The Residents' Panel
The Royal Borough's Residents' Panel is a sample of
residents, normally around 1,000 to 2,000, which is recruited and
maintained over a period of years. The panel members have agreed to
take part in consultation activities about a variety of subjects.
Because panel members have agreed to take part, councils have found
that they achieve higher response rates than for non-panel
activities.
Residents' Panel registration
The Residents’ Panel is currently in the process of recruiting
new members. Letters are being sent to 10,000 individuals selected
at random from the edited electoral register inviting them to
become members of the panel. If you receive a letter, and would
like to become a member, please visit our registration page, you
will need your unique reference number to join.
Residents' Panel registration
What sort of things will panel members be involved with?
Panel members can take part in online activities including;
polls, questionnaires, discussion groups and online focus groups.
Panel members can also participate in activities such as
questionnaires in paper format.
How was the Panel recruited?
Letters were sent to 10,000 residents of the borough inviting
them to join the panel. The 10,000 names were selected at
random from the edited electoral register to ensure that the sample
would be representative of the people who live in the Royal
Borough. This means that all residents of the Royal Borough who are
registered to vote had an equal chance of being asked to join.
How long do local residents stay on the Panel?
If panel members are allowed to remain on the panel for lengthy
periods then it is possible that they will become experts on
Council services. Consequentially, the panel would become
unrepresentative and aspirations of panel members would be out of
line with the population as a whole as they become more
knowledgeable about Council services. Therefore, we have a rolling
programme of recruitment to the panel, which will ensure that no
panel member stays on the panel longer than two years. Over
time, a certain percentage of panel members will drop-out. We carry
out a rolling process of recruitment. We recruit new members to the
panel as and when required in order to ensure that the panel
remains at full strength.
Members of the Residents' Panel can login here.
