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Impact（https://citizens.is/impact/） · June 2026 · Policy Crowdsourcing, Your Priorities
Engage @ Scottish Parliament
Timeframe : November 2019 – present
The Scottish Parliament runs Engage（https://engage.parliament.scot/）, its citizen participation platform, on our open-source Your Priorities software. What started in 2019 with three consultations — Community Wellbeing（https://engage.parliament.scot/group/2216/open）, a new Civil Partnership Bill（https://engage.parliament.scot/group/2427） and Climate Change（https://engage.parliament.scot/group/2578/open） — has grown into one of the longest-running parliamentary engagement programmes in Europe, with 24 active communities on the platform today.
From consultations to committee infrastructure
Engage is no longer a series of one-off consultations: it has become standing infrastructure for the Parliament's committees. Dedicated communities support the work of the Criminal Justice Committee, the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Education, Children and Young People, Local Government, Housing and Planning, and the Equalities and Human Rights Committee — alongside the Parliament's wider Participation Network.
Recent projects show the range: the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee heard the public on the high-profile Dualling the A9 petition PE1992（https://engage.parliament.scot/community/9760）; the 25 Years of the Scottish Parliament anniversary programme asked Scots about the Parliament's future; and committees have used the platform for scrutiny of the National Care Service Bill and the COVID-19 Recovery Committee's work.
Latest: lived experience that moved a parliament
The strongest recent example landed in 2026. For its inquiry into ADHD and autism pathways and support（https://engage.parliament.scot/group/31500）, the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee deliberately split its evidence-gathering: organisations and service providers answered a formal call for views, while individuals and families with lived experience told their stories through Your Priorities — the channel chosen specifically for ordinary people.