Participatory budgeting - policy briefing

Participatory budgeting, the creation of opportunities for communities to decide how public money is spent and is a mechanism to reignite local democracy, will be a feature of every local authority by 2012.

This policy briefing provides a background on participatory budgeting describing:

• The role of a community anchor in relation to the participatory budget agenda
• Benefits and costs to community anchors
• Current ‘pilots’ and next steps for interested anchors

Themes: Policy, Voice