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Guest Article: Communication vs Engagement: the same thing, right…

Communication is important in basically every aspect of life. It’s integral to successful project management and, used effectively, can help stakeholders understand what’s going on and help reduce public backlash. But what about engagement? Is there a difference between communication and engagement? It’s an important question and there are notable distinctions worth considering when developing strategies and […]

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A Message of Solidarity to Friends and Colleagues in Ukraine

Article / TCI Team

This week, you’re not going to get your regular Week in Parliament column. This week, our usual brand of whimsical commentary seems somewhat inappropriate, so we’re going to give the space over to a consideration of democracy and what it means, and why it should be fought for. Here in the UK, we are very

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The biggest gap in consultation? Why consultation is a problem at the highest levels of the country

Article / Stephen Hill

We’re all familiar with the basic principles of consultation. Public bodies, in certain circumstances, are required to consult their populations on policy changes. These consultations must be conducted lawfully, in line with statute, the Gunning principles and other common law requirements. The case law is by now very extensive, and not doing so can be

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Guest Article: A covid reflection on engagement…

Article / TCI Team

Before the beginning of lockdown era our very own ‘Bite Sized Health’ in the Workplace was launched from a simple conversation with a Construction Site Manager at a Sunday morning Food Festival, who wanted some leaflets to share around constructions sites in North Wales. A prime example of ‘every contact counts’. This began a rollercoaster

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Institute publishes PSA v HMT Briefing Paper

Article / Stephen Hill

A few weeks ago we wrote about what we called “the quintessential consultation case”, R (The Police Superintendents’ Association) v Her Majesty’s Treasury. It was a case that covered almost all of the things we regularly see in cases: the legal principles involved, the procedural issues that can arise, and the subject of what relief

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Arriving at Shared Outcomes for systems and place in the NHS in England: what consultation is needed?

Article / Stephen Hill

The drive towards better integration in the health and social care system continued last week, in advance of the final passage of the Health and Care Bill (currently at report stage in the House of Lords). In the name of getting things in place for a relatively swift turnaround, the Government published a new White

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The Week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

Well, off they go into recess again (in Westminster at least), a welcome week-long reprieve for the Prime Minister from the risks of shady plots being discussed in shadowy corners. For MPs, it’s time to go and take the temperature of their constituents, find out what they’re worried about and how quickly they think he

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But what should we actually do with Brexit? The Government wants to know what you think, sort of

Article / Stephen Hill

It’s now six long years since the referendum on leaving the European Union, six years of posturing, politics, and negotiation to secure the ultimate prize. It’s over two years now since we left, sharing drinks celebratory, commiserative or entirely indifferent. So, what has this new era of freedom brought us, other than a lot more

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An end to the pandemic? Is the Government rushing changes without proper consultation to save the PM?

Article / Stephen Hill

On 31st January the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that the Government would be u-turning on their policy of requiring all patient-facing health and care staff to be fully vaccinated against covid by April this year. The change will be subject to a one-week long online-only consultation that started this last

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The Week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

Well, we’re all eagerly waiting to see who’s left working in Downing Street by the end of the day. I’ve heard whispers that the dog and the two babies are planning a joint resignation. Be that as it may, we can’t be watching the famous door all the time- there’s things happening elsewhere (albeit this

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Guest Article: Communication vs Engagement: the same thing, right…

A Message of Solidarity to Friends and Colleagues in Ukraine

The biggest gap in consultation? Why consultation is a problem at the highest levels of the country

Guest Article: A covid reflection on engagement…

Institute publishes PSA v HMT Briefing Paper

The Week in Parliament

But what should we actually do with Brexit? The Government wants to know what you think, sort of

An end to the pandemic? Is the Government rushing changes without proper consultation to save the PM?

The Week in Parliament

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