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
This paper has been written for policy-makers and officials working in the civil service. It will also be relevant to politicians, academics and public engagement professionals working in the public, private or voluntary/community sectors. It considers how public and/or stakeholder consultation can work in the febrile policy environment that follows the UK’s decision to leave
Britain prepares for BREXIT – The role of Public Consultation Read More »
The hurly-burly of politics is often, in reality, a somewhat remote process. Journalists eager to break tomorrow’s story rather than probe and assess yesterday’s can whip up a synthetic excitement in what they admit is the ‘Westminster Village’. And the rest of us just get on with our lives. Just occasionally, however, democracies throw up astonishingly fast-moving dramas. They are
Counting to Ten – Is consultation at its most valuable when providing a breathing space Read More »
Background The Bus Services Bill was introduced into Parliament last month. Despite generating considerably more public transport journeys than any other mode, governments rarely pay too much attention to buses. This is the first significant piece of new legislation on buses since John Prescott’s Transport Act sixteen years ago and is thus deserving of our
Bus Services Bill – Briefing Read More »
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