Including the voice of lived experience in policy making
This document is an output of the Equalities workstream of the VCFSE Accord, led by Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM=EqAl). It is a set of key principles to ensure the voice of lived experience can be meaningfully included and heard in policymaking, examples of best practice and remuneration considerations.
Greater Manchester has ambitions as a city-region to do things differently and the Greater Manchester Strategy states that GM will ‘involve people in the decisions we make and actions we take’. It is vital that practice reflects reality, and services are designed to meet the needs of the population. This document aims to support this by ensuring direct, and first-hand experiences are leading the development of policy.
Read the 2-page summary version by clicking here, or read the full document here.
You can also watch these short videos of GM VCFSE Leadership Group and GM Equality Alliance members speaking about the importance of inluding the voice of lived experieince in policy making.
Share your thoughts
Thank you to everyone that has fed into the update. We are collecting responses to better understand how our key principles have helped you, barriers you have experienced, and what more we can do to ensure their use. Share your thoughts with us here.
Would your organisation benefit from training on including lived experience in their work?
Get in touch with us to explore options. Email Lucy at lucy.north@vsnw.org.uk
