Every school receiving Pupil Equity Funding set aside at least 5% of this budget for PB which enables children and young people to be actively engaged and involved in the purchase of learning resources.
Read MoreGCPH found that the the PB process was “an example of a strong, authentic and democratic PB process”.
Read MoreA new training programme around participatory strategies to drive local governments’ response to the climate crisis.
Read MoreA new video from EURACTIV has profiled Scottish participatory budgeting (PB) and how local authorities are working to 1% of budgets being subject to PB.
Read MorePeople Powered have published insights from 2021-22 around participatory budgeting.
Read MoreA new qualification will support young people and community activists to use participatory budgeting (PB) to improve their local communities.
Read MoreGorbals Ideas Fund has published a new strategy exploring how it aims to expand its PB activity over the next three years.
Read MoreA new pilot project is part of the wider development of participatory budgeting (PB) in West Lothian, led by West Lothian Community Choices. It aims to improve the overall wellbeing of individuals and families in Craigshill through addressing key issues facing the community.
Read MoreA series of blogs explores deliberative democracy: what it is, why it’s powerful, why the time is right for it, how it works, and how to get it going in your community.
Read MoreThis report explores how the Scottish Government's ambition for change can be delivered to make Scotland’s democracy more participative and inclusive.
Read MoreThe postholder will work with carers of all ages, disabled people, the Carers Centre, locality teams and the wider community to test a participatory budgeting approach in localities.
Read MoreA Pupil Equity Fund report has detailed how participatory budgeting (PB) has been used in schools to support wider democratic involvement of children and young people.
Read MoreRead insights and ideas from this People Powered event which explored what needs to be done to use PB to address climate change, pursue social justice, and expand democracy across the globe.
Read MoreA new toolkit provides detailed guidance to support the design and delivery of youth led PB.
Read MoreA new resource from People Powered takes you through each step of developing digital tools for your participatory budgeting project.
Read MoreThis new piece of work from Demsoc will explore how participatory budgeting lead to greater and more informed citizen participation in policy-making.
Read MoreThe briefing covers mainstream PB, the role of elected members in PB and key considerations for carrying out PB by local authorities.
Read MoreThe South Lanarkshire School brought together a PB planning group with children from P1 - P7 and had all staff and pupils able to vote on their priorities.
Read MoreOficina has published the latest Participatory Budgeting World Atlas, a detailed summary of where and how PB is taking place across the globe.
Read More"Participatory Budgeting via National Law: What Works and What Doesn't," dives into the how PB laws are implanted and the impact they may or may not have:
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
A 60-second guide
to PB
PB Scotland is developed by the
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
with funding from the Scottish Government.
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