Our Citizens' Panel gives you an opportunity to
influence our policies, decisions and services.
What is the Citizens’
Panel?
A panel of approximately 1,400 local residents who regularly
give their views on a range of local issues and services.
Why do you have a Citizens’ Panel? It provides us with important
opinion research and in effect is a sample of the adult population
of North Somerset. Our aim is to improve our understanding of what
people in the district want, think and feel and to help us improve
our services.
What does a panellist have to do to
take part?
Panellists are invited to take part in around three surveys each
year. They may also be approached to take part in discussion
groups, telephone survey or other types of consultations.
How do you let people know the
results of surveys?
The results of these surveys are published online.
How can I join the
panel?
We are keen to recruit new panel members under the age of 30 as
this age group is under-represented. Please contact our research
and intelligence officer.
Can I take part
online?
To help reduce costs you can opt to consult online as print and
postage are the most expensive elements of the Citizens' Panel. We
will then email you a link to an online version of the
questionnaire instead of sending you a paper version.
Will anyone know what I’ve
said?
All responses are anonymous so your participation will not
affect any other dealings you may have with us and all survey
responses from panel members are stored and processed in compliance
with the Data Protection Act.
What happens to the results of the
survey?
They are presented to our executive and corporate management
team to make sure that your views are taken into account.
Will anyone else from the council
contact me?
No. The only person authorised to contact panel members is our
research and intelligence officer.
