NIHR payment guidance for researchers and professionals
This guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Research discusses a lot of the issues we deal with in co-production in terms of paying people for their involvement and while it is not specifically co-pro focussed, it is a very helpful guide to policies of this type.
The guidance is contains a list of good practice for payment and recognition and things to consider before you start, including:
Developing a payment policy
Policy implementation and review
Budgeting for involvement
Getting started with budgeting
What do you need to budget for?
Payment rates
Potential risks to welfare benefits
Payment methods
Procedures for the recruitment of people for involvement who are in receipt of state benefits
Reward and recognition for children and young people involved in research
Access the full guidance on the NIHR website.
For further discussion of the broader issues, this research from the Scottish Human Rights Commission is helpful.