Community involvement UK resources

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 * National Standards for Community Engagement, Scotland

Video
10 Reasons why democratic reform cannot wait, January 25, 2007, about 2 mins. c5mgBsRQr4c

Random facts

 * Just 38 per cent of respondents to the Citizenship Survey (April 2007 - March 2008) felt able to influence decisions in their local area whilst only 39 per cent of people were involved in some kind of civic participation such as attending a public meeting, signing a local petition or contacting a local councillor. The findings tally closely with data from this year's local elections which showed average voter turnout at around 40 per cent or less. Source: Communities and Local Government June 26


 * six in ten people do not feel they are given an adequate say on how local council services are run;
 * more than 9 in 10 people believe accountability of councils could be improved;
 * nearly four in 10 people do not feel councillors are representative of their communities and six in 10 do not believe they adequately reflect their views.

Source: Communities and Local Government, March 5 2008


 * 37 per cent of people feel they can influence decisions affecting their local area. 20 per cent feel they could influence decisions affecting Great Britain. Source: 2007 Citizenship Survey, Communities and Local Government. Both measures have fallen since 2001 where they were at 44 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.