Written question asked by Lord Wills (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 January 2006. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Monday, 13 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

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Citizens Juries

Question

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs on how many occasions her Department consulted citizens juries on departmental policies in the last five years; in how many of those consultations the recommendations of the citizens jury differed from existing departmental policy; and on how many occasions departmental policy was changed to reflect the recommendations of the Citizens' Jury.

Answer

The Department for Constitutional Affairs has not convened any citizens' juries in the last five years. However it has made extensive use of other forms of consultation during that period, ranging from formal consultation papers to an online discussion forum.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

46240; 442 c1590W;442 c1590W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Government departments Public participation Policy Standards Department for Constitutional Affairs Citizens' assemblies

Link

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