Archive for the ‘stakeholder engagement’ Category

Challenges for public service delivery in rural England

Friday, April 17th, 2009

by Diane Beddoes For people who are disabled or amongst the growing ageing population, accessing services can mean relying on the goodwill and time of friends or neighbours. People who live in urban areas, with public services close by and public transport relatively frequent and wide-ranging, often forget that things can ...

The need for both evaluators and commissioners to engage effectively with stakeholders

Friday, April 17th, 2009

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) of Britain was established by an Act of Parliament and came into existence in 2000. It ceased to exist with effect from 1 October 2007, with the setting up of the new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The DRC's Senior Management Team and commissioners decided to evaluate ...

Moving pictures: Using video to add value to research

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

by Hannah Roscoe Understanding the experience of disadvantaged groups is vital to making policy that will successfully tackle disadvantage and reduce inequality. But does the power of people’s experiences get ‘lost in translation’ from research to report? Our recent research for the National Consumer Council suggested that the use of video ...