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2010 Aims

 

In 2010, the Institute will focus on five main themes:-

  • The ‘Duty to inform, consult and involve’ – Section 138  of the LGPIH Act 2007 - now extended to more organisations
    • A new training course on Implementing the Duty to Involve
    • In-house Workshops available to help Councils apply the statute to local conditions
    • Executive Briefings available for Chief Officers and elected members
  • Comprehensive engagement strategies, working through Local Strategic Partnerships and across agencies
    • New membership option available for LSPs; ask for details
    • In-house Workshops available to help Partnerships co-ordinate public engagement programmes
    • A special training course for Consultees – Responding to Consultations can help Third Sector partners
  • The Local Democracy Act 2009 – with 2 important new obligations – the duty to promote democracy and the duty to respond to petitions
    • ePetitions roundtables already successful. More to come
    • Technologies for Participation events regularly feature e-petition solutions
  • Citizens and Community Panels
    • The Institute’s Annual Panels conferences are always very relevant. The 6th Conference will be this Autumn in London
    • Watch for a brand new course – Effective Citizens Panels
  • Participatory Budgeting
    • The Institute delivers training in association with the PB Unit
    • Effective Participatory Budgeting is a popular training course