Participation requests are just one way to have a say in how to improve services. This guide explains what participation means and gives some pointers for the best way to do it.

Before making a participation request, it’s worth thinking about how best to approach doing this, and even whether a participation request is the best route for you to take. This guide gives some helpful tips and hints for you to consider based on our experience advising groups at Scottish Community Development Centre.

Participation requests can be made by informal and formal (i.e. constituted) community groups. But what if you are at an earlier stage than this and you have not formed a group? This short guide provides some advice and links to help you organise as the right kind of group to make a participation request.

Participation requests can be made to a list of organisations in charge of public services, or ‘public service authorities’. This guide introduces you which organisations are on this list and what to do if they aren’t.

SCDC has developed a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet and webpage to answer common questions about participation requests in an engaging and easier-to-understand way.