This page has all the information from the Aberdeen Equalities Participation Network. Please scroll down for details of the next meeting, documents, links, and information from previous meetings. Any questions, please email mhaywood@grec.co.uk.
What it’s all about – Network Summary – aims and values (PDF)
Next Meeting: Thursday 24 April 2025, 4:00-5:30pm
IN PERSON, Aberdeen Arts Centre, 33 King St, AB24 5AA.
Topic: Community Planning Aberdeen, “Your Place, Your Plans, Your Future”
Documents & Links
- Updated December 2024! Community Directory – details of community groups in Aberdeen
- Zoom Tips – an image showing what happens on different parts of the Zoom screen
- Tips for Positive Engagement (PDF)
- Tips for Accessible and Welcoming Spaces (PDF)
- Checklist for Accessible and Welcoming Spaces (PDF)
- Aberdeen City Council Consultations Page – all the consultations the council is doing at the moment, on a range of different topics. There’s a lot of information! If you want, you can respond to any relevant consultations, share with your communities, etc – but you don’t have to. Please let email mhaywood@grec.co.uk if you think we should discuss any of these at future meetings.
Notes & Information from Previous Meetings
27 March 2025: ACC Equality Outcomes
- Meeting notes (PDF)
27 February 2025: ACC Equality Outcomes
- Meeting notes (PDF)
30 January 2025: ACC Equality Outcomes
(in-person consultation event)
- Notes from event (PDF)
28 November 2024: Fairer Aberdeen Fund
- Meeting notes (PDF)
- Fairer Aberdeen Fund Annual Report 2023-24 (PDF)
- Chronic Pain Community Appointments Day flyer (image) – for more info and registration, please click here.
26 September 2024: Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance (in-person)
- Meeting notes (PDF)
29 August 2024: ACC Budget Consultation
- Meeting notes (PDF)
27 June 2024: Guide Dogs & Assistance Dogs
- Meeting notes (PDF)
30 May 2024: Aberdeen City Council BSL Plan
- Meeting notes (PDF)
25 April 2024: Support for Victims of Gender Based Violence
- Meeting notes (PDF)
28 March 2024: No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
- NRPF Presentation (PDF)
25 January 2024: Aberdeen Health and Social Care Partnership (also introduction to Mamacita Foundation)
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
- AGILE (PDF) – Aberdeen Guide to Independent Living & Enablement
30 November 2023: Review of the year and planning for 2024
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
26 October 2023: ACC Budget Consultation
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
- Video explaining how to take part in the consultation (YouTube).
- More information on all open consultations on the ACC Consultation Hub website.
28 September 2023: Discussion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Event, and Locality Plan Refresh Engagement
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
- Notes from the EDI event (PDF)
31 August 2023: Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
- More information about the consultation on the Scottish Government website.
29 June 2023: Accessibility features on ACC website
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
25 May 2023: Discussion of EPN format, focus, etc.
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
30 March 2023: Community Empowerment & Community Councils
- Meeting Notes (PDF), with additional notes from 26 January and 3 March 2023.
- Community Empowerment Presentation (PDF).
- Information about Community Councils (PDF).
24 November 2022: Civic Participation
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
3 November 2022: Recruitment at ACC
- Meeting notes (PDF)
29 September 2022: instead of a regular meeting, EPN members were invited to an event with Police Scotland on reporting hate crime.
25 August 2022: Funding for Community Groups
- Meeting notes (PDF)
- Video of presentation (Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund)
- Video of presentation (Health Improvement Fund)
30 June 2022: Cost of Living, benefits and energy bills
- Meeting notes (PDF)
- Presentations: Financial Inclusion Team (PDF) Home Energy Scotland (PDF)
- Video of presentations and Q&A
- Draft of ACC pop-up banner for comment (PDF)
26 May 2022: Council Housing
- Meeting Notes (PDF)
- Presentation on ACC housing (PDF)
21 April 2022: Hate Crime
- Meeting notes (PDF)
24 March 2022: Equality Outcomes Action Plan. Spotlight: Cyrenians & Somebody Cares.
24 February 2022: Equality Outcomes & City Voice. Spotlight: GREC.
- Meeting notes (PDF)
3 February 2022: City Centre Masterplan. Spotlight: North East Sensory Services.
- Meeting notes (PDF)
- Presentation on City Centre Masterplan (PDF)
- Detailed Masterplan PDF (83 pages)
25 November 2021: Planning for 2022. Spotlight: Aberdeen Action on Disability
- Meeting notes (PDF)
- Update on ACC services (PDF)
28 October 2021: Accessible & Welcoming Spaces.
- Meeting notes (PDF)
26 August 2021: ACC Recruitment. Spotlight: Autism Awareness Scotland.
- Meeting notes (PDF)
24 June 2021: City Centre Masterplan. Spotlight: Aberdeen Women’s Alliance.
- Meeting notes (PDF)
- Presentation on City Centre Masterplan (PDF)
- Recording of ‘spotlight’ session – Aberdeen Women’s Alliance (YouTube)
- Recording of City Centre Masterplan discussion (YouTube)
- Follow-up from May meeting – update on ACC Services (PDF)
27 May 2021: Topic: Accessing ACC Services. Spotlight: Fountain of Love.
- Meeting notes (PDF)
- Presentation on accessing ACC services (PDF)
29 April 2021: What makes good community engagement? Spotlight: Four Pillars.
- Meeting notes (PDF)
24 March 2021: Meeting notes (PDF)
18 February 2021: Meeting notes (PDF)