A Participation Request is a formal request by a community group, who want to make a difference to something that affects their community. The request may involve one or more Community Planning Partner(s).
We have a long and strong tradition of community engagement in East Ayrshire. Our aim is to ensure that our communities have the opportunities and support to enable them to be actively involved in the decisions that affect them.
There is already a broad range of engagement arrangements in place which are used by Community Planning Partners to address local issues, influence policy and shape services. However, partners are always seeking additional ways in which to engage with our communities. Through the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, the Scottish Government introduced a process of Participation Requests. Participation Requests were introduced as a way to help community groups to have more say in, and to become actively involved in, making things better for their communities.
Participation Requests are just one of the ways that community groups can get involved in the decisions about the services delivered which affect their communities in East Ayrshire. If you would like to speak to us, to see whether a Participation Request is right for your group, or to find out more about other existing engagement processes that might help you to achieve what you want to do please get in touch
We have also prepared some Frequently Asked Questions on the Participation Request process which may be of help before submitting a Participation Request.
Annual Reports
In accordance with the terms of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, each public service authority is required to publish an annual report which sets out how many participation requests they received, and the number agreed to and refused, over the reporting year.
2022/23 Annual Update
No participation requests were received in East Ayrshire during the 2022/23 reporting year.
Details of community involvement in community planning activity were included in our annual LOIP performance report to the CPP Board and Council in September 2023.
2021/22 Annual Update
No participation requests were received in East Ayrshire during the 2021/22 reporting year.
Details of community involvement in community planning activity were included in our annual LOIP performance report to the CPP Board and Council in September 2022.
2020/21 Annual Update
No participation requests were received in East Ayrshire during the 2020/21 reporting year.
Our annual reporting was adapted during the pandemic and details of community involvement in community planning activity were included in our annual LOIP performance report to the CPP Board and Council in September 2021.
2019/20 Annual Update
No participation requests were received in East Ayrshire during the 2019/20 reporting year.
Our annual reporting was adapted during the pandemic and details of community involvement in community planning activity were included in our annual LOIP performance report to the CPP Board and Council in September 2020.