Community Reference Groups
Community Reference Groups |
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Community Reference Group's are groups of local residents and community representatives who meet to discuss and consider local issues relating to the delivery of public services.
Local residents and community representatives means those people living in a specified Local Community Planning Partnership (LCPP) area. There is one CRG for each of the 10 Local Community Planning Patnership areas across the City.
Purpose & Remit
The purpose of the Community Reference Group is to increase the influence of local people and help to make public services work better by responding to local needs and priorities.
The Community Reference Group supports effective engagement with the local community and to make the local views of communities become known to the Local community Planning Partnership Boards.
The Community Reference Group ensures that communities benefit through opportunities for their voices to be heard on the issues that matter to them; and that communities' views are represented at the heart of decision-making processes within Community Planning structures.
Main Aims
To provide a voice for the local community through local people and by local people by
Who makes decisions?
The Community Reference Group is a reference group, not a decision-making body. Locally, all final decisions are made by the Local Community Planning Partnership Board. However, these decisions can be influenced and shaped by the discussions and views of the CRG. There are 4 positions on the Local Community Planning Partnership Boards for local residents and community representatives.
MembershipMembership of the Community Reference Group is open to any resident from the local area who can represent a local group or network. Community Reference Group membership is founded on individuals representing their group or networks view, not their own personal views as an individual local resident.
ContactGregor Leishman Community Reference Group Support Worker Phone: 0141 276 0920 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Community Reference Groups's provide a point of contact for Community Planning Partners such as Glasgow City Council, Culture and Sport Glasgow, Strathclyde Police, The Community Health & Care Partnership, Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and the Voluntary Sector. The CRG's act as a means for them to consult and engage with community groups and other local networks who operate in the local area.