In my years working for tCI I’ve often said that I must be part of a ‘hard to reach minority group’ as I’m very rarely consulted about ANYTHING! I have noticed recently, however, that I am starting to see this changing…. The ‘minority group’ I belong to is, I’d suggest, white, home-owning, comfortably off, middle […]
Is Consultation really an extreme sport? Otherwise called customer service? Read More »
The recent Tobacco industry Judicial Review helps us to handle battles between the ‘experts’. Many public consultations revolve around matters of strong professional disagreements, and one of the biggest challenges facing Governments, Regulators and public bodies of all kinds is how to take decisions without being unfair to one side or another. Nowhere is this
New insights for the interpretation of conflicting consultation responses Read More »
Parents of a pupil in Wales launched a legal challenge against their council who wanted to scrap all free bus services for secondary school aged children residing more than two miles from their catchment area’s school. The boy’s parents argued that the Council’s decision was unlawful as it had failed to consult with the affected
How to consult children & young people Read More »
Taking a break from the world of consultation, this year I visited the beautiful African country of Namibia with my husband, Alistair. We both greatly enjoy watching wildlife and relished the vast emptiness of the game reserves: we self-drove a Ford Ranger 4×4 over 3,000 kilometres – staying at atmospheric camps in the bush. Towards
Engagement from abroad – a different perspective Read More »
Here in the UK we’re often baffled by the low response rate of our public consultations when even the most controversial ones only attract a minor response rate. Is this because our potential consultees are just not interested in relocating a maternity ward, the closure of their local library or building a waste plant? Or
The challenge of consulting many – stakeholder identification Read More »
So your recent ancestors were forcibly removed from their Indian Ocean islands in what everyone admits was a disgraceful episode in British colonial history. Your community has never got over the hurt and is still seeking redress or repatriation or both, and you were disappointed that last year’s consultation failed to include an option of
Should the Courts impose a consultation option on a reluctant consultor? Read More »
Just when Institute members and others left for annual leave in late July, comes a High Court judgment to worry those who have to brief Councillors, Members of public bodies, NHS decision-makers and indeed anyone who has to determine difficult issues following a public consultation. The case is R (ex parte DAT & BNM) v
A recent Court case in Scotland has shed new light on the importance of transparency in consultations. The 114-page judgment by the Scottish Court of Session focused on the legality of several consenting decisions for offshore wind farms. The RSPB, worried about the effects of these wind farms on migratory birds, argued that these decisions
The importance of transparency in consultations Read More »
The sudden prominence of Sustainable Transformation Plans (STPs) in 44 areas of England throws into sharp focus the challenges faced by the NHS in a period of rapid change. It has to conduct at least three simultaneous dialogues There is the routine, on-going continuous engagement on operational and day-to-day delivery of our diverse health service
NHS engagement consultation Challenges Read More »
Due process is not a term we use much in the UK. We certainly observe it but we do not use the expression as frequently as our friends in the United States, where it is found in two key Amendments to the US Constitution. There it is mainly about judicial processes and the need to
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