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Community Section

Welcome to the community section of our website. This section is specifically tailored for citizens and for community groups to use. The resources and information in this section are designed with communities in mind.

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  • Published: Apr 01, 2008

How is local government organised?

Most Participatory Budgeting takes places within the framework of local government so it is important to have an understanding of this structure in England, Scotland and Wales.

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  • Published: May 13, 2008

Why get involved with PB?

It's often been said money is power. Every year thousands of pounds worth of public money is spent in your name and on your behalf. If you are not involved when your money is spent, then how do you know it will be spent the way you want it to be?

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  • Published: May 13, 2008

Top tips for getting involved

There are lots of good experiences on which to build. All over the country local councils are already using Participatory Budgeting and more will be doing so in the future. The PB Unit has been studying what makes for successful programmes.

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  • Published: May 13, 2008

The issue of representation

One of the most common questions the PB Unit is asked at conferences, seminars, and training events is about representation. There are two main issues that are commonly raised: how important is it that different groups are fairly represented and how do you go about ensuring fair representation and how do you manage the potential of particular individuals or groups 'hijacking' an event by getting all their supporters to vote for their project? This page aims to address some of those issues and help organisers think through the risks around representation.

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  • Published: Aug 04, 2008

Councillors

This page is for councillors/elected members to help you to think about why you might want to do PB, why you might want to promote it as an idea and how it can help you in your role as councillor.

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  • Published: May 13, 2008

The People's Fund, East End & Hendon, Sunderland

The People's Fund was one of the original 5 pilots that the then Office of the Deputy Prime Minister funded to trial PB. They used a small community chest approach, with two events using PB to allocate £15,000 and £35,000 respectively.

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  • Published: Jun 27, 2008
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Role of councillors in PB

It is important to note that participatory budgeting does not, in any way, diminish the role of councillors and representative democracy. It supports it. This page explains the role of councillors within the PB process.

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  • Published: Aug 04, 2008

Voting methods

Voting is a crucial part of the PB process - whether that's done in a single event, multiple events or remotely. This page looks at different methods of voting and their pros and cons.

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  • Published: Mar 10, 2009
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We've developed a new toolkit with more resources, new case studies and more information on the PB process.  To check out a sample of the toolkit click here.  To order either a printed or electronic copy click here

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We have recently added lots of new tools and case studies to the online toolkit, including those in the second edition of the toolkit.  Check it out!

 
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