A citizens’ assembly is a group of people who are brought together to learn about and discuss an issue or issues, and reach conclusions about what they think should happen.

Citizens' assemblies have a number of key features including:

• Who takes part: assembly members are representative of the wider population;


• The assembly process: assembly members go through a three stage process of learning, discussion, and decision-making;


• The information provided: the evidence presented to assembly members during the learning phase i

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