Thanks for paying us a visit. This page sets out all you need to know about Bank of England Citizens’ Panels: what they are, why they matter, and how you can get involved. Scroll down for more information, to see some pictures from the events we’ve held so far, watch a video featuring a message from our Chief Economist Andy Haldane, and to sign up. We look forward to meeting you soon!
We’re a public body but we’re independent from the Government.
We’re the UK’s central bank. Our job is to promote the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.
That means managing inflation – the rate at which prices rise – and making sure that the financial system, which includes banks and building societies, functions properly. We also issue banknotes and run the system that allows electronic payments to take place.
Find out more about who we are and what we do.
We hold citizens’ panel meetings around the whole of the UK. Our meetings are usually in the evening and last about three hours. There’ll be free food and refreshments and we offer travel expenses of up to £25.
At your local citizens' panel you can:
Due to the coronavirus outbreak we don’t currently have any regular panel meetings planned. However, Governor Andrew Bailey will host the first virtual Citizens' Panel Open Forum on Friday 17 July 2020 between 11am-12pm.
Members of the Citizens' Panel community and those interested in finding out more are welcome to join the session to hear directly from the Governor and to take part in a live Q&A, where you will have the opportunity to ask about the issues that really matter to you.
If you would like to take part please sign up to our Citizens’ Panel community and a registration link will be forwarded.
By this application form for Citizens’ Panels (“Panels”), the Bank of England (“we” or the “Bank”) collects personal data about you. This information includes contact details, varied demographic information and your opinions about the economy.
We collect your personal data to evaluate public understanding of the UK economy and the Bank’s mission. We also collect a broad range of information to assist us in identifying a varied sample of individuals to be invited to our Citizens’ Panel events.
This is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority of the Bank. To the extent to which you provide us with any special categories of personal data, including diversity information, our basis for processing this data is that it is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest.
Citizens’ Panel application
We use the information to develop the Panel events and ensure that attendees are representative of the UK population. Your opinions may also influence how we conduct the Bank’s mission as relevant to the Bank’s policy, analytical, operational and supervisory work.
We use a third party provider, WorldAPP Inc, based in the United States, to provide the KeySurvey online application form. WorldAPP Inc participates in, and has certified its compliance with, a recognised EU-U.S. privacy framework. For more information about WorldAPP Inc’s security practices and privacy policy visit https://www.keysurvey.com/privacy-policy.
If you are not selected for the Panel, we will keep your personal data for 3 years. If you are selected for the Panel, we will keep your personal data for 5 years from your last interaction with us. If at any time, you no longer wish to be involved, you can let us know at outreach@bankofengland.co.uk.
Panel events
If selected, you will receive an invitation to participate in the Panel and we will use your personal data to co-ordinate your attendance and for event management.
You will be required to bring identity documentation with you to any event so that we can ensure that only people who have been granted places as members of the Panel will be able to enter. We will use this along with the information that you provide to us in your application to verify your identity, and to carry out appropriate security checks as deemed necessary by the Bank.
Please be aware that audio recordings may be made of conversations which take place during the event in order for us to be able to accurately capture your points of view.
You can request that we no longer use your personal data, by writing to us at the address below.
Further engagement
If selected, we will contact you about Panel events. We may also contact you about other information or opportunities that may be of interest to you, depending on the options you have selected in the application form.
You have a number of rights under data protection laws (for example, you have the right to ask us for a copy of the personal data the Bank holds about you. This is known as a ‘Subject Access Request’). You can ask us to change how we process or deal with your personal data, and you may also have the right in some circumstances to have your personal data amended or deleted.
To find out more about those rights, to make a complaint, or to contact our Data Protection Officer, please see our website at bankofengland.co.uk/privacy.
