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Section C:
Choosing The Mechanism:
A Guide To Using Existing Community Consultation And Participation Mechanisms
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Special Forums
| Summary | Special Forums are one off events, which are normally locally based in clusters
(like Neighbourhood Forums), but can be Area or Constituency based. They are used to discuss specific
issues of high public interest |
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| Examples | Special forums have been called in response to public concern about specific
issues such as Thornbury roundabout, or the Denholme BSE incinerator. Also special forums have been
held to discuss policy related issues such as the modernising local government debate. |
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| Useful for | Discussing issues which are of great importance to the wider community. |
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| Not useful | Less high profile issues (Neighbourhood Forums should be used). Those attending Special Forums are unlikely to be "representative" of the whole population. Other forms of consultation (eg sample surveys) are more useful for obtaining representative numerical feedback. |
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| Equal Rights | Area Coordinators have already thought about access to buildings, interpreting into
Asian languages where appropriate, holding some meetings during the day to encourage elderly people or
women with children to attend. You need to think about whether your particular consultation has any
additional equal rights implications. |
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| Costs | If you need a Special Forum to be called you will be expected to contribute toward the
cost of organising the forum. For example, hiring of menus, mailing out details of the meeting(s),
preparing any consultation materials. |
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| How to use | The first step is to contact the appropriate Area Coordinator if the consultation
is limited to one locality or area. The Area Coordinator will be able to agree an appropriate timescale
with you. As with any consultation careful planning and a realistic timescale are key to a successful
consultation. If your consultation is District Wide you will need to contact the Head of the
Neighbourhood Support Service. |
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| Contact | Janice Thornton Head of the Neighbourhood Support Service Patrick Lawton Keighley Area Coordinator Bhulla Singh Bradford North Area Coordinator John Breen Bradford South Area Coordinator Mohammed Taj Bradford West Area Coordinator Chris Flecknoe Shipley Area Coordinator |
Tel: 01274 431447 Tel: 01535 438008 Tel: 01274 431066 Tel: 01274 431155 Tel: 01274 432597 Tel: 01274 437074 |
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