Recruitment Report

THE CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY OF SCOTLAND: RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS

TECHNICAL REPORT PREPARED BY MARK DIFFLEY CONSULTANCY AND RESEARCH LTD FOR THE SECRETARIAT OF THE CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY OF SCOTLAND

January 2020

Contents Contents ...... 2 Introduction ...... 3 Background ...... 3 Aims of the recruitment of members ...... 4 Purpose and structure of report...... 4 Acknowledgements...... 4 Recruitment methodology...... 5 Introduction ...... 5 Eligibility for membership ...... 5 Recruitment strategy and method ...... 6 Stage 1: Selecting and working postcodes ...... 8 Stage 2: Briefing and instructing interviewers, supported by recruitment and fieldwork materials ...... 9 Stage 3: Undertaking the recruitment...... 10 Stage 4: Management and monitoring ...... 11 Target quotas ...... 11 Households visited...... 12 Non-participation ...... 12 The profile of Assembly members...... 14 Introduction ...... 14 Profile of the initial 120 ...... 14 Communication during fieldwork and Assembly withdrawals ...... 17 Profile of the final membership ...... 18 Appendices ...... 22 Appendix 1 – Additional information given to households...... 23 Appendix 2 – Recruitment questionnaire ...... 29 Appendix 3 – Polls used for political estimates ...... 41 Appendix 4 – Privacy Notice ...... 45 Appendix 5 - Showcards...... 49 Appendix 6 – Interviewer Instructions...... 54

Introduction Background

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland was announced on April 24th, 2019 by the First Minister of Scotland in a Parliamentary statement on Brexit and Scotland's future. The proposal for a Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland marked the first time that such an event would take place in the country, bringing together a broadly nationally representative group of members of the adult population of Scotland to discuss and deliberate about some of the key issues. It was agreed that the Assembly would consider three key questions:

1. what kind of country are we seeking to build?

2. how can we best overcome the challenges Scotland and the world face in the 21st century, including those arising from Brexit, and

3. what further work should be carried out to give us the information we need to make informed choices about the future of the country?

The Assembly would decide for itself which challenges it wanted to consider, examine the current constitutional arrangements for dealing with those challenges and the options for constitutional reform, and set out what further work is required to provide the information that will allow the people of Scotland to make an informed choice about the future of the country.

A minimum of 100 citizens, selected randomly so as to be broadly representative of the population eligible to vote under the arrangements proposed in the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill 2019, were to be recruited to participate in all meetings of the Assembly, over six weekends between October 2019 and April 2020.

The principles of the Assembly were set to be:

 Independence from government: including through the appointment of impartial and respected Conveners, an arms-length secretariat, and expert advisory groups.  Transparency: at all levels of the operation of the Assembly, from the framing of the questions, to the selection of members and expert witnesses, through to proactive

3 publication and live-streaming of deliberative sessions and clarity about what the outputs will be used for.  Inclusion: extending not just to those invited to take part as members, but also to the operations of the Assembly itself.  Access: the wider public must be able to see and comment upon the work of the Assembly, and stakeholders must feel that they and their interests have a route into the Assembly.  Balance: the information used to build members’ (and the wider public’s) learning must be balanced, credible and easily understood.  Cumulative learning: embedded into the design of the Assembly, to ensure members develop a rich understanding of the issues considered and have time to do so.  Open-mindedness: the Assembly will be a forum for open-minded deliberation between participants, ensuring the public see it as a genuine process of enquiry, and to help ensure that it receives an open-minded response from the parliament and government.

Aims of the recruitment of members

As expressed at the outset of the recruitment process, the stated aim was for

….an Assembly membership of a minimum of 100, sustained throughout the entire life of the Assembly. In practice, this will require recruiting circa 120 members plus a smaller number of replacement members.

Purpose and structure of report

The purpose of this report is twofold; firstly, to set out the steps taken to recruit the members of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland and, secondly to set out the profile of those selected, considering the extent to which they match the target profile of the adult population of Scotland as set out prior to recruitment in August 2019.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all participants who agreed to speak to us and those who became members of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland and have committed to the process.

Recruitment methodology Introduction

As set out above, the overall aim was to recruit 120 eligible members, drawn to be a ‘mini public’ of the population of Scotland, aged 16 and over, according to a range of socio- demographic, geographic and political attitudes criteria. This section sets out the approach to recruitment of members to the Citizens’ assembly of Scotland, including:

 eligibility for membership,  recruitment strategy and method,  overview of recruitment strategy, detailed in four stages of the process,  target quotas,  households visited,  non-participation.

Eligibility for membership

To be eligible to be selected as a member of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland it was specified that people had to be:

 eligible to vote under the Scottish Government’s proposed franchise for Scottish Parliament and local government elections as set out in its Electoral Reform Consultation in 2017,

 available and willing to attend all six meetings of the Citizens’ Assembly.

In addition, prospective members had to:

 not be elected or appointed representatives (including MSPs, MPs, MEPs, councillors and Members of the House of Lords),

 not be staff or officers of political parties,

 not be a public appointee or senior public / civil servant whose job restricts them from participating in political activity,

 not have participated in a market research discussion group / focus group in the last 6 months

Each of the eligibility criteria were checked during the recruitment process and recruited participants signed completed questionnaires to confirm all answers were truthful and correct.

Recruitment strategy and method

As some groups will be harder to reach than others it was recognised that it might not be possible in practice to meet the full range of criteria exactly, in particular as the recruitment progressed to its latter stages.

A daily review process between the research team at Mark Diffley Consultancy Research and the interviewer team during the fieldwork period was instigated, enabling us to take stock and assess progress towards meeting the target profile. This included consideration of whether any groups were under-represented and agree a strategy for achieving final numbers (more details are given below).

The principles for the recruitment process, agreed at the outset of the project, were as follows:

 that all eligible members of the public should have an equal chance of being selected,

 that the numbers recruited should be proportionate to the adult population sizes in each of Scotland’s eight Parliamentary regions,

 that postcodes should be selected from the Postcode Address File (PAF) at random within each region for interviewers to visit (see below),

 that the numbers recruited should, as closely as possible, match the demographic and political attitude criteria for Scotland as a whole,

 that the most up to date data sources should be used for all demographic, geographic and political attitudes criteria measures; specifically, political attitude data should:

o be based on opinion polling data rather than election/referendum results since this will be more up to date,

o be based only on polls conducted entirely in Scotland, not including polls with sub-samples of Scottish respondents,

o include only published opinion polls from companies compliant with the transparency rules of the British Polling Council,

o include those in opinion polls who say that they either would not vote or who don’t know how they would vote, so that they are represented in the Assembly,1

o For voting in a Scottish Parliament election an average score of the constituency and regional vote shares were taken together for each party over the period.

o be based on the average score over a 12-month period, from August 2018 to August 2019.

 that participants will be recruited face-to-face, in their homes by a team of trained, experienced interviewers. Face-to-face recruitment was chosen as it provided the most effective interface between recruiters and members of the public, allowing full explanations to be given and questions answered. Conducting this in people’s homes enabled us to be certain about the region/postcode criteria at all times,

 that participants are given full details of the Assembly and their expected commitment when they are being recruited and the option of calling a free helpline if they had any further questions and queries (see below),

The recruitment process went through the following stages.

Stage 1: Selecting and working postcodes

Postcodes were selected at random in each region in line with population sizes.

Stage 2: Briefing and instructing interviewers, supported by recruitment and fieldwork materials

The interviewers were given a face-to-face briefing before fieldwork began.

1 It is worth noting that while polling companies have different approaches to calculating and reporting on those in the samples who say that they would not vote in the election/referendum in question. Therefore, in some cases, it has been necessary for us to calculate the size of the ‘would not vote’ proportions, which may lead to some inconsistencies in this proportion between different polls. This will however have a very limited impact on the quota targets set for the representation of parties’ supporters at the Assembly. 7

Stage 3: Undertaking the recruitment

Interviewers undertaking fieldwork via face-to-face methods conducted in the home of potential members.

Stage 4: Management and monitoring

The research team held daily calls with the interviewer team and weekly meetings with the Advisory Group2 throughout the recruitment process.

The details of each of these processes is set out below.

Stage 1: Selecting and working postcodes

As outlined previously, the quota criteria targets were set at a national level and the membership profile was measured and monitored at a national level. To ensure that membership of the Assembly reflected the geographic breakdown of Scotland as a whole, postcodes were selected within each of the Parliamentary regions using the Postcode Address File (PAF) which lists all postcodes in Scotland. The following approach was adopted.

 the number of postcodes selected was equal to the number of members to be recruited in each electoral region,

 in order to select a range of different areas from which to recruit, postcodes within regions were sorted by urban/rural classification, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) ranking and, in regions with island postcodes we sorted according to mainland/island classification,

 in order to ensure broad representation, there was a purposeful commitment to recruit members from islands, and four island postcodes were chosen in regions which contain islands,

 in order to provide some flexibility to interviewers and to help meet the criteria targets within timescales available, interviewers were permitted to recruit a maximum of two members from each postcode selected. This meant that some

2 The role of the Advisory Group was to monitor progress of the contract and ensure delivery to time and budget, providing expert advice and quality assurance.

selected postcodes in some areas were not worked and that, in some areas, two members were selected from the same neighbourhood,

 in postcodes where interviewers were unable to recruit a participant who met the criteria for selection, they were permitted to visit neighbouring postcodes,

 prospective participants who withdrew from the process were replaced prior to the first meeting. In total, ten members originally selected withdrew before the first Assembly meeting, some at very short notice. All withdrawals received more than five days before the first meeting were guaranteed to be replaced. Given the short notice of some withdrawals, all attempts were made to maintain the balance on the political attitude, demographic and regional criteria when replacements were recruited. The tables at the end of this report show that, while political attitude and demographic balance was maintained, it was not always possible to maintain absolute targets at regional level.

Stage 2: Briefing and instructing interviewers, supported by recruitment and fieldwork materials

All recruitment was carried out by a team of expert interviewers, all of whom had significant experience of engaging the public in their home to participate in research.

The following materials were prepared by the research team for the recruitment processes. These were provided to interviewers to use throughout the fieldwork period.

 recruitment questionnaire – this was the key recruitment document, asked to all members. It explained the purpose and process of the Assembly and the commitment required by all members. It was designed to ensure that all information relating to the selection criteria was collected in the most efficient way, with all questions from respondents being answered. It also included clear guidance on how individual household members were selected using a random ‘Kish Grid’ approach,

 showcards – related to some of the questions in the recruitment questionnaire to help respondents in answering questions,

 interviewer instructions – a set of written instructions to help interviewers during fieldwork,

 additional information for respondents – an information sheet to leave with members, illustrating answers to frequently asked questions

 Privacy Notice – a notice outlining the personal information being requested from members, why it was required and how it would be securely held, was provided to members.

These materials are included as Appendices at the end of this report.

A team of eight interviewers, all fully trained, highly experienced and Market Research Society qualified undertook the recruitment throughout Scotland. All interviewers carried and showed photographic identity.

Before the commencement of fieldwork, all interviewers took part in a face-to-face briefing at the research team offices in Edinburgh (two interviewers were briefed separately, face-to-face by the interviewer team manager). The briefings allowed interviewers to familiarise themselves with all materials and ask questions of the research team. In particular interviewers were able to undertake ‘dummy’ recruitment processes to familiarise themselves with the questionnaire.

Stage 3: Undertaking the recruitment

As stated, members of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland were recruited face-to-face, in-home by trained and experienced interviewers. They undertook the recruitment according to the principles and guidance set out at Stage 1 and Stage 2 descriptions above.

In their postcodes selected, interviewers knocked on doors at random, seeking to recruit members to the Assembly, working to geographic, demographic and political attitude quotas set out below. Once engaged on the doorstep, interviewers explained the nature and role of the Assembly, going through the recruitment questionnaire, available in the appendices below. As discussed below, a significant number of households needed to be visited because there were a large number of reasons given for non-participation in the Assembly. This reflects the significant commitment required to become a member of the Assembly rather than only a lack of interest.

Interviewers were instructed to recruit a maximum of two people from each postcode, balancing an efficient use of resources with ensuring a wide range of postcodes visited.

Interviewers were permitted to visit neighbouring postcodes if they were unable to find recruits which matched quotas at the selected postcodes. The necessity to visit neighbouring postcodes grew as demographic and political attitudes quotas became more difficult to fill towards the end of fieldwork.

As far as possible, members chosen to replace those who dropped out after initial recruitment came from the same Scottish Parliamentary region and met. However, given the short notice of some withdrawals, matching exact quotas was not always possible.

Fieldwork for recruiting members was conducted between 20th August 2019 and 19th October 2019.

Stage 4: Management and monitoring

A detailed management and monitoring process was set up to ensure delivery to time and specification. This included:

 design of a ‘real time’ document to track progress to overall number and to quota criteria,

 daily calls with the interviewer team manager to monitor progress and decide strategy for coming days,

 weekly meetings with the Project Advisory Group to report progress and agree/amend ongoing strategy,

 the establishment of a freephone telephone helpline for recruited members, or those considering participating, to call the research team for questions or clarifications,

 weekly emails from the research team to selected members, reminding of the key details of the Assembly and offering to answer questions or queries that they have.

Target quotas

The recruitment of Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland was specified by the Scottish Government to ensure that participants represent the Scottish adult population (age 16 and over) as a ‘mini public’ proportionally in terms of robust socio-demographic, 11

geographic and attitudinal criteria based on the most recent available official statistics and polling data. A summary of criteria, sources and national estimates was published prior to the start of recruitment which can be found at https://www.citizensassembly.scot/who-is-involved/assembly-members.

For a large-scale and important recruitment exercise like this, it was appropriate that a range of selection criteria are used in order that a nationally representative ‘mini-public’ sample is achieved.

While the strategy for setting these quota targets was to achieve a membership that was clearly a ‘mini public’, it was accepted that, with such wide-ranging criteria, the final achieved sample of participants may look marginally different to the exact population and that some leeway may have been necessary.

Households visited

We estimate that around 10,500 households were visited during the recruitment.

. The main reasons why such a high number of visits were required were that:

 the nature and level of commitment required to be a member of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland restricted those who were able and willing to make the commitment, and

 the variety of demographic, geographic and attitudinal criteria required to ensure a representative cross-section of Assembly members meant that, even where willing and able, many potential recruits were out of scope, particularly towards the end of the recruitment process when matching criteria became increasingly challenging.

Non-participation

Reasons for non-participation include ‘refusal’ and being out of scope. In terms of those who refused to take part, interviewers noted their observations around reactions to hearing about the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland and to reasons for not taking part.

The most important doorstep feedback in this regard was that:

 almost no-one, whether recruited or not, had heard of the Citizens’ Assembly before being engaged by our team, 12

 the overwhelmingly most important reason for non-participation was the level of commitment required and an inability to take part in all six weekends given other responsibilities, either personally or professionally,

 the most important single issue precluding membership was childcare, with a number of potential members unable to have time to commit despite the offer of contributions towards childcare costs (as outlined in Appendix 1),

 some members of the public were simply not interested in the subject matter, often due to broader disillusionment with politics, and did not want to hear any details or give participation any thought,

 a smaller number considered the exercise to be a waste of time or an exercise which government was not serious about, though this was a small minority,

 a small number were put off by what they considered to be an insufficient incentive payment, detailed in Appendix 1,

 a few mentioned the need to travel long distances as a disincentive to participation,

 winter weather was cited by a small number of those who refused.

The profile of Assembly members Introduction

The previous sections of this report outlined the strategy and targets for the recruitment. This section sets out the profile of the members of the Assembly, comparing its profile to the targets set for each of the criteria. We report two sets of profiles:

1. the profile of the initial sample of members,

2. the profile of the final sample of members once those who withdrew from the process before the first meeting were replaced.

Profile of the initial 120

The tables below set out the profile of the initial sample of members recruited. Each table reports numbers under five headings:

 criteria,

 population/average (%),

 target number,

 achieved number

Geographic breakdown – by parliamentary region3

Initial Target no. no. Parliamentary Region % of people recruited Scotland 120 120 Central Scotland 12% 15 15 Glasgow 13% 16 17 Highlands and Islands 8% 10 10 Lothian 14% 17 17 Mid Scotland and Fife 12% 15 14 North East Scotland 14% 17 17 South Scotland 13% 15 14

3 https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population- estimates/mid-2018

West Scotland 13% 16 16 Gender breakdown4

Initial Target no. no. % of people recruited Scotland 120 120 Male 48% 58 58 Female 52% 62 62

Age breakdown5

Initial

Target no. no.

% of people recruited

Scotland 120 120

16 to 29 years old 21% 26 26

30 to 44 years old 23% 27 27

45 to 59 years old 26% 31 31

60 to 74 years old 20% 24 25

75 years old and over 10% 12 11

Age by gender breakdown

Initial no. recruited Male Female Male Female

16 to 29 years old 13 13 13 13

30 to 44 years old 13 14 13 14

45 to 59 years old 15 16 15 16

60 to 74 years old 12 12 12 13

75 years old and over 6 6 5 6

4 Ibid

5 ibid

Limiting long-term condition breakdown6

Target no. of Initial no. % people recruited 120 120 Has condition 24% 29 31 No condition 76% 91 89

Educational qualifications breakdown7

Target no. Initial no. % of people recruited 120 120 No qualifications 16% 20 20 Level 1 to 3 (Standard grade, Higher, A-I 51% 62 63 Level 4 (Degree or equivalent 31% 37 37 Don't know 1% 1 0

Ethnicity breakdown8

Target no. Initial no. % of people recruited 120 120 White: Scottish 77% 92 92 White: Other British 12% 15 15 White: Other 7% 8 8 All other ethnic groups 4% 5 5

Holyrood voting intention breakdown9

Average Target no. Initial no. % of people recruited 120 120 SNP 30% 36 36 Scottish Conservative 18% 22 22 Scottish Labour 16% 19 19 Scottish Liberal Democrat 6% 7 7 Scottish Green Party 4% 5 5

6 https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Surveys/SSCQ/SSCQ2017

7 ibid

8 Ibid

9 Average score of Voting Intention from all published opinion polls – see Appendix 3 for all polls included

Other 4% 5 5 Don't know/Undecided 11% 13 13 Would not vote 11% 13 13

Scottish independence voting intention breakdown10

Independence Voting Intention (%) Average Target no. Initial no. % of people recruited 120 120 Yes - in favour of independence 40% 48 48 No - opposed to independence 45% 54 54 Don't know/Undecided 6% 7 7 Would not vote 9% 11 11

European Union membership voting intention breakdown11

EU Membership Voting Intention (%) Average Target no. Initial no. % of people recruited 120 120 Remain in EU 56% 67 67 Leave EU 30% 36 36 Don't know/Undecided 6% 7 7 Would not vote 8% 10 10 Communication during fieldwork and Assembly withdrawals

Between initial recruitment and the recruitment data being transferred to the Secretariat, weekly emails were sent to selected participants, reminding them of the details of the Assembly and offering to answer any questions.

Between initial recruitment and the week before the first Assembly meeting on 26th October, 10 members of the Assembly withdrew, citing a variety of reasons around not being able to commit to the full process. We replaced all those who had withdrawn, with the following priorities:

 to maintain the geographic breakdown in terms of the numbers of members from each parliamentary region, though this was not achieved in each region,

 to maintain the demographic and political attitude balance of members,

10 Ibid

11 Ibid 17

 where possible to replace from the same postcode as the member who had withdrawn, though the geographic, demographic and political attitude criteria took priority.

All ten members were replaced. In addition, one member who withdrew from the process was subsequently able to participate, meaning that 121 members in total were recruited as members of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland.

Profile of the final membership

The tables below set out the profile of the final 121 members of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland. As above, each table reports numbers under five headings:

 criteria,

 population/average (%),

 target number,

 achieved number

Geographic breakdown – by parliamentary region (mid-year population estimates 2018)12

Target no. Final Parliamentary Region % of people recruited Scotland 120 121 Central Scotland 12% 15 19 Glasgow 13% 16 18 Highlands and Islands 8% 10 11 Lothian 15% 17 19 Mid Scotland and Fife 12% 14 10 North East Scotland 14% 17 17 South Scotland 13% 15 10 West Scotland 13% 16 17

This includes 4 members recruited from islands.

12 https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population- estimates/mid-2018

Gender breakdown – mid-year population estimates, 201813

Target no. of Final % people recruited Scotland 120 121 Male 48% 58 59 Female 52% 62 62

Age breakdown – mid-year population estimates, 201814

Target no. of Final % people recruited Scotland 120 121

16 to 29 years old 21% 26 28

30 to 44 years old 23% 27 26

45 to 59 years old 26% 31 30

60 to 74 years old 20% 24 26

75 years old and over 10% 12 11

Age by gender breakdown Male Female Male Female

16 to 29 years old 13 13 15 13

30 to 44 years old 13 14 11 15

45 to 59 years old 15 16 15 15

60 to 74 years old 12 12 13 13

75 years old and over 6 6 5 6

Limiting long-term condition breakdown - Scottish Surveys Core Questions 201715 Target no. of Final % people recruited 120 121 Has condition 24% 29 31

13 ibid

14 ibid

15 https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/About/Surveys/SSCQ/SSCQ2017

No condition 76% 91 90

Educational qualification breakdown - Scottish Surveys Core Questions 201716 Target no. Final % of people recruited 120 121 No qualifications 16% 20 20 Level 1 to 3 (Standard grade, Higher, A-I 51% 62 62 Level 4 (Degree or equivalent 31% 37 35 Don't know 1% 1 4

Ethnicity breakdown - Scottish Surveys Core Questions 201717

Target no. of Final % people recruited 120 121 White: Scottish 77% 92 93 White: Other British 12% 15 14 White: Other 7% 8 8 All other ethnic groups 4% 5 6

Holyrood voting intention breakdown 18 Average Target no. Final % of people recruited 120 121 SNP 30% 36 38 Scottish Conservative 18% 22 20 Scottish Labour 16% 19 21 Scottish Liberal Democrat 6% 7 7 Scottish Green Party 4% 5 4 Other 4% 5 5 Don't know/Undecided 11% 13 13 Would not vote 11% 13 13

Scottish independence voting intention breakdown19 Average Target no. Final % of people recruited 120 121 Yes – in favour of independence 40% 48 50

16 ibid

17 ibid

18 Average score of Voting Intention from all published opinion polls – see Appendix 3 for all polls included

19 ibid

No – opposed to independence 45% 54 53 Don't know/Undecided 6% 7 6 Would not vote 9% 11 12 European Union membership voting intention breakdown 20

Average Target no. of Final % people recruited 120 121 Remain in EU 56% 67 68 Leave EU 30% 36 35 Don't know/Undecided 6% 7 6 Would not vote 8% 10 12

20 ibid 21

Appendices

Appendix 1 – Additional information given to households

FURTHER INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS

This paper sets out to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that are likely to emerge during the recruitment process, in order to give prospective members of the Citizens’ Assembly the information and assurances they need to make an informed decision about whether they want to participate.

Participation

What will the meetings be like? The meetings will take members through a structured process of learning, discussion, deliberation and decision making. Information will be presented in a variety of formats over the course of the meetings – including, potentially, presentations with by experts, short written papers, videos, panels where members can ask questions and interactive exercises. Most of the time at meetings members will be working in small facilitated discussion groups. Here members will undertake a variety of exercises to clarify the information presented, explore its implications, test and challenge assumptions and draw informed and considered conclusions. It is likely that there will also be a variety of different ways that members can contribute their thoughts and opinions, for example, in discussions, through written exercises and through private ballots.

What will the discussions be about? The discussions will be about a range of matters that are important in taking decisions about Scotland’s constitutional future. That will include hearing evidence and learning about the kind of social and economic challenges and opportunities for Scotland, including the impact of Brexit, and to hear evidence and learn about the current constitutional situation i.e. where responsibilities for decision-making about Scotland’s future lies. This evidence will be prepared independently of the government and of any political party and there will be safeguards to ensure that it is factually correct and impartial. There will be opportunities to consider a small number of topics in more detail, which members agree are the top priorities for further discussion. Members will be supported to agree between them what those areas are, and it is important not to prejudge these. Members are likely to be interested in a wide range of topics from the range of social and economic challenges that they will hear about. Whilst It won’t be possible to take evidence on all issues, members will have the opportunity to recommend further areas where discussion should take place e.g. in a further Citizens’ Assembly.

What if I don’t know anything about government and the constitution in Scotland? Most people in Scotland do not have particular skills or experience on these matters and the Assembly is about giving some citizens’ the opportunity to work together to agree what information people need in taking decisions about the future. Members of the Citizens’ Assembly are not therefore being recruited on the basis of particular skills or experience and there is no expectation that you will have any knowledge 23 on the topics before the meetings. A large part of the first few weekends will be devoted to learning about the issues under consideration.

Do I need to prepare anything in advance? The organisers may send you a short background briefing paper to read in advance, but there is no expectation for you to undertake a lot of learning before the meetings. Everything you need to know will be covered during the weekends.

What is the dress code? The dress code for all meetings of the Assembly is casual – we want you to be comfortable and just be yourselves. We do however request that you do not use your clothing to advocate any political views during the meetings of the Assembly. There is no expectation that people change for dinner, however you may want to dress up a bit more for the reception on the first Saturday evening, but it is not a formal event.

Attendance requirements Do I have to be able to go to all meetings? Yes. The Citizens’ Assembly will involve members in an ongoing learning and deliberative process, so people have to be available for all six meetings.

At what time will the meetings start and finish? The final programme is still to be confirmed but we expect the sessions to run as follows (and sessions will not start earlier or finish later than advised here).

Weekend 1 - Edinburgh  Saturday 25th October 2019 12:30pm start (with lunch)  Saturday 25th October – evening reception  Sunday 26th October – finish at 2:30pm (including lunch)

All other weekends – Glasgow  Fridays – check into hotel from 3pm  Fridays - 6:30pm start for weekend briefings and dinner  Saturdays – 9am – 5pm (Dinner at 7pm)  Sundays – 9am – 2:30pm (including lunch)

Hotel and accommodation

What will the accommodation be like? Both hotels are 4-star hotels. You will have a private, ensuite room. There are also a number of fully accessible rooms at the hotel that can be allocated to you if required.

What food and drink do you provide? All meals throughout the Assembly meetings will be provided at the hotel (dinner on the Friday, all meals on the Saturday and breakfast and lunch on the Sunday). Tea, coffee and snacks between meals will also be provided.

Can you cater for dietary and religious requirements? Different dietary requirements can be catered for as long as we know in advance. Once your place is confirmed staff will be in touch to request information about any dietary requirements you may have.

Is there any food and drink you don’t cover? Alcoholic drinks are not provided (except at the welcoming reception on the 25th October). You can however buy drinks at the hotel bar or order room service at your own expense.

Can I bring my partner / family member(s) / friend with me and can he/she/they eat with me? You can bring a friend or family member with you if you choose, however you will have to pay a supplement directly to the hotel for additional occupancy and all meals throughout the weekend. Any guests you bring with you will not be able to join in or observe the meetings and lunch and evening meals are for Assembly members only.

Payment of Expenses and “Thank-you” gifts

What travel expenses do you cover? All reasonable travel expenses (which means standard class bus, rail and air fares) will be refunded upon the production of a receipt. While we would encourage people to use public transport where possible we recognise that this is not an option for some journeys. In this case car mileage will also be covered to and from your home postcode. Parking charges can also be reimbursed if required.

Do I need to organise my own travel? Ideally you will make your own travel arrangements to get to each meeting and your expenses will be refunded. Whilst the organisers can’t make everyone’s travel arrangements for them, if you need help booking or paying for your travel then assistance can be provided once your membership of the Assembly has been confirmed.

When and how will travel expenses be paid? Travel expenses will be reimbursed into your bank account within 10 days of each Assembly meeting. Once your membership has been confirmed the organisers will provide you with a claim form and explain how the process will work.

What is the “thank you” gift? All participants will receive a gift of £200 per weekend as a thank you for your participation. This is in addition to your food, drink, accommodation and travel expenses.

How and when will I receive the “thank you” gift? A “thank you” gift will be paid into your bank account within 10 days of you attending the Assembly meeting. You will only receive the “thank you” gift if you attend for the full weekend. Once your membership has been confirmed the organisers will provide you with a claim form and explain how payment will work. If you do not have a bank account they will work with you to explore other options for receiving the “thank you” gift, however it will not be paid in cash.

Do I have to declare this as income? In most cases it will not be necessary to declare this “thank you” gift as income. People are entitled to receive up to £1000 per financial year as unearned income. It will be up to you, and your own personal circumstances, to decide whether this takes you over that limit and needs to be declared.

I’m on benefits. Will this mean that I can’t attend? If you are on benefits, it is your decision about whether or not to accept the “thank you” gift as it may affect your benefits. How it may affect your benefits will be differently depending on the type of benefit you receive and your own personal circumstances, so this is something you would need to check for yourself.

Privacy and media coverage

Will my name or address be published? In agreeing to be a member of the Assembly, you must agree to your first name and surname, and possibly the region where you live, being published on the Assembly website. This is necessary to ensure transparency of the Citizens’ Assembly. There is no intention to publish any other personal information. Prospective members will be given a Privacy Notice which outlines how their personal information will be used as part of the recruitment process.

Will photos be taken? What will the photos be used for? Photos will be taken to document the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland. Some of the photos will be used for reporting and promotion, including on the website and on social media. You will have the choice about whether you appear in photographs and will be asked to give your permission for how any photos of you are used.

Will the meetings be televised? Some parts of the Assembly meetings will be live-streamed, including presentations, question and answer panels, feedback from table discussions. The discussions between members in their table working groups will not be broadcast.

Will I be expected to talk to the media? Members of the Citizens’ Assembly are not required to be publicly facing or speak to the media. It is the Conveners role to speak to the media on behalf of the Citizens Assembly, however there may be opportunities for individual members of the Assembly to be interviewed about their experience of taking part if they choose.

Will the public and/or the media be able to observe the meetings? There are still some decisions to be made about whether members of the public or the media will be invited to observe some (or all) of the meetings. Previous Citizens Assemblies have established strict observer and reporting policies which were designed to balance the need to enable free and frank discussion between members, protect the privacy of participants and also the legitimate interests of the public in the work they are undertaking. This has meant that while observers were able to be in the room, they were not able to listen to individual table discussions or identify individuals.

Will people / the public know what I’ve said? Although the discussions at the assembly may be recorded for research and/or transcription purposes none of the reports produced by the Assembly will attribute comments to an individual member.

Will I be able to share on social media that I am part of the Citizens Assembly? Yes. There will be a social media policy developed that members will be asked to sign up to that will be designed to protect the privacy of other members and the smooth running of the meetings.

Additional Support

How accessible will the Citizens’ Assembly be? All reasonable accommodations will be made to support the participation of a diverse array of Assembly members. This could include, where needed, providing materials in Braille or large print, sign language interpretation or covering the costs of a carer or personal assistant to attend to support a member.

How accessible is the venue? The venues being used for the meetings and the hotel dining rooms are step free and wheelchair accessible. Fully accessible hotel rooms (including fully accessible bathrooms) are also available. Once your membership of the Citizens Assembly is confirmed staff will be in touch with you to discuss any access requirements you have and how these can be supported.

Is childcare available on the site? There is no childcare available at the site. If you need support with childcare to enable you to attend the organisers will contact you once your place is confirmed to make suitable arrangements. This could include, for example, paying childcare costs during the Assembly meetings, providing a ‘pop-up’ creche or covering the costs of a friend or family member to attend with you to look after the child(ren).

Can a carer attend with me? If you require a carer to attend with you the costs of their travel, accommodation and meals will be covered in full. If needed they will be able to join the meeting to support your participation but cannot contribute to the discussions themselves.

I provide care for a friend or family member. What support can you offer? The support we can offer will depend on your circumstance and the needs of the person you care for. One option may be to pay for respite care to enable you to attend. Another option may be that the person you care for attends with you, although they would not be able to be with you during the meeting times.

I have learning difficulties; can you accommodate this? The Citizens’ Assembly will involve learning quite a bit of new information each weekend (both written and from presentations), discussing this with the other members and drawing conclusions / making choices about your preferences. If this is something you think you will manage the organisers will discuss what additional support will be needed to help you participate in the meetings most comfortably and effectively.

I am under 18. Are any additional supports being put in place? Any Assembly member under the age of 18 has the option of bringing a parent/guardian with them to the Assembly meetings as a chaperone. The travel, accommodation and meals for the parent/guardian will be covered in full. In addition, anyone under 18 will be given a dedicated contact point within the Secretariat who will be present during the meetings and able to offer additional support if required.

Is there somewhere I can pray? Yes, we should have broken for lunch and dinner during midday and evening prayers. But even if that’s not the case you can leave the event for a short time. You will be able to use the privacy of your room for prayers.

Appendix 2 – Recruitment questionnaire Introduction: Good morning/afternoon/evening, my name is…I work for Mark Diffley Consultancy and Research, the independent research organisation. We have been commissioned by Scottish Government to recruit participants for the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland. This area is one of many across Scotland which has selected at random and we are calling at households to select people to take part. The

Assembly will bring together around 100 people, broadly representative of the Scottish population, to discuss a range of issues, including:

 What kind of country we are seeking to build?

 How we can best overcome the challenges we face, including those arising from Brexit?

 What further work should be carried out to give people the detail they need to make informed

choices about the future of the country?

The Assembly will meet for six weekends spread over a 7-month period from October 2019 to April

2020. The first meeting will be from Saturday until Sunday, with subsequent meetings running from

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. The dates for the meetings are as follows:

 25 – 26 October 2019

 29 November – 1 December 2019

 17 – 19 January 2020

 21 – 23 February 2020

 27 – 29 March 2020

 24 – 26 April 2020

The initial weekend event will take place in Edinburgh, with subsequent meetings taking place in

Glasgow. All travel expenses will be reimbursed and a £200 thank you will be provided to each participant for taking part each weekend. Accommodation will also be provided.

ASK ALL Q1. Are you, or anyone in your household interested in becoming a member of Scotland’s Citizens’ Assembly, this would involve attending group discussions over 6 weekends in the next 10 months? Yes 1 No 2 IF NO, THANK AND CLOSE IF YES, GO TO Q2 BELOW Q2. That’s great – I need to ask a few questions just to make sure we get a good cross-section of people. Firstly, please could you tell me how many people aged 16 and over live in this household? ENTER NUMBER HERE IF ONE PERSON LIVING IN HOUSEHOLD PROCEED TO INTERVIEW THEM – GO TO Q4 FIRST TO CHECK IF THEY HAVE A LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITION AND THEN TO QA IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON, GO TO Q3 BELOW Q3. To ensure we capture a spread of different groups at the Citizens’ Assembly which is broadly representative of the Scottish population, some groups are harder to reach than others, so could I ask a couple of questions. Firstly, how many people in this household are aged 16-29? ENTER NUMBER HERE IF NONE, GO TO Q4 IF ONE, ASK TO SPEAK TO THAT PERSON – IF AVAILABLE NOW PROCEED TO INTERVIEW, IF UNAVAILABLE NOW MAKE APPOINTMENT/ASK THEM TO CALL HELPLINE IF MORE THAN ONE SELECT FROM KISH GRID BELOW, THEN GO TO Q4 LIST PEOPLE BELOW IN AGE ORDER (YOUNGEST TO OLDEST) AND ASSIGN A NUMBER PERSON 1 PERSON 2 PERSON 3 PERSON 4 PERSON 5 PERSON 6 PERSON 7 PERSON 8

NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE, AGED 16-29

HOUSEHOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VISITED (BELOW)

1st 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2nd 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3rd 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

4th 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 4

5th 1 1 2 1 5 5 5 5

6th 1 2 3 2 1 6 6 6

7th 1 1 1 3 2 1 7 7

8th 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 8

9th 1 1 3 1 4 3 2 1

10th 1 2 1 2 5 4 3 2

ONCE PERSON SELECTED ASK IF AVAILABLE NOW - PROCEED TO INTERVIEW BY GOING TO Q4 TO CHECK IF THEY HAVE A LONG-TERM CONDITION AND THEN TO QA, IF UNAVAILABLE NOW MAKE APPOINTMENT/ASK THEM TO CALL HELPLINE INSTRUCTION: ASK Q4 IF SINGLE PERSON HOUSEHOLD OR TO YOUNG PERSON (16-29) RECRUITED AT Q3. THEN GO STRAIGHT TO QA ASK Q5 IF MULTI-PERSON WITH NOBODY AGED 16-29. THEN GO TO Q6 USE SHOWCARD A FOR BOTH SHOWCARD A Q4. It is very important that the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is open and accessible, and we want to make sure that people with physical or mental health conditions are included. So, can I just check, looking at this card, do you have any of these physical or mental health conditions or illnesses, which have lasted or are expected to last 12 months or more and which reduce your ability to carry out day to day activities OR Q5. It is very important that the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is open and accessible to everyone and we want to make sure that those with any physical or mental health conditions participate. So, looking at this card, how many people in this household, if any, have any of these physical or mental health conditions or illnesses, which have lasted or are expected to last 12 months or more and which reduce (your/)their ability to carry out day to day activities

MULTICODE OK Arthritis A speech impairment Chest or breathing problems (asthma/ bronchitis) Diabetes Difficulty hearing Difficulty seeing (even when wearing spectacles/ contact lenses) Dyslexia Epilepsy Heart, blood pressure or circulation problems Learning or behavioural problems (e.g. autism, Down’s Syndrome) Mental health problems Problems or disabilities related to arms or hands Problems or disabilities related to legs or feet Problems or disabilities related to back or neck Severe disfigurement, skin condition or allergies Severe stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problem Some other progressive disability or illness Difficulty understanding spoken and/or written word Some other health problem or disability Refused

ENTER NUMBER HERE IF NONE, GO TO Q6 IF ONE ASK TO SPEAK TO THAT PERSON – IF AVAILABLE NOW PROCEED TO INTERVIEW, IF UNAVAILABLE NOW MAKE APPOINTMENT/ASK THEM TO CALL HELPLINE IF MORE THAN ONE SELECT FROM KISH GRID BELOW, THEN GO TO QA LIST PEOPLE BELOW IN AGE ORDER (YOUNGEST TO OLDEST) AND ASSIGN A NUMBER PERSON 1 PERSON 2 PERSON 3 PERSON 4 PERSON 5 PERSON 6 PERSON 7 PERSON 8

NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE, WITH LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITION/ILLNESS

HOUSEHOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VISITED (BELOW)

1st 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2nd 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3rd 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

4th 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 4

5th 1 1 2 1 5 5 5 5

6th 1 2 3 2 1 6 6 6

7th 1 1 1 3 2 1 7 7

8th 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 8

9th 1 1 3 1 4 3 2 1

10th 1 2 1 2 5 4 3 2

ONCE PERSON SELECTED ASK IF AVAILABLE NOW - PROCEED TO INTERVIEW BY GOING TO QA, IF UNAVAILABLE NOW MAKE APPOINTMENT/ASK THEM TO CALL HELPLINE ASK IF MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN HOUSEHOLD BUT NOBODY AGED 16-29 OR WITH LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITION Q6. You said that there are X people aged 16 or over living in this household. Could I just take the first names of each person that lives here? LIST PEOPLE BELOW IN AGE ORDER (YOUNGEST TO OLDEST) AND ASSIGN A NUMBER PERSON 1 PERSON 2 PERSON 3 PERSON 4 PERSON 5 PERSON 6 PERSON 7 PERSON 8

NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PEOPLE AGED 16-29 IN HOUSEHOLD

HOUSEHOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VISITED (BELOW)

1st 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2nd 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

3rd 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

4th 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 4

5th 1 1 2 1 5 5 5 5

6th 1 2 3 2 1 6 6 6

7th 1 1 1 3 2 1 7 7

8th 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 8

9th 1 1 3 1 4 3 2 1

10th 1 2 1 2 5 4 3 2

ONCE PERSON SELECTED ASK IF AVAILABLE NOW - PROCEED TO INTERVIEW BY GOING TO QA, IF UNAVAILABLE NOW MAKE APPOINTMENT/ASK THEM TO CALL HELPLINE START OF THE SCREENER – RECRUIT TO QUOTA:

QA. How would you describe your gender identity? DO NOT PROBE HERE Man 1 Woman 2 In another way 3 Refused 4

WRITE IN & CODE EXACT AGE QB. Exact Age

16-29 1 30-44 2 45-59 3 60-74 4 75+ 5 Rather not say 6

SHOWCARD B QC. Eligibility: Looking at this card, please can you confirm that all of the following details apply to you. I am not elected or appointed representative, including MSP, MP, MEP, 1 councillor, member of the House of Lords I am not an office holder or member of staff for any political party 2 My employment and/or any public appointments I hold do not restrict me 3 from participating in political activity I am eligible to vote in Scottish Parliament and Scottish council elections 4 34

INSTRUCTION: IF NEGATIVE ANSWERS TO ANY OF THESE – THANK AND CLOSE

IF CONFIRMATION OF ALL – CONTINUE TO QD

QD. Eligibility: Have you taken part in any discussion group as part of market research in the last 6 months? This does not include completing survey questionnaires Yes 1 THANK AND CLOSE No 2 ASK QE

SHOWCARD C QE. Qualifications: Now on a different subject, please could you look at this card and tell me which, if any, of these educational qualifications you have? CODE ALL THAT APPLY

School Leaving Certificate, National Qualification Access Unit 1

O Grade, Standard Grade, GCSE, GCE O Level, CSE, National Qualification 2 Access 3 Cluster, Intermediate 1 or 2, National 4 or 5, Senior Certificate or equivalent

GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation or Intermediate, SVQ Level 1 or 2, SCOTVEC/National 3 Certificate Module, City and Guilds Craft, RSA Diploma or equivalent

Higher Grade, Advanced Higher, CSYS, A Level, AS Level, Advanced Senior 4 Certificate or equivalent

GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced, SVQ Level 3, ONC, OND, SCOTVEC National Diploma, 5 City and Guilds Advanced Craft, RSA Advanced Diploma or equivalent

HNC, HND, SVQ Level 4, RSA Higher Diploma or equivalent 6

First Degree, Higher Degree, SVQ Level 5 or equivalent 7

Professional qualifications e.g. teaching, accountancy 8

Other school examinations not already mentioned 9

Other post-school but pre-Higher education examinations not already mentioned 10

Other Higher education qualifications not already mentioned 11

No qualifications 12

Don't know 13

Refused 14

INTERVIEWER CODE HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION BELOW No qualifications 1 Level 1 to 3 (Standard Grade, Higher) 2 Degree or equivalent 3

SHOWCARD D QF. Ethnicity: And looking at the card below, what is your ethnic group?

A: WHITE

White Scottish Scottish 1

White British Other British 2

White Other Irish 3

White Other Gypsy / Traveller 4

White Other Polish 5

White Other Other white ethnic group 6

Any Other Ethnic Group B: MIXED OR MULTIPLE ETHNIC GROUPS:

Any Other Ethnic Group Any mixed or multiple ethnic groups (please say what) 7

Any Other Ethnic Group C: ASIAN, ASIAN SCOTTISH OR ASIAN BRITISH:

Any Other Ethnic Group Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British 8

Any Other Ethnic Group Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British 9

Any Other Ethnic Group Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish or Bangladeshi British 10

Any Other Ethnic Group Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British 11

Any Other Ethnic Group Other (please say what) 12

Any Other Ethnic Group D: AFRICAN:

Any Other Ethnic Group African, African Scottish or African British 13

Any Other Ethnic Group Other (please say what) 14

Any Other Ethnic Group E: CARIBBEAN OR BLACK:

Any Other Ethnic Group Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British 15

Any Other Ethnic Group Black, Black Scottish or Black British 16

Any Other Ethnic Group Other (please say what) 17

Any Other Ethnic Group F: OTHER ETHNIC GROUP:

Any Other Ethnic Group Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British 18

Any Other Ethnic Group Any other ethnic group (please say what) 19

Don't know (spontaneous) 20

Refused (spontaneous) 21

INTERVIEWER CODE ETHNICITY BELOW White: Scottish 1 White: Other British 2 White: Other 3 All other ethnic groups 4

We want to ensure a balance of political perspectives are included in the Assembly and will therefore be looking to people with a range of political views. So, could I just check the following.. QG. POLITICAL PARTY: If there was a Scottish Parliament election tomorrow and all parties were standing in your area, which party, if any, would you vote for or would you not vote? SINGLE CODE ONLY Scottish National Party 1 Scottish Conservatives 2 Scottish Labour 3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 4 Scottish Green Party 5 Brexit Party 6 UKIP 7 Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) 8 Other (please state) 9 None of the above 10 Would not vote 11 DK/undecided/refused 12

QH. EU MEMBERSHIP: If there was a referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union tomorrow, how would you vote? SINGLE CODE ONLY To remain in the EU 1 To leave the EU 2 Would not vote 3 DK/undecided/refused 4

QI. INDYREF: If there was a referendum on Scottish independence tomorrow, how would you vote in response to the following question; ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ SINGLE CODE ONLY Yes 1 No 2 Would not vote 3 DK/undecided/refused 4

QJ. CARERS1: Finally, apart from anything you do as part of paid employment, do you look after, or give any regular help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of either long-term physical, mental ill-health, disability; or problems related to old age? SINGLE CODE ONLY Yes 1 No 2 Rather not say/refused 3

IF YES QK. CARERS2: How many hours each week approximately do you spend providing any regular help or support? Please include care provided both inside and outside the household but exclude any caring done as part of paid employment. SINGLE CODE ONLY Up to 4 hours a week 1 5 – 19 hours a week 2 20 – 34 hours a week 3 35 – 49 hours a week 4 50 or more hours a week or continuous care 5 Varies 6 Don’t know 7 Refused 8

In order to stay in contact with you between now and the first meeting in October, we need to collect your contact details: RECORD BELOW Name:

Address with postcode:

Email address:

Telephone number (mobile):

Telephone number (home):

INTERVIEWER: PLEASE ASK AND NOTE THE PARTICIPANT’S PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT DECLARATION - READ OUT OR PASS TO PARTICIPANT TO READ AND SIGN I confirm that the details that I have provided in this interview are correct to my knowledge and I have disclosed all information that would potentially present a conflict of interest in participating in the Assembly Signature:

Name:

Date: Thank you very much for your time. The recruitment to the Assembly runs until the end of September. Between now and then we may be in touch a couple of times to confirm details. In the meantime, I am leaving you a Privacy Notice which explains how your data will be used and protected and additional information about the Assembly. Please do call our helpline number on 0800 4700094 if you have any questions. Information about the Assembly can also be found at www.citizenassembly.scot.

Appendix 3 – Polls used for political estimates SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE QUESTIONS

 2 October 2018: Survation survey for The Sunday Post with 1036 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sunday-Post-Final-Tables-.pdf

 04 October 2018: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1024 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/W7181w17-Scottish-Political-Polls- Data-tables-for-publication-041018.pdf

 05 October 2018: Survation survey for Scottish National Party with 1013 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SNP-final-tables.pdf

 21 October 2018: Survation survey for Daily Record with 1017 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tables-Daily-Record.pdf

 07 November 2018: Panelbase survey for Constitutional Commission & Scottish Independence Foundation with 1050 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/W12994-Constitution-Full-Tables-for- publication-191118-1.pdf

 05 December 2018: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1028 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/our-work/political-polls/sunday-times-poll-5th-december- 2018/

 24 April 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1018 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/W7181w19-ST-Tables-for-publication- 240419.pdf

 26 April 2019: YouGov survey for The Times with 1029 respondents, 16 and older - https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/m2dto5pg87/TheTime s_190426_Scotland_VI_Trackers_bpc_upload1_w.pdf

 17 May 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1018 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/our-work/political-polls/sunday-times-poll-17th-may-2019/

 20 June 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1024 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/ST-Tables-for-publication-200619-v2.pdf

 02 August 2019: Lord Ashcroft Polls survey for Self-Funded or Unknown with 1019 respondents, 18 and older - https://lordashcroftpolls.com/2019/08/my-scotland-poll-yes-to- independence-takes-the-lead/

HOLYROOD VOTING INTENTION (REGION)  02 October 2018: Survation survey for The Sunday Post with 1036 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sunday-Post-Final-Tables-.pdf

 05 October 2018: Survation survey for Scottish National Party with 1013 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SNP-final-tables.pdf

 21 October 2018: Survation survey for Daily Record with 1017 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tables-Daily-Record.pdf

 05 December 2018: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1028 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/our-work/political-polls/sunday-times-poll-5th-december- 2018/

 04 March 2019: Survation survey for Scottish Daily Mail with 1011 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/archive/2019-2/

 06 March 2019: Panelbase survey for Wings Over Scotland with 1002 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/Tables-for-publication-060319.pdf

 24 April 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1018 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/W7181w19-ST-Tables-for-publication- 240419.pdf

 17 May 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1018 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/our-work/political-polls/sunday-times-poll-17th-may-2019/

 20 June 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1024 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/ST-Tables-for-publication-200619-v2.pdf

EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP

 14 August 2018: YouGov survey for People's Vote with 2013 respondents, 18 and older - https://www.peoples- vote.uk/huge_suport_for_people_s_vote_in_scotland_as_opposition_to_brexit_grows

 02 October 2018: Survation survey for The Sunday Post with 1036 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sunday-Post-Final-Tables-.pdf

 21 October 2018: Survation survey for Daily Record with 1017 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tables-Daily-Record.pdf

 30 October 2018: Survation survey for People's Vote with 1012 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/archive/2018-2/

 13 November 2018: Survation survey for Scotland in Union with 1013 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/archive/2018-2/

 05 December 2018: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1028 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/our-work/political-polls/sunday-times-poll-5th-december- 2018/

 06 March 2019: Panelbase survey for Wings Over Scotland with 1002 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/Tables-for-publication-060319.pdf

 24 April 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1018 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/wp-content/uploads/W7181w19-ST-Tables-for-publication- 240419.pdf

 17 May 2019: Panelbase survey for The Sunday Times with 1018 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.drg.global/our-work/political-polls/sunday-times-poll-17th-may-2019/

HOLYROOD VOTING INTENTION (CONSTITUENCY)  02 October 2018: Survation survey for The Sunday Post with 1036 respondents, 16 and older - https://www.survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Sunday-Post-Final-Tables-.pdf