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Dedicated community engagement team

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Name of person who posted the project:

Stephen Morgan


Location of project:

United Kingdom


Date when the project started:

2008


Date when the project ended/project ongoing:


Background to project:


The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council has shown its commitment to community engagement by setting up a dedicated Community Engagement Team (CET) in December 2008.

Purpose of project:

A small, core team working with business groups across the Council, the CET exists to:

  • provide strategic and practical advice on community engagement to the Council
  • strengthen links with communities and the third sector
  • better co-ordinate and promote best practice across the Council to reduce duplication and maximise opportunities for local people
  • support the Kensington and Chelsea Partnership in delivering the aims of the new community strategy.

Project activities:

The team develops policies, co-ordinates activities, works within communities and supports key projects to deliver better community engagement in Kensington and Chelsea.

The work of the team includes:

  • developing a strategic approach to community engagement for the Council and partners such as the police and health
  • leading the Council?s work to introduce a new equalities framework and the delivery of the equality action plan organising a series of seminars, briefings, and events including an Annual Lecture and Forum
  • providing advice to the borough?s 400 tenant and resident associations, including a Gold Standards scheme to recognise and reward excellence in representation of residents and tenants
  • supporting the Local Involvement Network (LINk) to involve people in influencing health and social care decisions
  • working with the Forum of Faiths to strengthen partnership working across faith communities in the borough
  • supporting councillor involvement with communities through a Borough Community Relations Advisory Group (BCRAG) and by engaging them in overview and scrutiny equality reviews.

Project results:


Contact details:

Stephen Morgan, Community Engagement Manager

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Community Engagement Team (CET)
2-4 Malton Road
London
W10 5UP

stephen.morgan@rbkc.gov.uk
020 7854 5852

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