Scottish Government Participation Handbook
This handbook, published in March 2024, provides a guide to good practice across the spectrum of participation.
This guidance supports good practice in participation (including co-production) by providing with the key information needed to take decisions about when and how to undertake different types of participatory and engagement work. This includes:
information on the different types of participation methods and when to use them
setting out the importance of inclusive practice and examples of what this looks like
providing a guide to developing an effective engagement strategy
supporting informed conversations with colleagues and analysts about participatory work
signposting to further resources