national conversation about coordinated and inclusive and which Engage with relevant partners, including Convention of Scottish how local democracy can be seeks to communicate and build on Scottish Government, to broaden and deepen Local Authorities revitalised, what the nature existing proposals, identifying the debate on revitalising local democracy: of democracy is and what next steps for empowering Commission on structures and activities are communities and fostering local Improve understanding of issues around Strengthening Local best suited to deliver it. democratic collaboration. local democracy within rural communities Democracy by publishing a pamphlet with a series of Active engagement by the Scottish Electoral Reform Society democracy-related essays from a wide Government in the growing range of thinkers by January 2016. movement for change around local Rural communities, Run a series of at least 20 events in rural democracy, including addressing including through Scotland to examine issues of local concerns about community council regional alliances and democracy by June 2016. powers and budgets, community networks where these Identify our collective and informed view planning partnerships and the exist. on the next steps to take towards transparency of local reforming local democracy by Oct 2016. Increased understanding and development of participatory democracy as an approach, building on the example and practice of the Scottish Rural Parliament 1.2 Concerns about community Scottish Government to respond to Prepare a statement which reflects the Rural communities councils are addressed. the concerns of rural communities differing views of people in rural Scotland Community councils about community councils. about community councils and submit this to Scottish Government by October 2015, and Scottish Government ask for a formal response to the concerns raised before determining what further action to take. Rural communities should be empowered to take action for themselves.
national conversation about how local democracy can be revitalised, what the nature of democracy is and what structures and activities are best suited to deliver it. coordinated and inclusive and which seeks to communicate and build on existing proposals, identifying the next steps for empowering communities and fostering local democratic collaboration. Active engagement by the Scottish Government in the growing movement for change around local democracy, including addressing concerns about community council powers and budgets, community planning partnerships and the transparency of local Increased understanding and development of participatory democracy as an approach, building on the example and practice of the Scottish Rural Parliament Engage with relevant partners, including Scottish Government, to broaden and deepen debate on revitalising local democracy: Improve understanding of issues around local democracy within rural communities by publishing a pamphlet with a series of democracy-related essays from a wide range of thinkers by January 2016. Run a series of at least 20 events in rural Scotland to examine issues of local democracy by June 2016. Identify our collective and informed view on the next steps to take towards reforming local democracy by Oct 2016. Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy Electoral Reform Society Rural communities, including through regional alliances and networks where these exist. 1.2 Concerns about community councils are addressed. Scottish Government to respond to the concerns of rural communities about community councils. Prepare a statement which reflects the differing views of people in rural Scotland about community councils and submit this to Scottish Government by October 2015, and ask for a formal response to the concerns raised before determining what further action to take. Rural communities Community councils Scottish Government Rural communities should be empowered to take action for themselves.
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