Scotland's Climate Assembly: operations and administration arrangements

Annex C – Principles

The principles of Scotland's Climate Assembly that have been agreed with the stewarding group are:

a) Scotland's Climate Assembly will be independent of Ministers, Government, and Parliament.

b) Selected Assembly members will be broadly representative of the Scottish population.

c) The operation of the Assembly will be transparent and the materials provided to inform discussion will be made public. Only the deliberative sessions of the Assembly will not be accessible to those outside of the Assembly itself.

d) To ensure balance and legitimacy in the establishment, conduct, and reporting of the Scotland's Climate Assembly an independent Stewarding Group representing stakeholders has been appointed.

e) People who take part in the Assembly will receive a monetary gift to compensate them for their time and any expenses incurred as a result of participating in the Assembly will be covered.

f) Discussions that take place during the Assembly will be guided by independent, professional facilitators to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to share their views.

g) Throughout the Assembly, experts will provide evidence and answer questions from the Assembly members.