
- Deadline for contributions: 03 March 2025
- All contributions must follow our guidance
- Publication is expected in April 2025
In 2024, the OECD’s global annual survey on drivers of trust in public institutions reported a gradual decrease in the reported trust of public administrations and services, including National Parliaments. There is increasing interest in better understanding the evidence base on the varying impact of public engagement on improving public trust, political outcomes and scrutiny processes.
Parliamentary scrutiny means that the Government must justify policies in front of an audience, which can provide transparency and accountability. Engaging the public through various participatory methods may facilitate scrutiny processes and increase trust levels.
As a result, improving trust has become a priority area and efforts to improve it have increasingly turned to public engagement strategies, such as consultations, roundtables, citizen’s assemblies, and co-production initiatives.
This POSTbrief will collate data on drivers of trust, effective interventions for public engagement and their impacts on parliamentary scrutiny. The POSTbrief may also consider available evidence about the impacts of public engagement on trust and parliamentary scrutiny from international contexts.
We welcome information on issues relevant to the project. To contribute to this research, please follow our guidance for contributors.