Participation
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The First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls
14th November 2024 by Secretariat Team - First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls
This blog post outlines the work of the First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG).
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Participation at the heart of policy design and delivery: the National Dementia Lived Experience Panel
21st May 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
“I am Indian; I am Scottish. I am a husband, a brother, a father, a grandfather. Some relations seem so distant now. Another life? I recall the streets of my youth; I do not know my address. But I am still me.” From a poem written by a member of our National Dementia Lived Experience…
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Democracy Matters: public participation in 2024 and beyond
13th May 2024 by Digital Engagement Team
It has been an interesting and busy time for the Local Governance Review Team since the summer of 2023. Many events and conversations have taken place across Scotland exploring how decisions could be made by communities themselves. Now that the dust has settled, we wanted to share some highlights of the conversations we observed and…
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Power and inclusion in participation
18th May 2022 by Ellie Snape
Participation experts Kelly McBride, David Reilly and Órlaith McAree share their experiences of putting inclusion in participation into practice and reflect on power dynamics and the value of lived experience in decision-making.