o Fire and Rescue
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Birmingham City Council members and officers Close neighbours -‐ key colleagues from Black Country, Solihull and Coventry (to build on the Combined Authority thinking and to demonstrate Birmingham’s enthusiasm for a shared leadership model for the West Midlands) MP’s and MEP’s Central Government departments e.g. DfE, DWP, BIS, DCLG
It is important to remember all stakeholders will have different degrees of power and interest in relation to particular topics or issues. Not all stakeholders wish to be involved or to contribute in the same way. A stakeholder analysis will be undertaken to identify who has the highest levels of interest, for example, because of the impact of an issue on their lives and who has the power to make things happen. Power may lie in control of resources, influence over those who do have the resources or in the ability to mobilise other assets and community capacity.
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Planning effective engagement and communication
In order to engage the widest-‐possible number of stakeholders and secure their contribution and commitment to being part of The Birmingham Partnership, we will undertake some careful preparatory work, including; o Refining the questions and themes for Birmingham o The widest possible range of stakeholders is identified o That initial discussions are held with key stakeholder organisations to inform them of the purpose of The Birmingham Partnership and encourage them to become involved in an initial summit during the summer
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