Dundee City Council, GB tested participatory budgeting through Dundee Decides initiative

Dundee City Council, GB Dundee Decides Participatory Budget

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Dundee Decides placed infrastructure proposals for each of the city's eight electoral wards up for a vote. An eight-week voting period allowed ward residents aged 11 years old and up to select a project to receive up to £150,000. The council allocated any remaining funds from the £1.2 million Community Infrastructure Fund to boost each ward's winning project.

Finance Budgeting Citizen Engagement

Dundee City Council, GB

Unitary authority in Scotland

United Kingdom

Links

Welcome | Dundee Decides

Attachments

Dundee Decides Evaluation by PB Partners

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Newsworthy

Dundee Decides was ‘outstanding success that should be copied’ - Evening Telegraph

An independent report into the council’s Dundee Decides initiative declared it an “outstanding success” which should be adopted by other local authorities.

Project Succeeded

PB Partners considered Dundee Decides a success with 10% turnout and positive reviews from city residents.

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