At a time when public services are undergoing fundamental change and central government continues to reduce council budgets, few could doubt the importance of better engagement with local communities.
Indeed, there are huge risks attached to transforming the day-to-day services that people have come to rely on without truly engaging the public or giving them a genuine opportunity to be involved.
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