THE OPERATING QUESTION
For a bidder, “Recruitment for Citizen Assemblies CPA/SPU/2845P - AWARD” raises a precise operating question: how should evidence, ownership and delivery design remain coherent around public meaning, access and experience?
The Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire runs regular Citizens Assemblies to seek the views of a randomly selected representative sample of the local population on the issue of policing in their area. The Citizens Assemblies are part of the Commissioner's plan to better understand the community's feelings about the policing of their local area. He wants to give communities a voice in better informing how we police and believes that hosting a Citizens' Assembly will help him do this. They have been established to understand how local people perceive policing and crime in their area and also used as a tool within the budget setting process. We are now looking for a provider to work in partnership with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner on future Citizens Assemblies - where the provider will be responsible for the recruitment of participants and facilitate the