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Democratic conversations in POLO and Newhaven

Democratic conversations in POLO and Newhaven. Background. Localism agenda Service delegation Big Society/community resource Personalisation/neighbourhood working Neighbourhood planning. Aims. Clearer expression of public views

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Democratic conversations in POLO and Newhaven

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  1. Democratic conversations in POLO and Newhaven

  2. Background • Localism agenda • Service delegation • Big Society/community resource • Personalisation/neighbourhood working • Neighbourhood planning

  3. Aims • Clearer expression of public views • Richer information resulting from consultations = better, cheaper services • Scope to access community resource • Opportunities for citizen governance • Successful neighbourhood planning pilot

  4. Characteristics of a good conversation • Multi-centred • Open • Light • Readable • Informed • Bounded

  5. Starting point for a solution • Understand people in their different roles: • Citizen • Service user • Neighbour • Resource

  6. Types of action Large-group Citizen discussions Neighbourhood plan approval Collective action Consultations Surveys Direction of change Consumer Citizen Neighbourhood plan drafting Running community assets Serving on a parish council Participating in traditional democracy Complaints Service-user comments Small-group Large-group

  7. What can LDC do? • Connectivity between citizens is primarily social, not to do with government • Can’t create the willingness to engage • Can implement means to make it easier • Can show that getting involved has a real effect

  8. Parishes • Build on good relations with PCs • Consider their information requirements • Build a support network at Lewes and locally to work with them on community initiatives, using model of Rodmell business forum • Support for taking PC meetings more widely through community video

  9. Citizens • Information - simplify, move online, provide context • Encourage, support and report on civic activities separately from volunteering • Consider an “I’m an active citizen” sign-up programme

  10. Neighbourhood planning • Big test of existing structures • Ideally would establish participation networks around something less divisive at first • Grow from local participation on the basis of information • Listen to where people are • Discuss, draft, vote

  11. Where next? • LDC will want to take recommendations forward • Opportunity for interested towns/parishes to tey out new approaches • Interested in developing wider conversations and networks

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