More about community engagement and consultation
More about community engagement and consultation….
Community engagement, as a concept - has been around for many years but there is no common or widely-agreed definition. Many studies and reports provide various definitions and the one used here is taken from the Home Office, which uses Wilcox's model 'ladder of participation', to define community engagement by citizens in relation to those in authority, as;
- Informing - giving a message but don't require feedback or comment
- Consultation - Allows choice between pre-determined options not an opportunity to propose alternatives
- Deciding together - views shared, options generated jointly a course of action agreed upon
- Acting Together - working with others to make decisions and carry through the action agreed
- Supporting local initiatives - supporting groups to develop and implement their own solutions
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