The Economy Watch website has recently published a review of the role of Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). In their report they highlight that too few PCC’s are embracing participation in budgets as a way to raise their profile. As the April 2016 report indicates in various passages: "Voters across 40 police force areas in… Read More
Themes
The central themes dealt with by Participatory Budgeting
Child-Participatory Budgeting: Good Practice Review
Plan International and the Centre for Children’s Rights at Queen’s University Belfast are conducting a global review of good practice for involving children and young people in participatory budgeting processes. This study includes an online survey and a small number of case studies in different countries and regions around the world. The study examines the… Read More
Glasgow residents decide on over £200,000 across the city.
The Glasgow Evening Times reports a boost for local groups is helping to provide everything from inflatable gymnastics equipment to woodworking workshops. More than £200,000 went to fantastic projects across the city. Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Community Planning Partnership asked people in all 21 of the city’s Area Partnerships to put forward proposals for… Read More
UCL Sustainability Team wins Award for Innovation with PB online platform
The Sustainability Team at University College London has received an award from UCL’s President and Provost Professor Michael Arthur for its innovative approach to academic collaboration and communicating the University’s carbon reduction challenge. Building on research from Deputy Director of the UCL Transport Institute Dr Tom Cohen, the Sustainability Team led the development of a… Read More
Public can vote online for favourite school project and spend £100,000
As reported in the Royal Borough Observer: "parents and supporters will be able to win funds for their favourite schools’ treasured projects under a new scheme being launched by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. The Schools Participatory Budgeting Scheme will see £100,000 made available each year, split across three terms. Schools can apply… Read More
North Ayrshire residents as young as 8 years have their say
Your money, you decide – the 3 Towns on the 21st May 2016 is the date of the next voting event in North Ayrshire, where residents will choose how to spend £19,000 in their community? Local people and groups can bid for up to £700. Shortlisted projects will be pitching their ideas in order to win… Read More
Edinburgh South Central Decides on over £200,000 of public money
On Saturday 30th April 2016 the Edinburgh South Central Neighbourhood Partnership had over £200,000 worth of funding available for distribution in 2016/17 and residents of South Centre Voiced their Choice and decided which projects got funded. Local people had some hard choices to make but have decided which was their favourites. The money was for community grants,… Read More
Boston Youth Leads the Change: Come for Pizza, stay for the power.
The PB Network has been reporting on innovations in Participatory Budgeting, and so we are pleased to read this update on Boston Youth Leads the Change on the Guardian Newspaper’s Cities webpages. As reported by Sandra Larson on the 31st March 2016: "When the city of Boston gave teenagers the power to allocate a million… Read More
Voice your Choice Scarborough… The results are in
A Voice Your Choice decision-making event was held in Scarborough on Wednesday 9 March 2016. The results are in! Residents in Scarborough came out in force to cast their votes at the sixth and final Voice Your Choice Decision-Making Event held on Wednesday 9 March 2016 at Scarborough Library. The theme for this year’s Voice… Read More
More parish councils give residents a way to have their say through PB
On the 9th April 2016 Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council, covering three villages near Keighley, North Yorkshire, will be launching a new Participatory Budgeting initiative. Around £20,000 of parish council funds will be available, split proportionally across the three villages. Ideas for how to spend the parish council’s money will be gathered following… Read More