TUPE Consultation: a plain English guide to what TUPE requires when public service staff transfer to a new employer, and who is responsible for it.
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A 2026 High Court ruling against Swansea Council shows that a duty to consult can run deeper than either statute or contract. A legitimate expectation, a reasonable assumption that a public body will act consistently with a past promise or established pattern of behaviour, can require a specific question to be asked even when nothing
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Petitions show strength of feeling, not evidence. Here is why a petition cannot replace a lawful public consultation.
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In February 2026, the Court of Session quashed a wind farm’s planning permission because its grid connection had been assessed as a separate project. The same blind spot shows up in NHS reconfigurations and net zero delivery. Here’s why cumulative impact needs its own place in consultation practice, and what the case law now requires.
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Net zero schemes split cost and benefit like no other local decision. Here’s what that means for consulting communities well.
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The Consultation Institute’s 2026–27 public virtual training programme is now open for registrations of interest. 41 courses run from 16 June 2026 to 25 May 2027, covering the full range of consultation and engagement practice: consultation law, equality duties, digital engagement, artificial intelligence, data collection and analysis, stakeholder management, co-production and community engagement. Several subjects
tCI Public (Virtual) Training 2026–27 Read More »
OECD 2026 Trust Survey: political voice drives government trust more than services. What this means for lawful UK consultation.
New Survey Exposes the UK’s Consultation Gap Read More »
AI is already inside your consultation process, whether anyone signed off on it or not. The organisations that stay in control will be the ones who understood it before they leaned on it.
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A new government report sets a rare standard for consultation survey evidence, with real implications for your consultation evidence base.
How Reliable Is Your Consultation Survey Evidence? Read More »
Closing, merging or expanding a school? Lawful consultation alone will not decide the outcome. See which statutory duties do.
Closing, Merging or Expanding a School? Consultation Duties Read More »
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