Glasgow City Council, GB connected residents to budget decisions with participatory budget pilots

Glasgow City Council, GB Participatory Budget Pilot

The four participating wards used pilot themes including child poverty, young people, ethnic populations, and employment deprivation. Each ward had a citizens' panel that determined the criteria for project applications to reach the public voting stage. Ward residents were able to vote for their preferred project with each ward allocated £225,000 for implementation. Glasgow City Council plans broader participatory budgeting implementation starting in 2021.

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Glasgow City Council, GB

Unitary authority in Scotland

United Kingdom