New research has found that public sector and voluntary organisations involving local people in decisions about how money is spent in their area should follow relevant Compact commitments.

Produced by the Commission for the Compact in collaboration with the Participatory Budgeting Unit, the research report analyses how the Compact partnership working agreement applies to participatory budgeting projects.

It demonstrates which specific Compact commitments apply to participatory budgeting and when to implement them.

Sir Bert Massie CBE, Commissioner for the Compact, said: "A good deal of the cross-sector partnership working in our streets and neighbourhoods now happens as part of participatory budgeting projects.

"Our research has shown that the Compact is extremely relevant to this increasingly popular approach to allocating public money, and should be applied during these projects.

“I hope this report will encourage those involved in participatory budgeting to use the Compact and make sure their projects are following the ways of working it describes.

"I’m convinced that following the Compact will lead to more effective local relationships, and, in turn, more successful and inclusive participatory budgeting projects that help to involve local people in making decisions about their communities”.

In addition to the research report, a checklist to help organisations apply Compact principles to participatory budgeting projects will be available later this summer.

The title of this research report is How the Compact applies to Participatory Budgeting: an analysis.

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