In the English town of Gosport, Hampshire, a participatory budgeting initiative gave community members the chance to democratically engage in the allocation of local funds, ultimately involving 5,000 households.
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Problems and Purpose
Gosport Community Safety Partnership was selected by the Home Office to take part in the Engaged Communities pilot in May 2009 and distributing £20,000 of Home Office funds to the community through a PB process was a compulsory part of the project. Following research and guidance from local PB projects in Southampton and Isle of Wight, the Community Grants model was selected to use in Gosport. An area based approach was also chosen to test out the model, with £10,000 being available for each area. These were based on Police Safer Neighbourhood areas and comprised of approximately 5,000 households.
Background History and Context
Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities
Participant Recruitment and Selection
Methods and Tools Used
This initiative uses participatory budgeting, an increasingly common method of democratic innovation broadly described as "a decision-making process through which citizens deliberate and negotiate over the distribution of public resources." There are many benefits associated with participatory budgeting including increased civic and democratic education; increased government transparency; and an increased opportunity for participation by historically marginalized populations [1].
What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation
Influence, Outcomes, and Effects
Analysis and Lessons Learned
See Also
Hampshire County's 'Have Your Say' Participatory Budgeting
‘People-Proofed’ Budgets in Herefordshire, England
Corby's Participatory Budgeting on Community Safety (Northamptonshire, UK)
References
External Links
http://www.safergosport.co.uk/safer-gosport-community-day-history-formal...
http://www.safergosport.co.uk/from-south-america-to-south-coast-particip... [broken link]
http://www.safergosport.co.uk/youdecidehistory/
Gosport Community Engagement Plan
Notes
Lead Image: YOUDecide https://goo.gl/g6Aw35
Secondary Image: Safer Gosport Community Day https://goo.gl/j1Bgiw