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Are you a government rep wishing to see a consultation take place?
Please read on to learn more about Community Accord’s comprehensive facilitation services
Community Accord specialises in the facilitation of deliberative forms of public consultation, focus groups, workshops, committees, interest group or general public meetings, public hearings, inquiries and debates. Additionally, our neutral and inclusive perspective can also help agencies develop and analyse more effective written consultations, referenda, polls, public surveys and interviews.
Our professional facilitators are rigorously trained to help stakeholders discuss complex issues, even when those issues involve high emotions or conflict.
Our professional facilitation ensures that public consultations are interactive, inclusive and innovative. We can be called in to facilitate public consultations at any phase of the decision-making process: issue identification, proposal development and selection, and policy and programme evaluation.
Neutral facilitation means that all voices can be heard and that diverse participant knowledge, experiences and interests are identified. Stakeholders will participate in the consultation process feeling heard and understood and knowing that they have contributed to their community.
Established meeting facilitation practise requires that the facilitators and scribes are neutral. With our professional facilitators your agency staff can contribute their specialized knowledge without interfering with the productivity of a facilitated meeting.
We will work with your agency to:
- identify and invite stakeholders and experts (even disenfranchised groups)
- coordinate relevant government agencies
- define objectives and scope of the consultation
- organize meeting production (meeting rooms and supplies, language interpretation, meals, audio-visual equipment)
- provide neutral facilitation which ensures productive meetings
- compile and analyse stakeholder input
- publish agendas, minutes and feedback reports
- monitor and audit the public consultation process itself
With our meeting facilitation expertise and your public policy expertise, public consultations can be easier and less expensive.
Our meeting facilitators comply with all relevant Consultation Codes of Practice.
To get more information on our comprehensive facilitation services, please do not hesitate to contact us;
Phone: 01274 431222
Email: info@communityaccord.com
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