The 7 National Standards for Community Engagement

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Date added: 28/02/2017

Seven principles that describe the main elements of effective community engagement.

This visual illustrates seven good-practice principles that describe the main elements of effective community engagement. They have been designed to support and inform the process of community engagement, and improve what happens as a result.

The National Standards for Community Engagement were first launched in 2005. In 2015 the Scottish Government commissioned the Scottish Community Development Centre to undertake a participatory process to review and update the Standards.

To download a copy of the National Standards please click here.