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People and Participation Online is led by Involve 
and is funded by Communities and Local Government, the Ministry of Justice and the Sustainable Development Commission. The website is designed and maintained by Headshift.
When using the term People and Participation Online (PPO) we refer to these partners. Your use of the PPO site constitutes your acceptance of the terms of the partners mentioned above and the conditions below. PPO reserves the right to change the contents of this page at any time without notice. You are responsible for checking the existence of any such changes. Whether you have checked for such changes or not, your use of the PPO site after such changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the amended terms and conditions.
PPO reserves the right to suspend or withdraw all or any part of the site at any time without notice and shall not be liable to you in the event that all or any part of the site is discontinued, modified or changed in any way.
Liability for content
PPO endeavours to ensure that the information published on the site is accurate. The information on PPO is, however, partly provided by users and the PPO team are not always able to check new content for accuracy or completeness. You therefore rely on the information on the PPO site at your own risk.
We welcome suggestions and comments about the site and its contents. You can address any queries or comments to ppo@involve.org.uk
Case Studies and Participation Library
The information in the Case Study and Participation Library sections is largely provided by users. While every effort is made to ensure its accuracy PPO is not responsible for the information provided in this section of the site and information provided here does not necessarily represent the views of PPO.
Moderation Policy
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- Don't advertise. You can mention relevant products and services as long as they support your comment.
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- Don't post in a language other than English, all posts are moderated and we do not have the facility for translation at present.
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- Stay on-topic. Please don't post comments that are unrelated.
- Don't be party political - this site is for signposting useful information and resources, therefore comments used for party political purposes will be removed.
- If a comment or addition contravenes these rules it will be removed. The participant will be able to make appropriate changes in order that the comment can be reconsidered. However, if a participant repeatedly breaks the rules that participant's user account will be suspended and may be permanently revoked.
Virus protection
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