1. Tackling housing challenges Involving People, Residents & the Community
Lesley Baird
TPAS Scotland

2. Who we are?
Scotland's engagement experts
Sister to Supporting Communities
Glasgow, Inverness, Stirling & Stornoway
Creating partnerships, strong tenants and communities
Third sector

3. A view from Scotland Community Empowerment Scotland Act 2015
National standards for community engagement
Promote effective engagement & participation
Community planning
32 Community Planning Partnerships
Local Councils + HNS, Police, Fire etc
Partners work to improve planning and co- ordination of local services
Housing (in my view) and tenants (Definity) should have a seat at the table
Local outcomes plan
Locality plans
Good practice principles to support and inform the process of community engagement and improve what happens. Originally launched in 2005 reviewed along with the introduction of Community empowerment Scotland Act 2015.
Help communities achieve greater control and influence in the decisions and circumstances that affect their lives. Intended for use by public & private bodies and community organizations

6. Each standard includes a short headline statement, a set of indicators to show progress towards meeting the standard and some examples of good practice.

7. And…. Participation requests? Community groups or groups of people
Can ask to start a discussion with public organisations
No? not really
Organisation must agree or give good reason why not
Just because not enough!
Yes? “outcome improvement process” discussion
Sharing information views, perspectives and opinions
Leads to improvement
Schools, hospitals, transport, most local authority and public bodies such as police Scotland have a guide to p requests on their web site

8. But.. We have the legislation Not so much Not all doom and gloom
So its working well everywhere
Easy
Not so much
Need to hold our meetings in Hamden
Tenants not interested at this high level
It will take much longer if we involved tenants at this stage
Tenants make tea
Whose agenda/territory?
Commercial vs community
Not all doom and gloom
Do we ask!

10. Works? Fife Council Local Community Consultation Group
Demolition of multis
New homes from Housing Assoc
Local Community Consultation Group
The Local Community Consultation Group established in May 2009 to oversee the consultation and development process.
The Group met regularly and developed and implemented the consultation and participation strategy for the duration of the project
The Group had input from the Community Council and Tenants Association.
Pre-Planning Design Consultation
A number of events were run to obtain views from the Community on the new development.
Community-Walkabout
Questionnaire issued to over 450 homes/organisations
Drop in session where planning proposals were displayed
Happy customers
An improved area that is vibrant, welcoming and with good homes
Newsletters, focus groups, all key players involved, tenants lead role, links with local primary and secondary schools

11. and Community connectors – base HA Community of interest
Lead on locality planning
Communities at the heart of local decision making
Includes strong focus on engaging with folk who don’t normally
Community of interest
Tenants of a particular age
Community regeneration plans
Tenants a key partner
Digital
Anti poverty
Pop ups
Bacon, cake and fish suppers
Words
What happened to my views?
Newsletters, focus groups, all key players involved, tenants lead role, links with local primary and secondary schools
Time and money

12. THANK YOU