Engage FAQs

If you have any questions about content, or council's consultation and engagement process, please email us: engage@aberdeenshire.gov.uk 

If you have a question regarding a specific project currently open for consultation, please contact the relevant project officer. Their contact details can be found in the Who’s Listening section for each projet.

e are asking people to register to help us keep the platform safe and reliable. If you are registered, you can also tell us if you want to be notified about future engagements. That way you will not miss anything important!  

When you register for Engage Aberdeenshire, we ask questions about you such as your year of birth, gender and postcode. These questions are optional, but this helps us understand who is engaging with us. Knowing a little more about who you are also helps us get a higher quality of data to go along with your feedback. The data will help us determine for example, if specific groups such as younger people or older people have differing views. This provides us with a richer and more valuable response to help council make decisions. The registration data also allows us to know who is typically engaging with us and whether we need to take steps to help give everyone an equal opportunity to get involved and have their voice heard. 

Any community, school or business group or charitable organisation can take part in tjhe project

Yes, we take your privacy very seriously.  We will never give your personal details to a third party or disclose your personal information without your consent. 

We will only use your email to contact you with updates and to invite you to participate in consultations.  We will not give your email address to anyone else or use it for any other purpose. 

For further information, refer to our privacy notice(External link). 

We are asking people to register to help us keep the platform safe and reliable. If you are registered, you can also tell us if you want to be notified about future engagements. That way you will not miss anything important!  

When you register for Engage Aberdeenshire, we ask questions about you such as your year of birth, gender and postcode. These questions are optional, but this helps us understand who is engaging with us. Knowing a little more about who you are also helps us get a higher quality of data to go along with your feedback. The data will help us determine for example, if specific groups such as younger people or older people have differing views. This provides us with a richer and more valuable response to help council make decisions. The registration data also allows us to know who is typically engaging with us and whether we need to take steps to help give everyone an equal opportunity to get involved and have their voice heard. 

You can fill in a survey or answer a quick polls at any time by clicking on the appropriate link. However, if you want to take part in a discussion forum or share your ideas, you will need to register and sign in.  

If this is your first time participating in engagement activities though Engage Aberdeenshire, you will need to register using the "Register" button at the top right hand of the page. When prompted create a username of your own choice and provide a valid email address. We will then send you a verification email to complete your registration. 

Please note: your comments will appear under your username, so we recommend that you create a username that protects your identity; do not use your full name.    

You only have to register the once and then log-in each time you participate in an engagement activity. You can opt out by unsubscribing at any time.

If you have previously registered simply click on the "Sign In" function located on the right hand side of the top tool bar. 

Yes, you can change your registration details by logging into your account on the Engage Aberdeenshire site. Once you're logged in you'll see your username above banner in the top right hand corner. Click on the drop down arrow, which brings up a menu, then click Profile and make any updates.

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We collate all comments, ideas and suggestions received from our engagement platform and from other face-to-face consultation to gain insight into community views and opinions, which we then use to inform the development of strategies, programs, and activities or other council decision-making processes. However, whilst all feedback provided during a consultation will be considered, this does not mean that every suggestion can be taken on board or adopted.