Citizen panels

About this service

There are three Citizen Panels in Wiltshire.

People's Voice is a panel of around 3,800 Wiltshire adult residents, organised into 20 mini panels to represent the 20 community areas in Wiltshire. The panel is consulted up to four times a year using postal questionnaires with questions issued by a partnership of the Council, health service, police and fire brigade.

Tomorrow's Voice is a panel of young people aged 11 - 18 using year classes in Wiltshire secondary schools. Roughly half the schools take part each survey. There are two surveys a year with questions posed form the Council, health service, police and fire brigade. About 1,200 young people take part each time.

Carers' Voice is a panel of around 450 people who care for a relative or friend or neighbour and are therefore classed as carers who have particular needs by Social Services. These are surveyed with a postal questionnaire three times a year.

More details about these panels:

People's Voice

  • Wiltshire adult residents aged 18+
  • 3,800 on the panel across 20 community areas
  • Broadly representative of the local population, but we are light on 18-24 year olds
  • Ran as a partnership with the Council, fire, police, and health services
  • Four questionnaires a year, September, November, April, June

Tomorrow's Voice

  • Wiltshire young people aged 11 - 18
  • 1,000+
  • Using secondary schools year groups
  • Roughly half (16) secondary schools take part each time
  • Two/three questionnaires a year
  • Can be broken down per school
  • Partnership Districts, police, health and schools

Carers' Voice

  • Wiltshire carers
  • Around 500 members
  • Partnership Health, Carers' Agencies
  • Two questionnaires a year

Full results of all surveys are available for free, either through local libraries who receive copies of the reports or through the Intelligence Network website.

Contact Details

Email: research@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 713186
Fax: 01225 713160
Postal Address:
Research Centre
Room 241
Corporate Policy and Research, Communications and Programme Office
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN

Last updated: 4 September 2009