Community Engagement Challenge Forum

At its meeting on the 25th May 2006, The Aberdeen City Alliance (TACA) approved a proposal to merge the Getting Involved and Being Informed Forums into a single challenge forum under the title 'Community Engagement'.

This has been done because of the degree of overlap and connectivity between the membership and agenda of the two original forums.

The new forum’s purpose is…

“…to ensure that TACA meets its commitments to developing effective community engagement in the community planning process by building capacity both within communities and our organisations.”

The main concerns of the new forum will be to ensure that community planning is…

listening to and taking account of citizens views from all of Aberdeen’s communities
informing and supporting citizens and communities so they can participate in the life of the city

At present all TACA members have been invited to nominate their representatives on the Community Engagement Forum and the first meeting is likely to take place in August.

Further detail on the remit and membership and rationale behind the new forum can be found on the proposal presented to TACA.

Remit of the Community Engagement Challenge Forum

View the Community Engagement Minutes and Meetings Schedule

Current Community Engagement Priorities and Development Projects from the Partner Organisations

Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO)

Being Informed and Getting Involved Challenge Forums

Read about 'Being Informed'

Read about 'Getting Involved'

Contact Info

Chair/Facilitator:

Dave Valentine - Strategist (North), Strategic Leadership, Aberdeen City Council, (01224) 523036, davev@aberdeencity.gov.uk

What's New?

Evaluation of the Impact of the National Standards for Community Engagement - Two Years On - Summary Report

The Aberdeen City Alliance has endorsed the National Standards for Community Engagement. The Standards can help you to plan or evaluate a wide range of community engagement initiatives. Three separate guides are available...National Standards for Community Engagement, Illustrations and Users Guide

An outline of community engagement structure - this short paper gives a brief outline of the main community engagement structures in the city. Hopefully it will serve as an easy reference for community representatives and others who want to understand the roles of various groupings.

Citizens, Innovation & Local Governance-Report/Guidelines from the Demos Project

Community Engagement Bulletin - January 2008

A report entitled Closing the Gap - Community Engagement in Regeneration was considered at Aberdeen City Council Policy & Strategy Committee on the 4th March 2008. This report contributes to the further development of the city regeneration strategy and describes community engagement in community planning and regeneration in the seven priority regeneration areas. The report gives the background and context for community engagement; sets out what we know about current practice and makes recommendations for improving practice to involve and empower the regeneration communities. It calls for a high standard of preparation and execution of community engagement in community regeneration. The following recommendations were approved by the Committee.

1. Each Corporate Director for Neighbourhood Services to report to their Area Committee with an implementation plan for 2008/09.
2. The Director of Strategic Leadership to:

(ensure the proposed Neighbourhood Regeneration Delivery teams include in their remit responsibility to prepare and implement a community engagement plan for each priority area.
Assess in liaison with the Public Affairs Officer, opportunities for participation in the Scottish Government’s proposed Community Empowerment Programme.

3. The Director of Continuous Improvement to ensure a communications strategy, including a Resident’s Charter is prepared in consultation with community representatives and relevant officers.

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