GreenSpace's impact survey

The green space sector reacted quickly to our request in March for information on 2011-12 budgets following the review. 63 responses in three weeks allowed us to present initial findings to Communities Minister Andrew Stunnell.

Our findings so far

• Almost half of the respondents stated that cuts to green space budgets would be greater or significantly greater than the cuts to the local authority as a whole.
• The vast majority of respondents had, or expected to lose staff.
• 60% of the jobs being lost involve those on the front line - directly involved in the maintenance and upkeep of green spaces.
• 70-80% report that quality standards will fall.
• 50-70% report that sites will become less beautiful, will fail to meet the needs of users and will not be as safe and secure.

Read more of our main findings, or download the full interim report.

In order for us to finalise our report it is vital that we receive further responses. Please spare 15 minutes to complete the online survey.