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 about what it might mean for consultors, some of the guidance that has been produced for it and we even produced a Briefing Paper about […]
Health and Care Bill- Minister promises further consultation on SoS intervention powers Read More »
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 development of the strategy was delayed due to the pandemic and it ended up not being published until 28th July 2021. The process of arriving
Do you know if you’re consulting or engaging? Sometimes the Government don’t… Read More »
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 together once a month for a free, virtual coffee morning! Tuesday 8th February, 10am Our first session of 2022 is in the spirit of Global
Join us for a cuppa; The Perfect Blend is back! Read More »
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 the 6th anniversary of community engagement day, on which the Institute takes time to reflect on the value of and development of community engagement in
It’s Global Community Engagement Day! Read More »
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, more or less the standard duration for most consultations on these sorts of documents, and returned a not entirely supportive result. Since then, there has
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 more column inches. The volte face was on an amendment that had been slipped into the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern Bill,
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 which seems to have spooked the startled deer in the Tory Rebel Alliance, seems to have been deferred until next week). So what has been
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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 unusual day in Downing Street when there was not a party going on. With the steady drip feed of new revelations providing a mournful accompaniment
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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 which made recommendations for changes which would involve moving most public sector pension scheme members into new schemes. The Government accepted these recommendations, but also
Almost a year ago to the day we wrote about a challenge to the Scottish Government’s decision not to implement a new inshore fisheries pilot scheme in the Highlands and Islands. The case was brought on the basis that a second consultation, conducted after issues were raised with aspects of the initial one, should have
A second bite of the worm- Scottish fisheries case back in court for rare appeal Read More »
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