The Council of Minister’s 100 Day Plan includes the development of a Government Engagement Framework (formerly the 'Policy Inclusion Framework'). The Framework helps government officials to engage the public on proposals and policy matters. Good engagement ensures that decisions are more responsive to Islanders' concerns.
The proposed Framework is based on the engagement pyramid structure below:
The consultation document provides a summary of the draft Framework. This includes guidance for each level of the pyramid. It also includes good practice principles and an engagement toolkit.
Please take 5 minutes to tell us what you think of the Framework as a tool for improving how Islanders engage with Government. We really value your feedback and will apply it to making this tool (and any related training offers) as effective as it can be.
What we mean by:
Public engagement – activities which involve the public in Government’s agenda-setting, decision-making and policy development
Consultation – an engagement process through which the public’s views are actively sought
Polling – the continuous monitoring of public opinion through mass surveying
Citizen’s assemblies/juries - a representative group of citizens who are selected at random from the population to learn about, deliberate on, and make recommendations in relation to a particular issue or set of issues