MOD will publish interim feedback reports (click on 'Submarine Dismantling Documents' in the Related Pages box on the right) to provide a summary of consultation progress, including some key statistics on events held, the level of response and raw text from feedback forms received (where permission has been given for publication).
Public Consultation: Local Events
To register for Local Events please contact us (see Contacts and Information box on the right).
Consultation starts: Friday 28 October 2011
Closing date for responses: Friday 17 February 2012
All venues will be open to all members of the public to attend for the duration of the exhibition (including the Rosyth Civil Service Club).
PLYMOUTH
Plymouth Guildhall – Sat 12 to Wed 16 Nov 2011
Public Exhibitions will run from 11am to 7pm
The exception is Remembrance Sunday where the exhibition will start at 11.05am.
Workshops are on Sat, Sun & Mon starting: 11.30, 13.00, 15.00, 16.30, 18.00
FIFE
Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline – Sat 19 to Wed 23 Nov 2011
Public Exhibition from 11am to 7pm each day
Workshops are on Sat, Sun & Mon starting: 11.30, 13.00, 15.00, 16.30, 18.00
Rosyth Civil Service Club, Rosyth - Tue 13 December 2011
Public Exhibition from 11am to 5pm
Workshops are starting 11:30, 13.00, 15.00
Elgin Hotel, Charlestown – Tue 13 December 2011*
Workshops are starting 17:00, 18:00
We are aware that due to postal delays, the advertising for this event did not reach all local residents in time and we apologise for this. If you would have attended this event, please consider attending the Linlithgow events instead in February 2012. Recognising the greater distance you would need to travel, please contact us if you would like us to provide transport for you to and from the Linlithgow venue.
SALTASH
Saltash Guildhall, Saltash - Fri 2 Dec 2011
Public Exhibition from 11am to 7pm
St Mellion Hotel, St Mellion – Sat 3 to Mon 5 Dec 2011
Public Exhibition from 11am to 7pm each day
Workshops are on Sat & Sun starting: 11.30, 13.00, 15.00, 16.30, 18.00
TORPOINT
Torpoint Town Hall, Torpoint – Tue 6 Dec and Wed 7 Dec 2011
Public Exhibition from 11am to 7pm each day
Workshops are on Wed 7 Dec starting: 11.30, 13.00, 15.00, 16.30, 18.00
EDINBURGH
Surgeons’ Hall, Edinburgh –
Fri 9 to Mon 12 and Wed 14 Dec 2011
(no event Tue 13 Dec)
Public Exhibition from 11am to 7pm each day
Workshops are on Sat, Sun & Mon starting: 11.30, 13.00, 15.00, 16.30, 18.00
LINLITHGOW
Burgh Halls, Linlithgow - Fri 3 to Sun 5 February 2012
Public Exhibition from 11am to 7pm each day
Workshops are on Fri 3 Feb starting: 11.30, 13.00, 15.00, 16.30, 18.00
To register for National Workshops please contact us (see Contacts and Information box above).
BIRMINGHAM
Tue 31 Jan 2012, 11am to 4pm
International Conference Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA
GLASGOW
Mon 6 Feb 2012 , 11am to 4pm
Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Exhibition Way, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G3 8YW
The consultation will inform the three key decisions that MOD needs to take to progress the project:
- How the radioactive material is removed from the submarines;
- Where we carry out the removal of the radioactive material from the submarines; and
- Which type of site is used to store the radioactive waste that is awaiting disposal.
We are also seeking the public’s views on our assessment of the environmental effects of submarine dismantling as set out in the Environmental Report of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).
Further information about our plans for the consultation are available in the document SDP – Our Approach to Public & Stakeholder Engagement (see related pages). The Consultation Document itself and feedback form are also available from this website (see related pages).
There will be various routes and opportunities to respond but the Consultation Document, its key questions and supporting material will be the focus of the consultation. While all comments will be welcomed, the Consultation Document will pose a number of questions, designed to help us understand the public’s views on these three decisions.
A range of information will be published for experts and non-experts alike to help them understand the project, the decision making process and the options being considered so that they may form their views and to respond in an informed manner. Technical information, including background studies and analyses, will also be made available for those who wish to follow the process in more depth.
Two previous public consultations have taken place on the project; the Front End Consultation (FEC) and the Consultation on ISOLUS Outline Proposals (CIOP) which took place between 2002 and 2004.
The FEC sought to identify what members of the public and other key stakeholders considered should be taken into account when developing a solution for submarine dismantling. The CIOP considered the proposals put forward by four industry groups to meet the ISOLUS (Interim Storage of Laid-Up Submarines) requirement for the final disposal of 27 redundant nuclear powered submarines.
Over 100 recommendations came forward from the two consultations. All of the feedback and recommendations received have been assessed, documented and are available to view in the Document Library (see related pages). These recommendations have all been considered in the preparation for the forthcoming Submarine Dismantling Consultation.
Page updated 9 December 2011.