Co-production Learning Lab Webinar:
Recognition and payments

22nd September 2026

“Should people be paid for their participation?” 

Across our conversations with network members, this is a questions that comes up again and again, whether we are working with communities, people with lived and living experience, volunteers, public services or community and voluntary sector organisations.

On the face of it, the answer might seem straightforward. Yet anyone involved in co-production knows that the reality is far more nuanced than that… 

Download the presentation slides (PDF).

Watch the video below or directly on YouTube.

As always, feel free to email Sheena if you have any questions and she can help you or pass you to whoever on our team can help you best.

Short-term Working Group on Valuing Participation

Following the webinar, we’re undertaking some practical work to help provide more clarity and guidance on this issue. And you can get involved!

We are currently looking for volunteers to work with us on what good looks like for valuing participation, as part of a short-term working group, between now and the summer next year.

On-line and in-person participation are available and we’re looking to work with anyone who is interested in this issue - no need to have all (or any!) of the answers, we just need your curiosity and your knowledge.

Email Sheena to put your name on the list (or if you just want more information) and we’ll be in touch.