Feeling Able To Influence Local Decision-Making

This research report focuses on Public Service Agreement 21, in particular, indicator 4 which measures the number of people who feel able to influence decisions in their local area. This research examines people’s understanding of the key terms of local, influence and decision making; looks at how views and responses vary between groups; and explores the barriers and facilitators to feeling able to have an influence. The report also explores the strategies generated from this research which could be implemented to increase this type of empowerment.