LEADER conference Workshop 2
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LEADER Conference 22.11.12
Engaging Communities
Why communities need to be involved
Engagement outcomes
Policy and practice context
Example and key success factors
Where are we now?
Question of community engagement ‘no
brainer’ for some
Well rehearsed in government lexicon but
does it mean different things for different
people?
Consultation or engagement?
Community Engagement…
Developing and sustaining a working relationship
between one or more public body and one or more
community group, to help them both to understand
and act on the needs or issues that the community
experiences
(National Standards for Community Engagement)
Why involve local communities?
Lived experience, knowledge, understanding
and intelligence about local needs and
priorities
‘Doing to’ doesn’t work!
Increased participation leads to better
economic, health and social outcomes
Increased participation leads to greater
community empowerment and stimulates a
healthier democracy
Community engagement outcomes;
Stronger, healthier and more resilient
communities
Increased community empowerment
Increased social capital
Increased community participation
Healthier local democracy
Higher levels of equality
Reduced impact on public services
Communities are increasingly
the focus of public policy
Community led regeneration
Health – assets based approaches
Reshaping care – co-production with
communities
Public services reform
Planning, criminal justice, early years…
Potential legislation in the form of the
proposed Community Empowerment and
Renewal Bill
New duties for CPPs
Success factors in realising
policy ambitions – consider…
Motivation
Capacity
Opportunity
The Playz, Pennyburn
Key success factors
Why is Playz a good example?
Initially supported by the local housing
association, it was driven by the
community starting with an issue identified
by the community
Range of methods – door knocking,
community events, surveys, focus groups,
design groups
Barriers to engagement were addressed
Transparent process, lots of information
Engagement linked in with other activities,
e.g. personal development programme for
young people
High levels of engagement with multiple
stakeholders, agency and community
Designed from the start to be community led,
capacity building process integral part
The result?
A blight transformed into an asset
Sense of local pride and achievement
Higher levels of community activity and
participation across all ranges
Local employment and training places
Hub for exchange of community assets
Community ownership and respect
A new generation of community activists!
Moving forward
How can we engage at an early stage to identify local
needs and aspirations and to identify and agree
appropriate interventions/solutions in partnership with
communities?
What is the role of the LAG in this regard?
How might we link with all the other policy agendas
(and funds) and what benefits are there in linking with
community planning processes?
How do we assess and respond to local capacity
building support needs?
What skills and competences need to be developed?
Some tools and resources…
National Standards for Community Engagement
VOiCE www.voicescotland.org.uk
Action Research in Communities
http://www.scdc.org.uk/what/community-led-actionresearch/ARC/
Participatory Budgeting
http://www.participatorybudgeting.org.uk/
Scottish Co-production Network
http://www.coproductionscotland.org.uk/
Workshop questions
1. What’s happening now?
2. What are the key success factors?
3. How can these be built into the new
programme?
4. What are your three key messages or
aspirations for the next programming
period?