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The news and events section provides a quick way of keeping up to speed with what is going on in the world of public participation. For information about upcoming events, (and choose to add your own), see the interactive calendar


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Last changed May 30, 2008 12:44 by Dominic Potter

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) yesterday launched a new expert resource centre to help policy makers talk to the public about science - the Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre for Public Dialogue in Science and Innovation (ERC).

The new centre - a virtual information hub together with a range of offline support services - was unveiled by Baroness Delyth Morgan,...

Posted at 30 May @ 12:41 PM by Dominic Potter | 0 comments

The Government has just published its Draft Legislative Programme for 2008/09, and there are some very interesting themes in the programme for us here at Involve.

One such theme is the Personalisation and Improvement of Public Services. In the next Parliamentary session the government is proposing changes to further put patients, parents,...

Posted at 22 May @ 3:23 PM by Dominic Potter | 0 comments

Last night saw an elite few Local Authorities in the UK recognised at the Beacon awards ceremony celebrating innovation, excellence and quality local services. Each year, Ministers set around ten themes relevant to issues faced by authorities every day.

Interestingly, this year one such theme was 'Transforming services: citizen engagement and empowerment' and the winner of this category are Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,...

Posted at 05 Mar @ 11:19 AM by Edward Andersson | 0 comments
Last changed Nov 06, 2007 15:57 by Edward Andersson

Through Participation Partners - a new pilot programme - policy teams across central government will have access to free expert advice and support on public participation. Participation Partners is funded by the Democratic Engagement Branch of the Ministry of Justice and is delivered by participation experts, Involve....

Posted at 05 Nov @ 6:20 PM by Edward Andersson | 0 comments

www.peopleandparticipation.net was today launched to a wider audience by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears as part of the Government's 'Empowerment Action Plan'.

The plan sets out how the Government will deliver on its commitment to empower communities through a range of activities, including more community power to trigger petitions, citizens' juries and an increased say for local communities over local budgets....

Posted at 19 Oct @ 12:31 PM by Edward Andersson | 0 comments

The UK Government has launched its review of consultation policy: "Effective Consultation: asking the right questions, asking the right people, listening to the answers". This document is part of the Cabinet Office's review of central government consultation policy.

The consultation is aimed at anyone with an interest in responding to government consultation exercises,...

Posted at 12 Jul @ 1:12 AM by Edward Andersson | 0 comments