You wait an age for a citizens' assembly, and then ten come along at once. 2019 is shaping up to be the year of the citizens' assembly!
UPDATE: The following list was updated at the end of 2019. We think it captures all of the citizens' assemblies and citizens' juries that took place in 2019, but let us know if we've missed any.
There are many more intended for 2020. Check out the live list for the citizens' planned and held in future years.
Citizens' assemblies in 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 |
|
Dudley |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council |
Town centres |
November 2019 |
50 |
|
Kingston |
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames |
Air quality |
November / December 2019 |
40 |
|
Leeds |
Leeds Climate Commission |
Climate Change |
October / November 2019 |
20 |
https://www.leedsclimate.org.uk/leeds-climate-change-citizens-jury |
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 |
120 |
|
Wales |
National Assembly for Wales |
How people in Wales can shape their future |
July 2019 |
60 |
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)