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Participation Request Resource Pack
Guides, tools and templates to make the most out of PRs
Guides, tools and templates to make the most out of PRs
Elie & Earlsferry Community Council→
/Elie & Earlsferry Community Council (EECC) made a Participation Request to Scottish Rural College (SRUC) to improve the educational outcomes for SRUC students in Fife through improved access to local land-based courses at Elmwood College and contribute to the redesign of the educational offerings at Elmwood College. It was submitted in April 2024.
Read MoreSt. Andrew’s Research Group→
/St. Andrew’s Research Group made a Participation Request (PR) to NHS Fife to improve health and wellbeing for the people of St. Andrews and North-East Fife, specifically relating to health provision at St. Andrews Community Hospital.
Read MoreJoint Forum of Community Councils in West Lothian→
/The Joint Forum of Community Councils in West Lothian made a Participation Request to West Lothian Council concerning waste services throughout West Lothian.
Read MorePeople First (Scotland)
/In early 2022, People First (Scotland) submitted a Participation Request to Fife Health and Social Care Partnership to open discussion around the reduction and closure of local Community Based Services and the impact of limited support. Download a large print version here.
Read MoreLuing Community Council→
/Luing Community Council (LCC) made a Participation Request to Argyll and Bute Council Council to be involved in discussions around improving the ferry service to better meet the education, work, business, health and social care needs of islanders.
Read MoreArgyll and Bute Council→
/Argyll and Bute Council have actively promoted Participation Requests, seeing them as one of the ways that communities can ask to get involved in working with the Council to improve how services are delivered.
Read MoreNarrated Presentations – videos with audio, captions and BSL
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These three narrated presentations take you through what participation requests are and how to use them. We also provide some real life examples and activities to get you started on making one.
Read MoreWhat the legislation says
/An introduction to what the legislation says about the outcome imporvement process, which is the discussions that are set up as a result of your participation request being agreed to.
Read MoreWestbank Pitz
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Portobello Community Council used a participation request as part of the community's wider effort to increase their involvement in the sale of the Westbank Street land, known locally as the ‘Pitz’.
Read MoreFamilies into Sport for Health (FISH)
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Families into Sport for Health (FiSH) used a participation request to further their campaign to pilot Sunday opening hours of a local sports centre.
Read MoreTillydrone Community Flat
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Tillydrone Flat Association submitted a participation request to Aberdeen City Council in order to prevent the relocation of the Tillydrone Community Flat to a new community campus.
Read MoreScottish Borders SDS Forum
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Scottish Borders SDS Forum is a group of people with lived experience of self-directed-support (SDS) in the Scottish Borders. In May 2019, the forum made a participation request to Scottish Borders Council after the local authority decided to introduce pre-payment cards without adequate consultation.
Read MoreText for Braille
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Read MoreJargon buster
/The participation request form asks you a list of questions. There are some terms that you may not have heard before. This quick jargon buster explains what they mean.
Read MoreFilling in the form
/This quick guide takes you through the participation request form step-by-step as well as giving you some tips for finding the form and what to do if you can’t find it.
Read MoreWhere do we want to be?
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The participation request form asks you for the outcome you want to improve. This quick guide explains what an outcome is and helps you to think about the outcomes that are relevant to your participation request.
Read MoreLarge print text
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This large print guide introduces you to what participation requests are and how to use them.
Read MoreWhat makes a good process?
/This guide is about working together to improve services. At the end of the day, that’s what participation requests are all about!
Read MoreWhat makes a good process? - Activity
/This practical resource is aimed at helping community groups and public bodies come up with ideas for how to work together once a participation request has been agreed.
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