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National Standards for Community Engagement

In 2005 the Scottish Government commissioned the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) to develop best practice guidance for engagement between communities and public agencies. The resulting Standards were published with endorsement by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Scottish Enterprise and Highland and Islands Enterprise, NHS Health Scotland, The Association of Chief Police officers and many others.

The 10 standards are:

• The Involvement Standard

  We will identify and involve the people and organisations with an interest in the focus of the engagement.

• The Support Standard

  We will identify and overcome any barriers to involvement.

• The Planning Standard

  We will gather evidence of the needs and available resources and use this to agree the purpose, scope and timescale of the engagement and the actions to be taken.

• The Methods Standard

  We will agree the use methods of engagement that are fit for purpose.

• The Working Together Standard

  We will agree and use clear procedures to enable the participants to work with one another efficiently and effectively.

• The Sharing Information Standard

  We will ensure necessary information is communicated between the participants.

• The Working With Others Standard

  We will work effectively with others with an interest in the engagement.

• The Improvement Standard

  We will develop actively the skills, knowledge and confidence of all the participants.

• The Feedback Standard

  We will feedback the results of the engagement to the wider community and agencies affected.

• The Monitoring and Evaluation Standard

  We will monitor and evaluate whether the engagement meets its purposes and the national standards for community engagement.

National Standards Support Materials

There are a range of support materials, prepared by SCDC, that help people to use them.

• National Standards Booklet (525 KB PDF)

  The National Standards booklet sets out the principles behind the standards, the 10 standards and their associated indicators that help you to judge whether the standards are being met.

Standards Advice Notes

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• Using the Standards in Rural Communities (70 KB MS Word)

  This advice note drawn on discussion with practitioners who have applied the National Standards for Community Engagement in remote rural communities.

• Making the Standards accessible for Young People (45 KB MS Word)

  This is an introduction to the standards that was written for work with young people but with minor tweaking could be used with many other groups.

• Don't Treat Us All The Same (255 KB MS Word)

  This advice note has been produced to support people who want to ensure community engagement is inclusive and promotes equal opportunities.

• Further notes on engaging with Equalities Groups (45 KB MS Word)

  These notes draw on the views and experience of participants about engagement with communities of interest and in particular those with a concern about equalities issues. They are an addition to the advice note "Don't Treat Us All The Same"

• Culture or Compliance: Monitoring the use of the National Standards for Community Engagement (75 KB MS Word)

  This discussion paper describes growing and widespread adoption of the National Standards for Community Engagement in different policy contexts and reflects on the advantages and disadvantages of making them a formal measure of quality assurance.

The view of the Angus Community Planning Partnership is that these standards should be applied in community planning where there is a standing group, for example, local area partnerships, community of interest groups etc.

The Scottish Government has published the National Standards and a range of support materials, prepared by SCDC, that help people to use them.

• View the National Standards for Community Engagement pages on the SCDC website.

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