You wait an age for a citizens' assembly, and then ten (and counting) come along at once. 2019 is shaping up to be the year of the citizens' assembly!
With almost weekly announcements, it's getting hard to keep track of them all. I made a start on Twitter, but 280 characters just aren't enough. So - inspired by Louise Crow at MySociety - I've started to put together a database to try to keep up.
Citizens' assembly tracker 2019
|
Location |
Organisation |
Topic |
Time Scale |
Number of participants |
Further information |
|
Brent |
London Borough of Brent |
Climate Change |
November |
50 |
|
|
Cambridge |
Greater Cambridge Partnership |
Traffic congestion, public transport and air quality |
September/October 2019 |
60 |
https://consultcambs.uk.engagementhq.com/greater-cambridge-citizens-assembly |
|
Camden |
London Borough of Camden |
Climate change |
July 2019 |
60 |
|
|
Croydon |
London Borough of Croydon |
Climate change |
tbc |
tbc |
http://news.croydon.gov.uk/a-sustainable-future-for-croydon/ |
|
Devon |
Devon County Council |
Climate change |
tbc |
tbc |
|
|
Dudley |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council |
Town centres |
November 2019 |
50 |
|
|
Kingston |
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames |
Air quality |
November / December 2019 |
40 |
|
|
Lambeth |
London Borough of Lambeth |
Climate change |
tbc |
tbc |
https://www.lambeth-labour.org.uk/2019/06/12/delivering-a-green-new-deal-for-lambeth/ |
|
Leeds |
Leeds Climate Commission |
Climate Change |
October / November 2019 |
20 |
https://www.leedsclimate.org.uk/leeds-climate-change-citizens-jury |
|
Newham |
London Borough of Newham |
Climate change |
tbc |
tbc |
|
|
Oxford |
Oxford City Council |
Climate change |
September / October 2019 |
50 |
|
|
Romsey |
Test Valley Borough Council |
Town centres |
November 2019 |
50 |
|
|
Scotland |
Scottish Government |
The constitutional future of Scotland |
Autumn 2019 to Spring 2020 |
100 |
|
|
Scotland |
Scottish Parliament |
Climate change |
tbc |
tbc |
|
|
Sheffield |
Sheffield City Council |
Climate change |
tbc |
tbc |
|
|
UK |
UK Parliament - Six Select Committees |
Climate change |
Autumn 2019 |
tbc |
|
|
UK |
National Food Strategy |
National Food Strategy |
tbc |
tbc |
|
|
UK |
Ada Lovelace Institute |
Facial recognition technology |
tbc |
tbc |
https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/beyond-face-value-public-attitudes-... |
|
Wales |
National Assembly for Wales |
How people in Wales can shape their future |
July 2019 |
60 |
Let us know if we've missed any, or if you can point us to more up-to-date information anywhere. We'll make regular updates to this table, but you can also help us keep track via this live Google Sheet.
Also, check out the citizens' assemblies that have already taken plan in the UK over the past few years:
- Democracy Matters (2015)
- Citizens' Assembly on Brexit (2017)
- Citizens' Assembly on Social Care (2018)
- Citizens' Assembly for Northern Ireland (2018)
