(B30) - Code of Conduct,
Stakeholders' Forum
Crystal Palace Park Dialogue
Code of Conduct for Working
Group Members
Working Group members agree
to:
- be committed to working through mutual
discussion to shape the future of the park and the sports
centre;
- treat the Crystal Palace Dialogue as
the forum for this discussion between LDA and the community unless
other arrangements are agreed in advance;
- look for solutions that balance their
own views with the known views of other stakeholder groups
(including the wider public, as indicated through the public
consultation process);
- focus on solutions for the future
(i.e. revisit the past only when necessary to assist with
this);
- focus on issues rather than
personalities;
- attempt to resolve any concerns about
the dialogue process initially by bringing them into the dialogue
itself (rather than bringing external pressure to bear or seeking
external publicity);
- not knowingly misrepresent the
process, park proposals or other dialogue members to the media or
wider community;
- inform the dialogue group of any
alternative processes or campaigns relating to the park or the
dialogue;
- treat other dialogue members
(including the facilitators) with respect, even when there is
disagreement;
- respect any agreements for
confidentiality on particular issues; (to date, such agreements
have been occasional and short term - a pattern that is not
expected to change);
- neither quote other dialogue members,
nor speak on their behalf, outside the meetings, except where this
is explicitly agreed (i.e. reporting on what was said in meetings
is permitted, but saying who said it is not, unless otherwise
agreed);
- as far as reasonably possible,
maintain continuity of representation from their own
group;
- maintain a regular, two-way reporting
between the dialogue and their own membership;
- declare any relevant conflict of
interest, including any actual or potential commercial interest in
proposals for the park or sports centre;
- sign up to this agreement and contact
the facilitator immediately if at any time they believe they can
no longer abide by it.
Signed: Ray Sacks (Chairman,
Crystal Palace Campaign)
Organisation: Crystal Palace
Campaign
Dated: 20 June 2006
NWA 12/5/06
Comment: although the Working Group Meetings have been operating
since the early "conflict resolution" days under a set of ground
rules, it was felt necessary to introduce a slightly more formal
operating code (above). These are common sense rules and should not
be looked at as a 'legal' contract. They simply try to describe the
spirit in which debates should be conducted which, apart from a few
instances, has indeed been the case. Members who will not sign up to
this Code may not attend meetings.
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