Citizens' panels and juries
Local authorities, government departments and regulatory bodies use Citizen Space to run citizens' panels and citizens' juries by providing an online space for representative groups to assess evidence, discuss complex public priorities and provide recommendations.
Citizens’ panels
Gather a wide range of views from citizens, contributing to discussions of public interest in a less formal setting than a consultation. Panels enable councils to reach different communities and trace historical panel results to inform new deliberations.
Citizens’ juries
A private, closed configurable online hub that allows for citizens and stakeholders to collaborate in a more open way than a consultation would traditionally allow. Experts can form internal discussion groups to deliberate on specific areas of interest.
Why organisations use Citizen Space for panels and juries
Easier engagement with stakeholders
Keep panellists and stakeholders informed and involved throughout the process, with a single platform for communications, evidence review and discussion
Centralised evidence management
Provide an accessible platform where all evidence, including expert stakeholder submission, can be stored for panellist discussion and review. If stakeholders or experts are submitting evidence for the panel to consider, call for evidence tools let you gather and organise that input before sessions begin.
Run private and public stages simultaneously
Private juries can run alongside public citizen’s panels in a configurable centralised platform. Use private surveys to gather input from specific citizens, groups and stakeholders while gathering a wide range of responses from the public on wider local initiatives.
Usable, transparent analysis decision-makers
With response publishing and Citizen Space’s “We Asked, You Said, We Did” results platform, citizens can see how their responses directly influenced policy and long-term government planning.
Handle complex evidence securely
Relevant anonymised evidence and responses remain secure and compliant. ISO 27001 certified security. GDPR-compliant data handling.
Citizen’s panels and juries in action
Citizen Space supports deliberative processes on questions too complex, contested, or long-term for a standard consultation.
Climate change and environment
From water health to addressing the impacts of climate change, a specialised Citizens jury or panel can deliberate on gathered sustainability evidence, assessments and qualitative data for how actions can improve moving forward.
Democratic decision-making
Citizen Space provides a configurable online space for representative discourse across citizens’ panels and juries.
Health and social care
Health bodies and social care services use citizen panels to deliberate on resource allocation, service priorities, stakeholder engagement, and access to care across a specified democratic group for further considered judgement.
Place-based decision making
Local authorities use panels to work through long-term local plan or place-based questions with residents, sitting alongside statutory consultation to test whether proposals hold up under public scrutiny.
See how Citizen Space handles citizens' panels and juries
Book a demo and we'll walk you through recruitment, evidence publishing, and reporting, from a small local panel to a full citizens' assembly.
