Responses
- Yes — extend weekday hoursleading4,211 votesOption 1 of 344%Yes — extend weekday hoursOption 1 of 3
- No — keep the current hours3,087 votesOption 2 of 332%No — keep the current hoursOption 2 of 3
- Extend hours without cutting Saturday2,203 votesOption 3 of 323%Extend hours without cutting SaturdayOption 3 of 3
9,501 responses in total
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Why this is being asked
Library visitor counts peak between 4pm and 7pm, when the building is already near capacity. Staffing a later evening would require trading hours elsewhere in the week.
What will be done with the result
The result informed the library’s winter rota, which now runs to 8pm on weekdays and closes at 2pm on Saturdays. Visitor counts under the new rota are published quarterly.
Record
- Poll opened15 Aug 2026
- Poll closed15 Sept 2026
- Outcome published25 Sept 2026
Winter rota announced with a commitment to publish visitor counts.
Outcome published
Extended to 8pm on weekdays from October, with Saturday closing at 2pm. Visitor counts for the first quarter were 18% higher than the same quarter last year.
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