Citizens Assembly - Call for Evidence

1. Citizens Assemblies
Evidence Pack, Experts & Advisory Group

2. 1.Structure for the evidence pack
• The evidence pack will enable residents to
understand better the issue of greening the
borough through evidence specific to that theme
and contextual information that helps them
understand the wider landscape this is in, both at
a Newham and national level.
• It will start with the wider context and then focus
in on the issue itself.
• To ensure the pack is both concise & meaningful
for residents, for each section there will be an
overview, how it relates to the issue and links to
evidence published online.
• Where the evidence hasn’t been published
online, it can be briefly summarised in the
evidence pack.
• The Senior Leadership Team were invited to
crowdsource evidence on each of these areas.
Demographics
Socio-
economic
context
Challenges &
opportunities
Levers to
influence
Lived
experience
Activities
delivered
Lessons
learned
Future
scenarios

3. What levers can we use to influence the
issue?
What can each
sector do?
Residents
Businesses
Public
Service
Partners
Council
Government
Others

4. What norms influence people’s behaviours
around the issue?
• While different sectors &
organisations have specific levers
they can use, there are also norms
• Norms can have a significant
influence on people’s behaviours
around an issue
• What insights do we have about
people’s norms & behaviours when
it comes to greening the borough?

5. What evidence can we share that reflects
people’s different learning styles?
• People learn in different ways – not
just through test
• We want the evidence to reflect
those different styles
• That could include data, strategies,
stories, videos, art, etc.
• It could be from services, frontline
staff, residents, government,
funders, networks, etc.

6. 2. Experts
• Residents will be able to make sense of the evidence
we share
• They will also be able to listen & engage with experts
who will bring evidence to life
• We see experts as people who can bring unique
insights into the issue, from any walk of life
• We want a diversity of experts who can share different
perspectives, and can help inspire residents
• Who can provide the local evidence base and what’s being
delivered
• Who can provide the evidence base nationally or
internationally
• Who can show inspiration in terms of delivery from outside
the borough
• On the following is a longlist of experts following
feedback
• What experts would you recommend we invite?
Challenges &
opportunities
Levers to
influence
Lived
experience
Activities
delivered
Lessons
learned
Future
scenarios

7. Innovative councils on the issue
Belfast Healthy
City
Bogota
Children's
Priority Zones
Ghent City
Council
Bournemouth
Parks
Foundation
Leeds City
Council
Aberdeen City
Council
Paris City
Council
Stockholm City
Council
Councils funded
by Future Parks
Accelerator
Bryant Parks
Foundation (US)
Phoenix Parks
Foundation (US)
Namba Parks,
Osaka

8. Organisations working on green & blue
spaces – parks, rivers & canals
Keep Britain
Tidy/Green Flag
Parks
Community UK
Good Gym Park Run Woodland Trust
Wild in the City
National Youth
Agency’s Future
Proof Parks
Groundwork Fields in Trust
High Line
Network
Eden Project
Landscape
Institute
Beyond Green
Space
Canals & Rivers
Trust
UCL Centre for
Advanced
Spatial Analysis

9. Organisations working on urban
environments
C40
Design
Council
Impact on
Urban Health
Forum for
the Future
Wild in the
City
Shared
Assets
Vinnova Arup
Royal College
of Art Design
Central Saint
Martins
RSA Heritage
Friends of
the Earth
LGA
Transition
Towns
Incredible
Edible
Forum for
the Future

10. Relevant investors & funders
National Trust
NESTA Future
Parks
Accelerator
National Lottery
Heritage Fund
National Lottery
Community
Fund
Big Local
Power to
Change
Wellcome Trust Lankelly Chase
City & Guilds
Foundation
Foundation for
Future London

11. Role of the Advisory Group
The Advisory Group is made both of local stakeholders who can bring knowledge of the borough and regional / national stakeholders
who can bring their knowledge of their sector.
The members of the Advisory Group help ensure that the citizens assembly considers the different levers that their sectors have, both
within the borough and at a regional & national level. The roles we would invite would be head of service level working in
partnerships, place making or engagement, so they have sufficient understand on the levers their organisation/sector has.
They will do this both before the assembly starts with a session where they review the evidence to be provided and in later sessions
to ensure recommendations developed consider the different levers and sectors that can play a role to tackle the issue.
For those members of the group who can’t attend meetings, they will be invited to submit comments and views in advance and these
will be presented to the rest of the group. The group will be facilitated by DemSoc & Involve.
The group doesn’t have any decision making powers, either on behalf of the council or the assembly. The group also doesn’t present
evidence itself to assembly participants, which is done instead by both internal and external experts individually. The group doesn’t
have any delivery responsibilities. The delivery of the assembly is the responsibility of DemSoc & Involve, supported by the Council.

12. Potential advisory group
Newham Citizens
UK
Newham United
Dialogue
Compost (Newham
VCS Infrastructure
Body)
East London
Business Alliance
Royal Docks
Enterprise Zone
Barts Health Trust
or CCG
GLA UCL Police Populo
City of London
(West Ham Park)
Lea Valley Park
Authority
Parks for London LLDC (QE2 Park)
In selecting the advisory group, we are aiming for anchor institutions with a balance across the civil society &
faith sector, business sector & public sector within Newham, as well as selected London-wide organisations.
UCL, LLDC and City of London are selected because of their strong influence in Newham. In light blue, are
organisations who have specific delivery responsibilities on parks & open spaces in Newham.