Most equality impact assessments do not meet the full requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty. Here is where the legal risk actually sits.
Equality Analysis and the PSED: Is Your EqIA Good Enough? Read More »
Newly elected councillors often assume a mandate justifies moving fast. The law disagrees. What new members must know about consultation law.
Newly elected councillors: what consultation law requires Read More »
New unitary authorities inherit their predecessors’ consultation obligations. Reorganisation is not a legal clean slate.
Does Reorganisation Reset Your Consultation Duties? Read More »
SEND budget cuts: why councils face judicial review
SEND budget cuts: why councils face judicial review Read More »
The Greater Manchester case confirmed what lawful bus franchising consultation looks like. Here is what every transport authority needs to know..
Bus franchising consultation: lessons from Greater Manchester Read More »
Completing a stakeholder map feels like progress. It is, but only as a first step. The map tells you who has an interest in your consultation. It says nothing about how to reach them, what they need from you, or how you will know whether your engagement has worked. This article sets out the steps
Stakeholder mapping for public consultation: the 4 steps most teams miss Read More »
Public consultations rarely fail because the organisation intended to get the process wrong. They fail because a series of individually manageable decisions about timing, evidence, reach, and response combine to create a process no court will uphold. This article identifies five warning signs that a consultation has crossed from defensible to legally exposed, and what
Public Consultation and Legal Risk: 5 Warning Signs Read More »
Emergency change does not switch off public law. Whether the organisation is a council, an NHS body or a fire and rescue authority, pressure and urgency may justify moving quickly, but they do not justify weak equality analysis, vague reasons, or treating a temporary measure as if it never needs proper scrutiny. The legal test
Emergency change: does it suspend equality and consultation? Read More »
Oxfordshire County Council is set to consider revised fire and rescue proposals after a consultation that produced significant changes: no station closures, the Thame proposal withdrawn, and the north Oxford plan paused. For consultation practitioners, the question is not whether the politics worked out. It is whether the process remained genuinely capable of changing the
When consultation actually changes the decision: the Oxfordshire fire service case Read More »
England’s planning reforms are not just about speeding up decisions. They are changing who is accountable for how consultation is conducted, how representations are handled, and how that evidence withstands scrutiny. Three specific changes create immediate legal and governance exposure for local planning authorities that have not updated their processes. The reform direction across development
Planning Consultation Requirements: Are Councils Ready? Read More »
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