The Sustainable Community StrategyThe Sustainable Community Strategy
Brighton & Hove's Sustainable Community Strategy sets out the vision and plans of the agencies, organisations and communities who work together through the 2020 Community Partnership to improve the quality of life in this City.
Community Engagement Framework for the City
The 2020 Community Partnership has developed a Community Engagement Framework for the City. The Framework is the key reference for community engagement activity by the 2020 Community Partnership. It sets out the strategic aims and guiding principles for community engagement within Brighton & Hove and the priority actions that need to be taken to improve engagement activity.
The 2020 Community Partnership has developed the Framework in order to: -
- Improve the ways in which citizens and communities can influence and shape services
- Set a common standard for all engagement activity in the City that all partners are signed up to
- Provide more support to communities to resolve their own issues and possibly run services for themselves
- Improve co-ordination of activity in the City between different agencies and avoid duplication of activity, especially consultation
- Help create better quality services that better meet the needs of citizens and communities
- Supplement statutory duties on the Council, the Police and the Primary Care Trust to engage and involve people in the design, delivery and review of services
- Demonstrate that community engagement is not just a buzz word in Brighton & Hove and that there is collective ownership and recognition of its importance.
2020 Community Engagement Framework
Community Engagement Framework [PDF 285kb]
The implementation and continued development of the Framework is being guided and informed by the Stronger Communities Partnership. The purpose of the Stronger Communities Partnership is to lead, develop and support active community engagement in strategic planning and decision-making processes, in order to improve local service delivery, partnership working and reduce inequalities in the City.
For more information about the Stronger Communities Partnership visit:
Development of the Framework
Development of the Framework was overseen and guided by a short-life sub-group of the 2020 Community Partnership.
Notes of the Working Group meetings
Working Group Notes - 23 April 2008 [PDF 90kb]
Working Group Notes - 27 May 2008 [PDF 46kb]
Working Group Notes - 24 July 2008 [PDF 46kb]
Working Group Notes - 9 September 2008 [PDF 49kb]
Working Group Notes - 6 November 2008 [PDF 63kb]
2020 Community Engagement Framework Consultation Report
A detailed development process was carried out to produce the Framework, including an extensive 12-week consultation. Full details about the process and the learning gained can be found in the consultation report.
Consultation Report [PDF 159kb]
Below are copies of the two consultation documents used during the consultation process:
For more information about the Framework please contact:
Stronger Communities Partnership
c/o Community & Voluntary Sector Forum
Phone (01273) 234000
Email info@cvsectorforum.or.guk
Brighton & Hove City Council Voluntary Sector Unit
Phone (01273) 296821
Email volsectunit@brighton-hove.gov.uk
2020 Community Partnership
Phone (01273) 291128
Email 2020commpart@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Contact The 2020 Partnership
If you require information please contact the Community Partnership Manager by email or phone
Next meeting
The next meeting of the 2020 Community Partnership will take place on:
Monday 1st June 2009 at 4pm at
Jury's Inn, 101 Stroudley Road, Brighton, BN1 4DJ