The Week in Parliament
Chaos reigns. Four hundred years on from the first report of a Downing Street Work Event, and a fractured country still awaits the publication of the Gray report. It’s taken […]
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Health and Care Bill- Minister promises further consultation on SoS intervention powers
One of the pieces of legislation that we’ve been keeping an eye on as it moves through the parliamentary process is the Health and Care Bill. We’ve written multiple times
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Do you know if you’re consulting or engaging? Sometimes the Government don’t…
One of the key promises from the Government prior to the election of December 2019 was to develop a National Disability Strategy. Originally promised by the end of 2020, the
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Join us for a cuppa; The Perfect Blend is back!
Members of the Institute represent organisations from a range of sectors, from aviation, infrastructure and planning to local authorities, health, and fellow consulting experts. We bring this melting pot of professionals
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It’s Global Community Engagement Day!
On the 28th of January, governments, organisations and citizens are reminded of how critical it is to engage communities for decision making on matters that impact them. This Saturday marks
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Reopening consultation- might Camden Council be about to learn a lesson in the risks of taking views a second time?
Camden Council have not long reopened consultation on the draft of their West Hampstead Interchange Site Allocation Local Plan. The original consultation ran from 13th February to 27th March 2020,
Dual mandates, voter ID, and an independent elections authority- tinkering with democracy without consultation
One of the stories that fell by the wayside this week was a quiet Government u-turn on a somewhat controversial issue that in other times would likely have garnered far
The Week in Parliament
Unbelievably things have been happening in Parliament other than the Prime Ministers ongoing trials and tribulations (the denouement of which, due to a reasonable performance at PMQs and a defection
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The Week in Parliament
In answer to the question I posed in the first paragraph of my pen-penultimate Week in Parliament last year, the answer seems to be yes. It would be a most
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“The quintessential consultation case”- Police follow firefighters and judges in challenging government pension plans
For the last twelve years, various Governments have been trying to deal with the challenging issue of public sector pensions. The process started with the Hutton report in March 2011
