Consultation and community engagement
What is consultation and community engagement?
Community engagement is the process of involving communities in the planning, development and management of services. For some it may be about tackling the problems and issues of a neighbourhood, such as crime, drug misuse or lack of play facilities for children. For others it can be about improving current services.
There are different degrees of engagement ranging from information sharing and feedback to consultation and active involvement.
All forms of community engagement need to be a positive, inclusive and effective experience for all those involved.
The National Standards for Community Engagement and our community engagement strategy is a framework used when engaging with communities or organisations.
What are we doing?
Within Perth and Kinross there is a wide range of engagement processes already in existence. Some of these include: parent councils, community councils, youth fora, pupil councils, registered and unregistered tenants organisations. All of these are about making sure that people can participate in lots of ways to make Perth and Kinross an even better place to live, work, study and play.
If you are interested in finding out what is going on in your area, check with your local community centre or have a look at the consultation and engagement events.
Community engagement is about changing service delivery and it is important that you participate and help shape the changes
We also have our citizens panel Viewfinder where residents are consulted to ascertain the views of Council services and other important issues affecting life in Perth & Kinross. Find out how you can become involved.
Consultation and engagement events
View information on past, current and future consultation and engagement events in the Perth and Kinross area.
