LGBTQI+ Police ScotlandCitizens’ Panel The LGBTQI+ Police Scotland Citizens’ Panel was commissioned by Police Scotland in 2024. The Panel ran from January to April 2025 and was facilitated by Shared Future. This report details the process and final recommendations. In…
Elmbridge Climate Change Citizens’ Panel The Elmbridge Climate Change Citizens’ Panel was commissioned by Elmbridge Borough Council. The Panel ran from June to October 2025 and was facilitated by Shared Future. In April 2025, 5,000 letters were sent to randomly…
Participatory Budgeting within Social Housing IDEAS FOR BETTER ENGAGING WITH TENANTS AND RESIDENTS GROUPS Housing Associations, Cooperatives, Tenant and Arm’s Length Management Organisations are uniquely well placed to initiate and lead participatory budgeting (PB), as they often already have well…
Our Money, Our Planet ENGAGING CITIZENS IN THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY THROUGH PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY There is overwhelming evidence that we are in a climate emergency. It is of maximum importance that we move on from debating the evidence towards taking immediate…
Cumbria Climate Assembly The Cumbria Climate Assembly was commissioned by the Zero Carbon Cumbria Partnership with support from the National Lottery. The Assembly ran from March to April 2025 and was facilitated by Shared Future. This report details the process…
Choose for Cheetham Youth Participatory Budgeting 2025 Evaluation and reflections on a youth focussed Participatory Budgeting Programme in Manchester. Hope for Cheetham is a community-led, long-term project with a bold vision to create a Cheetham Hill where children and young…
Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury The Birmingham Museums Citizens’ Jury is the first citizens jury to take place in a museum in the UK! The Jury was designed and facilitated by Shared Future with the support of DemocracyNext. The Jury brought…
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,…
Wasdale Citizens’ Panel The Wasdale Valley faces some very significant challenges due to the number of visitors it attracts. There have been many conversations on how the situation in the valley might be improved. The Wasdale Citizens’ Panel was commissioned…
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…