The Week in Parliament
And that’s it. Parliament is in recess, and after I’ve pressed publish on this I’ll be going off on a long Christmas holiday. But, as is often the case, there’s […]
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Online Reflections on 2021
At the end of 2019, I wrote an article reflecting on the first full year of the Institute’s e-Learning offering. As we recently passed the milestone of 1000 unique students,
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“An equality impact assessment by any other name would smell as sweet”- the provisional local government settlement and a question of adequacy
It’s the time of year when the Government decides how much (or, more usually, how little) money it is going to give to local authorities for their local government finance
Press Release: The Consultation Institute announces partnership with the National Democratic Institute to support the growth of a healthy ‘consultation culture’ in Ukraine
To view the official press release, please click here. The Consultation Institute (tCI), a global leader in consultation best practice, and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a non-governmental organisation that
Scotland’s National Planning Framework points the way to doing planning a better way
By Peter McColl The planning system is how we, as a society, decide what gets built where. It is one of the ways in which many citizens engage in our
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Parliamentary Committee recommends suspension of Elections Bill over consultation failings
One of the key pieces of legislation currently going through the parliamentary process is the Governments new Elections Bill. The Bill is, according to the Government designed to strengthen the
NHS Reconfigurations – the ‘Power-grab’ clause
By Rhion Jones As the Health & Care Bill continues its passage through Parliament, many of us are looking anxiously at what is, at the time of writing, a proposed
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The Week in Parliament
Been quiet in Westminster this week hasn’t it? Only the quiet rustling of crisp packets, the gentle tinkle of wine glasses, and the satisfying sigh of someone who has eaten
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Targeted, but not exclusionary: More new forms of ‘peripheral’ consultation
We hear a lot these days about new forms of consultation and engagement- more often than not these are the more traditionally ‘new’ forms like citizens juries and assemblies, but
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The Week in Parliament
Don’t worry, we’re not gone! I’m afraid an assorted variety of pre-Christmas busy-ness, a nasty little cold and a lack of anything interesting with regards to consultation has prevented your
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