UK Wide Tree Officer Survey 2017

The Arboricultural Association is keen to find out more about the impact that the Government's austerity measures are having on the standard of tree care and the day to day ability of tree officers to fulfil their roles.

Tree officers are asked to complete this anonymous questionnaire to help us gain a better picture of the situation.

PLEASE ONLY COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE ONCE.

If you have already completed and returned a copy at a previous event you shouldn’t do so again.

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* 1. Many tree officers are facing significant pressures as the austerity measures imposed on local authorities continue. Please rank all of the issues below that impact on your ability to do your job well (1 being most important).

If there has been no adverse impact please skip to question 3.

Please note you can rank using the dropdown or drag and drop to re order

You have no formal training in arboriculture.

Additional duties not related to arboriculture are added to your role with no formal training.

Reduced staff capacity within your team, department or organisation.

There are no resources for training or CPD.

The provision of arboricultural expertise has been outsourced, or partially outsourced, impacting on service delivery.

Support functions such as administrative support or enforcement expertise have been reduced or are withdrawn.

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* 2. For the issue that has the greatest impact on your ability to do your job well, please give a brief summary of how this issue impacts on you.

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* 3. If you have not experienced an adverse impact, or seen improvements in service delivery since the imposition of austerity measures, please tick below and provide comments

No adverse impact within your local authority since the imposition of austerity measures

Improvement in service delivery within your local authority since the imposition of austerity measures

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* 4. What steps could the AA most usefully take to support tree officers in their role (please tick)?

Provide more tailored training for Tree Officers.

Set up dedicated web pages on our website with resources for tree officers.

Host networking events.

Lobby Government to highlight the issues facing tree officers.

Other (please specify)

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this questionnaire. Your contribution will help the Arboricultural Association to support your profession and act as your representative across the UK.