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Summary
The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is coming together to address the following 3 questions:
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What kind of country are we seeking to build?
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How best can we overcome the challenges Scotland and the world face in the 21st century, including those arising from Brexit?
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What further work should be carried out to give us the information we need to make informed choices about the future of the country?
These are included within the Remit and Terms of Reference for the Assembly, which sets out how the Assembly will operate. The Convener has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out the arrangements in place to allow the Citizens’ Assembly to deliver on it’s remit independently.
100 citizens. 6 weekends between autumn 2019 and spring 2020. 3 topics to discuss. 2 Conveners. 1 Citizens' Assembly of Scotland.
Find out more about the Citizens’ Assembly
The Citizens’ Assembly will take place over six months starting the weekend of October 26th.
Look at the full timeline of the assembly, as well as weekend summaries.
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Citizens’ Assemblies and other participative forums like this have been used in other places around the world and have achieved fantastic results.
Find out more about the Citizens' Assembly of Scotland’s unique process, and learn how it will run.
We regularly post updates to let the public see what people that are participating in the process think.
Read the stories from the Convener and Members'.
Not everyone has heard of a Citizens’ Assembly – questions are part of the process.
If you have any questions about the Assembly, have a look at our Common Questions page.