The Involvement Standard

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

Indicators for the Involvement Standard are:

• All groups of people whose interest are affected by the issues that the engagement will address are represented
• Agencies and community groups actively promote the involvement of people who experience barriers to participation
• Agencies and community groups actively promote the involvement of people from groups that are affected but not yet organised to participate
• The people who are involved, whether from agencies or community groups:
  • want to be involved
  • have knowledge of the issues
  • have skills, or a commitment to developing skills, to play their role
  • show commitment to taking part in discussions, decisions and actions
  • attend consistently
  • have the authority of those they represent to take decisions and actions
  • have legitimacy in the eyes of those they represent
  • maintain a continuing dialogue with those that they represent