Citizens' Panels

A Citizens’ Panel is a sample of residents who have volunteered to take part in a range of consultation exercises. 

The Citizens' Panels in Derbyshire are operated on a district basis as a partnership between Derbyshire County Council, the district councils and Derbyshire Constabulary. Panel members are recruited by a postal questionnaire, and are asked to take part in regular surveys and focus groups. Most panels are run in-house by the district councils, and some are run by the county council.

There are eight district based panels in Derbyshire, with 1000 residents on each panel. This creates a county panel of 8000 residents.

Residents complete around three or four questionnaires per year on a range of local issues.

The Citizen’s Panel Guide explains the make up of the panel and how it is used.

Click on the links in the related documents section below to find out more.

Citizens' Panel Survey results and reports can be viewed in the Your Council Section of the web site under Consultation Search (opens in a new window).

Related documents

The following document is in Portable Document Format (PDF). You can download the PDF software for free from the Adobe website (opens in a new window)

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