This report analyses previous data from jurisdictions that have held citizens’ assemblies, to assess their accuracy and relevance in reflecting and understanding public attitudes. It argues there are fundamental defects in how they work, including the composition of those who take part in them and the group dynamics that occur within them.

In a youth citizen’s jury, 54 young people developed 11 asks for actions to support them on their journey to purposeful work.

Introduction On 17 January 2018, 18 people gathered at Friends’ Meeting House in Manchester and began a three-day “citizens’ jury”. The task for these citizens was to tackle a set of jury questions. The questions were designed to test a number of scenarios where patient data could be shared. In each case, the participants were...

Two citizen juries - one metropolitan and one regional - of approximately 43 people each brought together a representative, random sample of Victorians to consider the question: What should we do to meet Victoria’s infrastructure needs? The two citizen juries were drawn from across the greater Melbourne area and the area surrounding Shepparton. This helped...

Two citizen juries - one metropolitan and one regional - of approximately 43 people each brought together a representative, random sample of Victorians to consider the question: What should we do to meet Victoria’s infrastructure needs? The two citizen juries were drawn from across the greater Melbourne area and the area surrounding Shepparton. This helped...