Older People Deciding on Grants for Older People. An inclusive process with the principles of co-production and resilience at its heart. Commenting on the experience, one of the Older People participating said: ‘Our voices are being heard at last.’ As part of Edinburgh’s ‘Reshaping Care for Older People – Change Fund’ Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council… Read More
Themes
The central themes dealt with by Participatory Budgeting
Participatory Budgeting "thriving" in Trafford
Conservative run Trafford Council have been running Participatory Budgeting small grant programmes for a number of years in a variety of settings. Cllr Karen Barclay, chairman of the South Locality Partnership, commenting in the Trafford Messenger said: “We are really excited about this opportunity to support the voluntary work in south Trafford…the South Locality Partnership… Read More
Otley Town Council uses Precept to run Participatory Budgeting
Otley residents were invited to submit project ideas for the town and help spend £10,000 during June 2013, with voting on the results in September 2013. This forms part of Otley Town Council’s drive towards local decision making and the introduction of participatory budgeting. Key to Voice Your Choice is that Otley residents participate in… Read More
Edinburgh positive about the impact of Participatory Budgeting
In a recent report on a range of Participatory Budgeting initiatives Edinburgh City Council recognises the positive impacts in terms of public approval for opportunities to have a say over budgets. Examining programmes like the award winning Leith Decides encouraged the council to continue to develop the approach, and it is trying PB in a… Read More
Windsor and Maidenhead’s online Participatory Budgeting
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead runs an annual online public vote on projects that benefit the community. Voting in the latest round will close at 5pm on Monday 10 February 2014. Up to £50,000 has been allocated to help fund these local projects. Local groups can bid for up to £2,000 to support… Read More
Citizens decide online on the proceeds of crime in North Wales
Anglesey and Gwynedd residents can have their say, for the first time ever, on how money seized from criminals is spent. The Participatory Budgeting Scheme, established by Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick, is partly funded by money seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act. £42k has been made available for projects which will help… Read More
Lord Stevens’ report into the future of policing recommends PB
The Independent Commission into the future of policing published its report ‘Policing for a Better Britain’ on the 25th November 2013. The Commission’s remit was as wide reaching as that of the Royal Commission on the Police undertaken fifty years ago. Otherwise known as the Stevens report, after the Chair of the Commission, with 37… Read More
Massive turnout for Durham PB events
Durham County Council has been leading on innovations in local authority wide PB, and this year have seen their efforts pay off with record breaking attendance, with 11,000 residents participating at their already popular local events. Not only in developing citizen led decision making on small grants, but linking this to wider budget consultation exercises…. Read More
Diocese of Lichfield PB Day, June 2013
Steph Clerke produced this blog based on her involvement with the Bishop of Lichfield’s PB programme in June 2013. Below are some exceprts from her blog. PB Partners provided advice to the Diocese to make the event a great success. "Today I went with Kate Goodall over to Stafford to the Diocese of Lichfield Participatory… Read More
Communities in the driving seat… Oldham Big Local tries PB
Around 250 residents of Oldham attended It’s Up2us on the 30th November 2013. Oldham Big Local is one of a number of newly emerging community led PB programmes. They recently made £15,000 available to local residents in three neighbourhoods to spend on projects to improve their local communities. They named their programme "It’s Up2us!" Following… Read More