Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
What is a Statement of Community Involvement?
"The Council is committed to involving and consulting with local people in all planning processes and decisions. Local views on development and change in the borough will help to shape the future of the borough.
The Council produce a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) because we are committed to listening to local people and taking their views into account. When it comes to all the physical changes taking place we would like to hear what you have to say, so that we can use residents’ and other stakeholders’ views to shape the way local areas change."
From the attached document as part of a statutory submission to government.
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A Statement of Community Involvement is indeed a requirement of central government. So maybe the the paragraph above could read "The Council produce a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) because it is a requirement of central government". It relates only to planning?
Haringey also publishes a Consultation Charter. I think it is rarely honoured, especially the point "We will include information about other issues and facts being considered by decision-makers alongside the consultation results".
I'd like to assess each of Haringey's consultations against some quasi-scientific scoring system. The table below has a weighting for each bullet point in the charter, multiply the weighting by the score awarded for compliance and arrive at a score out of 500.
GLSG is a Haringey body(?) and its reps were asked to consult. So by my scoring system I'd assess this consultation as, in the same order as the bullet points:
weighting mark score
0, 10, 0
6 0 0
2 0 0
-5 1 -5
7 0 0
7 1 7
10 0 0
8 0 0
2 0 0
0 10 0
8 0 0
Giving a total of 2 out of 500.
Weighting Maximum Mark Score • Consultation is a fundamental part of the planning and provision of services. 0 10 0 • We will value the time and energy that people put into responding to consultations and will make it simple for people to tell us what they think. 6 10 60 • Whenever possible we will co-ordinate our consultation programme with other organisations that consult people living and working in Haringey. 2 10 20 • Understanding what we already know is better than asking again – we will monitor -5 0 -0 our consultations and avoid duplication and repetition. • We will communicate clearly about the purpose of the consultation, who is being consulted, the way we are consulting and when decision will be taken on proposals. 7 10 70 • We will actively seek to engage communities affected by the proposal(s) and explain how the proposed changes might affect different people. 7 10 70 • We will provide enough information about consultation to help people make an informed contribution. We will include information about other issues and facts being considered by decision-makers alongside the consultation results. 10 10 100 • We will use Plain English and translate documents into other languages, transcribe 8 10 80 into other formats (e.g. Braille) and provide interpreters at meetings when they are needed. • Our methods of consultation will be robust and appropriate. 2 10 20 • We will follow good practice and legal requirements that relate to equality and social 0 10 0 inclusion. • At the end of the consultation we will communicate what will happen next, when the 8 10 80 results of the consultation will be published, when and by whom the decision(s) on the proposal(s) will be taken, when the decision(s) will be published. Total Score 500
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