Supporting participants to drive change after a deliberative process The main aim of a citizens’ jury or assembly is to convene ordinary people with diverse experiences and perspectives to write recommendations on what needs to happen. As demographically representative groups,…
Lancaster Local Climate Engagement (LCE) The Local Climate Engagement Programme was run by Involve; UK100; the Democratic Society; Shared Future CIC and Climate Outreach. It was established to support councils across England and the political spectrum to deliver high-quality public…
Preston People’s Climate Jury In early 2024, Shared Future CIC was commissioned by Preston City Council to design and facilitate a two-month Climate Jury. Twenty-seven residents from the region were recruited for the process. They came together over 8 sessions…
Budehaven School Mini-Jury The Budehaven School Mini-Jury was commissioned by Bude Climate Partnership with National Lottery funding. It recognises that young people have a stake in the future and should have a say in the policies that will affect them…
Local Climate Engagement Programme Evaluation Part 1 The Local Climate Engagement Programme (LCE) aims to help ensure that the UK can reach its net zero target. It provides local authorities and their partners in England with support to undertake or…
Bude Area Community Jury on Climate Change The Bude Area Community Jury, which was commissioned by Bude Climate Partnership, brought together 34 citizens aged 16 to 86 from across the wider Bude area to answer the question: ‘‘How can we…
Ensuring Local Energy Benefits People and Communities insights from a peoples panel In 2023, supported by funding from the Scottish Government, Regen, working with Shared Future’s facilitators, conducted a People’s Panel tasked with answering the question: “The way we use…
Wandsworth Citizens’ Assembly on Air Quality In 2023 Shared Future was involved in designing and facilitating the London Borough of Wandsworth’s Citizen Assembly on Air Quality. The Assembly was the fruition of the new administration’s manifesto pledges to hold a…
Shipleys Citizens’ Jury Climate Report 2023 The Shipley Town Council Citizens’ Jury is an example of a deliberative process, similar to a Citizens’ Assembly, but smaller. It was commissioned by Shipley Town Council with support from a National Lottery ‘Together…
The Blackburn with Darwen People’s Jury on the Climate Change Crisis The People’s Jury on Climate Change, on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Council, was launched in September 2022. The role of the new ‘People’s Jury’ on Climate Change was…