Davy Jones Consultancy Participatory Budgeting in Brighton Davy Jones East Sussex PB event in Lewes 14 May 2012.

Davy Jones Consultancy

Participatory Budgeting in Brighton

Davy Jones

East Sussex PB event in Lewes 14 May 2012

• New Green Council committed to Greener, fairer & more democratic city

• Greater budget consultation• Support for PB• Good local track record in

youth participation work

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Background

• Discussion with councillors – agreement of Leader & Chair Education & Young People – summer 2011

• Discussions with Youth Commissioners & allocation of £20k budget – September / October

• Identifying support resources (Trust for Developing Communities) / budgets / location – November

• First (of nine) youth organising group meetings held on 16 Jan 2012

• Final PB public event held on 31 March 2012• Evaluation still being finalised• Commitment from Council to do again next year !

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Chronology – very tight!

• TDC youth workers in Moulsecoomb & Bevendean created organising group of 13-19 year olds

• Group met nine times and agreed / arranged all aspect of the process / final event

• Big Dish Out logo• Advisory Group – Council Youth

Commissioner, PBU, TDC & People Can

• Twitter account, blog site and email set up

• Local & city-wide publicity

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How process worked

• £19,000 to be distributed• £6,500 organising costs and £1,000 evaluation• Organising group had core of 8/9 young people – 15 in all at

9 meetings • Local young people and organisations in area invited to bid

for two pots -£15k (bids up to £3k) and £4k (bids up to £750) – simple application forms

• 16 bids (8 for each pot) received – value of £27k+• Stalls on the day and voting by local young people• 61 voted and projects worth £17k+ approved• Feedback from the day “very positive”

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What happened?

• Longer timeframe for delivery• More resources & budget to run

process• Integrate evaluation from outset• More clarity on decision-making

powers of young people’s organising group

• Think through options for voting on the day more thoroughly

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Lessons learned

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Contact

Davy Jones

07932 616843davy@davyjonesconsultancy.co.u

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Twitter:@davyjones2