Why do we host Community Forums?
As a public institution, we work for everyone in the United Kingdom. So it’s important we understand how the decisions we make are affecting people from all backgrounds.We team up with local charities and community groups to give a voice to those groups who might not otherwise have the chance to talk to us. Many organisations play a significant role in supporting vulnerable groups and promoting financial stability at the grassroots level. By engaging with these organisations we can better understand the economic challenges faced by their communities, which helps informs the decisions we make.
It is also an opportunity for charity and community leaders and the people they support to ask questions to our senior leaders and policy makers. This helps raise awareness and understanding of our work and hold us to account.
Typically, these forums are organised as a roundtable with eight to ten organisations with a senior representative from the Bank’s leadership team. We also visit organisations to see their services first-hand and meet the people they support
