Tools to help you engage

Engaging with people

Consultation and Engagement toolkit

The toolkit provides tips and advice on planning, designing and developing effective consultations.

Community engagement app

Community Engagement App

The app lists consultations and surveys that council services have already carried out with local communities, and information about what communities told us in response.

Place Standard Tool

Place Standard Tool

The Place Standard tool is a way of assessing places. Whether the place is well-established, undergoing change, or is still being planned, the tool can help you.

Consul democracy

CONSUL democracy

Consul Democracy is a platform for citizen participation

Community engagement tips and lessons learned

UNCRC – 7 Golden rules for participation

The 7 Golden Rules for Participation are a set of principles that anyone working with children and young people can use. They inform adults what children and young people’s participation should feel like.

VOiCE

Visioning Outcomes in Community Engagement) tool is an innovative IT based tool which provides support to community engagement activity

The Scottish Approach to Service Design (SAtSD) – gov.scot

The vision for the people of Scotland to be supported and empowered to actively participate in the definition, design and delivery of their public services (from policy making to service improvement).

gears

Service Design Approach

Argyll and Bute Council’s own Service Design-led approach to improvement

Transforming Together

Argyll and Bute HSCP Engagement Framework (scot.nhs.uk)

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership’s Engagement Framework

LEON

Training for staff in community engagement is available to increase awareness and skills across council services. 

Community engagement tips and lessons learned

The Community Engagement Strategy Group brings together officers across the Council who are involved in consultation and engagement and sharing information and examples of practice.

Community Development team. Contact communitydevelopment@Argyll-bute.gov.uk

Community led action planning

Community-led Action Planning Argyll & Bute (communitytoolkit.net)

A community led action planning toolkit has been developed