Glasgow Community Planning Partnership is committed to ensuring that communities are fully engaged in the process of community planning. In order to achieve an inclusive Glasgow we will ensure that:
- communities are involved in decisions which affect them,
- active citizenship is promoted and people of all ages encouraged to become involved,
- the diversity of the needs of citizens are taken into account in the design and delivery of services to ensure that these are appropriate and accessible by all; and
- action is taken by all partners to ensure that no one in Glasgow is disadvantaged because of their age, gender, disability, race, sexuality, or faith
We believe that involving communities of place and interest in the design and delivery of public services and in decisions that will affect them will help ensure that services are more appropriate.
A Community Engagement Plan exists for each local Community Planning Partnership area, outlining the local priorities within these neighbourhods, how local resdients will be involved, and how Community Planning Partners will deliver upon these plans.
As we develop our community engagement processes and structures, we will employ the National Standards for Community Engagement produced on behalf of the Scottish Government. These standards will ensure that the way in which we work with communities is open, transparent and effective.
Community Reference Groups
Community Reference Groups (CRGs) have been formed across the city. These are panels of local residents who represent various interest groups from within each of the Local Community Planning areas. These are representative bodies which reflect the geographical and population mix within the area and the equalities aspects of community engagement. The remit for Community Reference Groups is to support effective Community Engagement in Local Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) by:
- assisting in communicating the wide range of different views held by local community groups and networks to community planning partners.
- engaging with local partner organisations to discuss issues in relation to that partner’s role, local priorities and plans etc; and
- advising partner organisations on how best to conduct community engagement within the LCPP board area.
The aim of this is to have community dialogue in deciding the key things that matter to communities and how community planning partners might respond to these.
A total of 10 Community Reference Groups are operational across Glasgow, covering all parts of the city. If you are interested in becoming a member of your local Community Reference Group, please contact your local area team, or alternatively the relevant Community Engagement support vehicle, contact details for whom are available via the feedback & contact link above.
Support Vehicles
We have established a series of 'Community Engagement Support Vehicles' across the city. The staff within these structures are specifically tasked to support the development and delivery of Community Reference Groups as well as to facilitate the community engagement process across Commuity Planning Partners. Contact details for each support vehicle can be viewed from the feedback & contact link above.
We are also ensuring that Community Planning forges linkages with the significant number of inter-related and connected structures for which community engagement support is an important element, including:
- Community Health & Care Partnerships
- Community Councils
- Local Housing Forums
- Community Safety Partnerships
- Community Learning Partnerships
- Childcare Forums