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............................................................................................................. 2  \nBackground ............................................................................................................. 3  \nEngagement and Participation Policy Aims ............................................................. 3  \nCeredigion – Demographic Profile........................................................................... 4  \nCommunity leaders and Stakeholder groups .......................................................... 5  \nInfluencing decisions ............................................................................................... 6  \nPromoting awareness of the work of the Council .................................................... 7  \nComplaints .............................................................................................................. 7  \nResources allocated to community engagement..................................................... 8  \nImplementation and Monitoring ............................................................................... 9  \nAction Plan .......................................................................................................... 10  \nAuthor and service: CM, Policy and Performance Date approved by Cabinet: 03/03/2026  \nIntegrated Impact Assessment: 26/01/2026  \nPublication date: 06/03/2026  \nIntroduction  \nIt is vital that Ceredigion County Council encourages and enables local people to participate in our decision-making processes. Good engagement is the responsibility of everyone who works for the Council. It’s a two-part process – we listen to the views and opinions of members of the public and we provide clear information about the functions of Ceredigion County Council.  \nOur commitment to engage effectively is underpinned by a range of legislation including:  \n•  The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 – the Council must encourage public participation in our decision making and to consult local people about the extent to which the council is exercising its functions effectively.  \n•  The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – the Council must involve people with an interest in achieving the National Well-being goals.  \n•  The Welsh Language Measure 2011 – the Council must ask the public for their views on the impact that our decisions will have on the Welsh Language.  \n•  The Equality Act 2010 – the Council must involve and engage with people who share Protected Characteristics.  \nWe are guided by ‘The Gunning Principles’. These set out the legal expectations of what is appropriate consultation with an emphasis on ‘fairness’. The principles can be used in court to determine whether a public body has shown fairness in its engagement, consultations and decision making.  \nThe Gunning Principles are:  \n• Consultation must take place when the proposals are still at a formative stage.  \n• Sufficient reasons must be put forward to allow for intelligent consideration and response.  \n• Adequate time must be given for consideration and response.  \n• The product of consultation must be conscientiously considered when finalising the decision  \nBackground  \nThis policy sets out our corporate approach to engagement with the people in Ceredigion. It builds on the progress that we have made since our previous policy which was approved in 2022.  \nSince 2022, the number of people that follow our corporate social media accounts has increased and we have established a method for people to watch Council meetings online as well as in person. We have established Ceredigion People’s Panel and introduced a dynamic method of gathering feedback from people who contact us through our new Clic feedback survey. We have developed our use of online engagement platforms while maintaining the use of non-digital methods. 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