The Citizens’ Convention for UK Democracy (CCUKD) is about improving democratic practice and process to regain falling public trust in politics and democracy by re-engaging our citizens.

To do this, we hope to place democratic deliberation and citizen’s assemblies at the heart of our culture to ensure it becomes a commonplace and indispensable feature of our democracy with the same importance as voting.

CCUKD has undergone a change from The Citizen’s Convention on UK Democracy to the Citizen’s Convention for UK Democracy. This change is to reflect the informal, facilitative network supporting the development and practical application of deliberative democracy with our policy makers in the UK.

The CCUKD will provide a trusted support network for civil servants, parliamentarians and practitioners who are interested in public participation, deliberation and citizens’ assemblies. We will share information regarding the development and practice of deliberative methodologies internationally and use this to develop deliberative approaches within UK Government. We would also support the re-establishment of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Deliberative Democracy or a Friends of Deliberative Democracy.