The recent fiasco with P&O Ferries and their lack of employee consultation leading up to mass redundancies is a timely reminder that you can’t skirt the law. However, not all consultations are equal. Employees are entitled to a consultation with their employer if 20 or more redundancies are being made – typically via a trade […]
Resign or consult? Participatory governance, P&O and lessons to be learned Read More »
Why do we need engagement? The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account. Elected by the public, their aim is to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their police force area. Community engagement is an essential
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It’s become something of an accepted position over the last decade or so to suggest that democracy might be on the wane across the globe. In the US, Hungary and other places, we’ve seen populist leaders rising to high office. Elections have been heavily contested, sometimes violently, and we’ve seen controversial decisions such as Brexit
The big news this week was the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, but so much has already been written on that that we didn’t think we needed to add any more, except perhaps the piteous wailing of people looking at prices going up. That may have been the headline-grabber, but we wouldn’t be drawn by such things
The Week in Parliament Read More »
In last month’s members exclusive coffee morning, we heard from Institute members of different sectors on the topic of community development; how it cannot be effectively approached with a ‘one size fits all’ outlook, and the importance of equipping communities with appropriate resources and information to give them equal opportunities to empower their communities. We
The Perfect Blend – Session 7: The past, present and future of digital Read More »
Are we eroding some of our democratic values? One of the consequences of the dreadful war in Ukraine is that even in old, complacent democracies like our own, we have been obliged to think seriously about that democracy and the values that underpin it. As brave fighters in Ukraine have shown, men and women are
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I would say it’s been a quiet week in Parliament this week- there don’t seem to have been a huge amount of enormous stories, at least not for the general public. But never let it be said that I’m not willing to grab my canary, heft my pick, and head into the mines to bring
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Survey questionnaires are the workhorses of public consultation, used by many consultation practitioners. But how often do we measure their performance? Apart from the response rate that is of limited use. (The story goes that sociologist Karl Marx once sent out 2,000 questionnaires – and got none back. My own record response rate is 110%,
Followers of consultation law will already be familiar with the children’s rights charity Article 39. Named after Article 39 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, it was the body that brought the challenge to some of the temporary changes made during the pandemic to regulations around children in care, and provided
The Institute is taking shared learning to a new level. Our experience shows that professionals in consultation and engagement face common challenges and often find themselves in similar situations. Finding support and networking with those working in the same field can offer a new perspective and help overcome those challenges. In tCI’s latest webinar series, we bring
Introducing Consultation Reflections: tCI’s latest webinar series! Read More »
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