The UK Parliament Select Committees’ Evidence Checks invite citizens to scrutinise the evidence which underpins Government policy in specific areas, to determine how robust that evidence is, and to highlight where the gaps are.
CASE
Citizens Fact Check the UK Parliament
September 6, 2019 | Scott Fletcher Bowlsby |
- General Issues
- Governance & Political Institutions
- Scope of Influence
- National
- Start Date
- End Date
- Ongoing
- No
- Time Limited or Repeated?
- Repeated over time
- Purpose/Goal
- Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
- Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
- Research
- Spectrum of Public Participation
- Consult
- Open to All or Limited to Some?
- Mixed
- Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
- Captive Sample
- Targeted Demographics
- Elected Public Officials
- General Types of Methods
- Evaluation, oversight, and social auditing
- General Types of Tools/Techniques
- Collect, analyse and/or solicit feedback
- Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
- Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
- Online Consultations
- Legality
- Yes
- Facilitators
- No
- Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
- Online
- Types of Interaction Among Participants
- Express Opinions/Preferences Only
- Ask & Answer Questions
- Formal Testimony
- Information & Learning Resources
- Written Briefing Materials
- Expert Presentations
- Communication of Insights & Outcomes
- New Media
- Primary Organizer/Manager
- The Government of the United Kingdom
- Type of Organizer/Manager
- National Government
- Funder
- The Government of the United Kingdom
- Type of Funder
- National Government
- Staff
- Yes
- Volunteers
- No
- Evidence of Impact
- Yes
- Types of Change
- Changes in civic capacities
- Changes in how institutions operate
- Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
- Implementers of Change
- Lay Public
- Elected Public Officials
- Appointed Public Servants
- Formal Evaluation
- Yes