2026/27 Budget savings proposals

This consultation is Open

Consultation Open 21 October 2025 to 02 December 2025

The Council has set out new budget plans which enable the authority to continue major improvements through firmer financial management, providing Nottingham taxpayers with better value-for-money through efficiency savings and paying down debt, while investing in the services which are important to local people.

The Medium-Term Financial Plan from 2026/27 to 2029/30 outlines how the authority aims to balance its budget, ending the use of Exceptional Financial Support (EFS), where the Government allows councils to use one-off money from the sale of assets to pay for day-to-day running costs.

While none of the proposals require formal public consultation, in the interests of openness and transparency the council is sharing its plans for savings and spending, and we welcome your views. Please use the survey form below to tell us what you think of the plans.

Take the survey

Please view the full report here: (report will open in a new tab)

Microsoft word: Exec Board Budget Report

PDF: Exec Board Budget Report

Please view the New savings proposals here: (report will open in a new tab)

Microsoft word: Appendix 2 - New Savings

PDF: Appendix 2 - New Savings

Please view the investment proposals here: (report will open in a new tab)

Microsoft word: Appendix 3 - Investments

PDF: Appendix 3 - Investments

Below you can find a list of our Budget engagement events along with joining instructions. If you want additional information about these events or have any accessibility requirements please email us at engage@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Date	Time	Venue	How to take part	Link/Address
Monday 3rd November	12pm-1pm	Online on Microsoft Teams	Click on the Teams link and join the meeting	Join here (link will not work until we go live at 12pm)
Monday 10th November	12pm-1:15pm	Mary Potter Health Centre Library	Turn up at the venue on the day - no registration needed	Hyson Green Library - Google Maps
Tuesday 11th November	12pm-1:15pm	St.Anns Valley Centre Library	Turn up at the venue on the day - no registration needed	St Anns Library - Google Maps
Wednesday 12th November	12pm-1:15pm	Bulwell Riverside Library	Turn up at the venue on the day - no registration needed	Bulwell Riverside Library - Google Maps
Thursday 13th November	12pm-1:15pm	Clifton Library	Turn up at the venue on the day - no registration needed	Clifton Library - Google Maps
Tuesday 25th November	6pm-7pm	Online on Microsoft Teams	Click on the Teams link and join the meeting	Join here (link will not work until we go live at 6pm)

Date	Time	Venue	How to take part	Link/Address
Thursday 6th November	3pm-4:15pm	Loxley House	Meeting for Disability Involvement Group network members and members of the Deaf Society and deaf community	Attendance for qualifying representatives is by advance registration via emailing engage.mailbox
Monday 17th November	9:30am-11am	Loxley House	Meeting for representatives of voluntary and community sector groups and businesses	Attendance for qualifying representatives is by advance registration using this form: registration link
Friday 28th November	9:30am-11am	Loxley House	Meeting for young people	For more information contact engage.mailbox

The slide deck presented at our engagement events can be viewed here

You can view Equality Impact Assessments for the proposals here: EIA library

You can view our FAQ's here (this will download and open in a new tab)

The following short video shows how you can translate the survey. Answers submitted in an alternative language to English will be translated our end using Google Translate.

If you want to print a translated version of the survey, please download the survey as a word document here and translate within Microsoft Word before printing.

Paper copies are available at local Nottingham City libraries. You can also hand in a completed paper copy at your library if you wish to print at home. To find your local branch click here: Find a Library | Nottingham City Libraries

If you would like to mail your completed survey directly to us please send to the following address:

Research, Engagement & Consultation Team
Loxley House
Station Street, NG2 3NG
Nottingham
United Kingdom

You can download and print off a pdf copy of the survey here
A Microsoft Word version of the survey, compatible with screen readers can be viewed here
You can download and view/print a copy of the FAQ's here

We want our consultations to be as accessible as possible. If you require a survey in large text or braille, a sign language interpreter at one of our in-person engagement events, or anything else in order to participate in this consultation please contact us at engage@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

How will we use your responses?

- Responses will be collated, summarised and included in a report to Full Council
- Please do not disclose any personal identifiable information
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