Public participation in policymaking: exploring and understanding impact

Footnotes

1. This report uses the term ‘citizen’ as synonymous with members of the public – this is in keeping with the use of the term ‘citizen’ throughout literature on participation and deliberation. Its use is not intended to suggest that only individuals with citizenship status are involved in participatory and deliberative processes.

2 Executive Summary - Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland: research report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) and Scotland’s Climate Assembly - process, impact and assembly member experience: research report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3 Citizens’ Jury on QCovid: Report on the jury’s conclusions and key findings - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 What should be Scotland’s priorities for future funding of the agricultural sector post-Brexit? | Involve

5 Social Security Experience Panels: publications - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) ; Co-design and the National Care Service - National Care Service and co design - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) ; People’s Panel for Wellbeing 2022 and Beyond: process and learning evaluation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

6 Participatory budgeting - Community empowerment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

7 Scottish Government’s Open Government Commitments and Action Plan

8 It is important to note that the interviews did not explore what exactly constituted ‘better’ policy; this was not the key focus of the conversations. However, in the discussion in the evaluation workshop understanding what ‘better’ policies looked like was a key theme, suggesting it is something that warrants further exploration.

9 Business: New Deal for Business Group - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

10 Just Transition Commission website