Engaging Stakeholders in Anti-Poverty Policy Development: The role of the Tackling Poverty Board

TPB meeting, Edinburgh13 April 2011

Engaging Stakeholders

Why engage stakeholders?

What some key issues

Next steps for TPB

Why engage?

Greater efficiency in policy making

Better policy decisions

Greater legitimacy

More transparency

Process for evaluation and

accountability

Key issues and questions for TPB

Who are the stakeholders?

How best to involve them?

What is the TPB role – advice on strategy

development or implementation?

Independent or part of Government?

Location in Government and relationship

to Ministers

What Stakeholders? People with experience of poverty

Voluntary and community sector

Employers

UK Govt departments

Academics/researchers

Trade unions

Health boards, LAs, Economic Development

Involving the People in Povertyo People with direct experience bring important insights to processes such has TPBo May need additional support to be involved – capacity building, covering of expenses etc. o Should be wary of tokenism – need for involvement of more than one individualo Involvement should be structured through some process – not a representational role, but needs transparencyo Involvement should seek to reflect the realities and dynamics of poverty

Involving other Stakeholderso List of potential stakeholders very wide – priorities need to be establishedo Should consider means of recruitment – formal applications will increase transparency. May also considered targeted recruitmento Need to address issues of equalities – must reflect the realities of poverty o Should take into account the ability of members to engage with wider networks