That was the core question posed in the recent case of R (Rhieni Dros Addysg Gymraeg) v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, the second case revolving around Welsh school reorganisations in the last couple of years, less than an hour’s drive away from the first. In that case, you may recall the Court was […]
The temptation, I will confess, is just to say “see article of September 6th”, as most of the points covered in that piece remain valid, including the exhortation to respect the basic principles of consultation and engagement in policy-making. Dear Mr Sunak, Well, here we go, your time has finally come. Congratulations are no doubt
Dear Mr Sunak… wait, haven’t I done this once already recently? Read More »
The Institute opened its doors in 2003. Since that time, we have witnessed ten changes of administration for the UK Government. Five of them have arisen following General Elections in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019. A further four have occurred when successively, Gordon Brown, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Liz Truss took over mid-term.
The latest ‘new’ administration Read More »
For political party members to vote for their leaders sounds a manifestly reasonable practice, and seldom questioned until the recent election of Liz Truss by a tiny unrepresentative electorate of Conservative Party members. In fact, one can argue that both major parties in recent years saddled themselves with leaders who lacked the required skills-set for
We should vote less … but consult more. Read More »
One of the most controversial of the Governments new proposals has been the return of fracking to the main stage. We’ve written about it multiple times recently, including a cautionary note from two weeks ago where we noted with some alarm the Government’s apparent attempts to cut consultation out of the process. On Wednesday afternoon,
A consultation on consultation- how to demonstrate local consent for fracking Read More »
Rhion Jones comments on a timely contribution to an important debate. Roy Payne has spent years working with sceptical communities around the world on programmes to secure sites for the long-term disposal of nuclear waste. We recently began talking to Roy about how the approaches being used might be relevant to more controversial parts of
Guest Article: A new consent-based approach to engagement and consultation Read More »
In the first episode of the Institute’s new podcast, Consultation off the Cuff, we asked our listeners to consider good (or bad) examples of consultation and engagement in film. Here’s what Lucy Nicholls, Senior Consultant at Traverse, had to say… “There’s no point in acting surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders
Guest Article: The Gunning Principles and Pan-Galactic Consultations Read More »
Wakefield Council have recently been in the news over their proposal to buy a former golf house building as part of a wider scheme to extend a traveller site. The proposal, first agreed by the Council’s cabinet in July was referred back to the cabinet by the overview and scrutiny committee, who suggested that they
Is something afoot in Wakefield? A matter of comms or consultation… Read More »
Yesterday, for the first time in three years, tCI headed down to London to take part in the Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure conference organised by the Waterfront Conference Company. After my digital stint last year in the chair, I was invited back to chair the in-person event at the offices of the law
After months of preparation, yesterday was the day for tCI Connect 2022, our annual conference, bringing together consultation and engagement professionals from across the UK down (this time) to London, where we were treated to an excellent day by the team at America Square conference centre. The sessions were excellent, the conversation free-flowing and the
The hot take on Connect 2022 Read More »
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