Well, the House of Lords is back, even if the Commons are still skiving until Monday, but that hasn’t stopped me from poring over their debates for some little nuggets of gold. So let’s have a quick two paragraph look at key points from the Lords (with a third that I’ve expanded out to a […]
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The question of when to consult can be a very difficult one to answer. Whilst there are legal requirements to fulfil, both statutory and common law, these are not the be-all and end-all, and often it will come down to the judgment of decision makers. With the resurgence of post-Brexit decision-making and Britain’s place in
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve been preparing for the launch of a revamped version of our first e-Learning course, The Consultation Charter. We’re excited to announce that it is now ready for launch – however, there will be some minor downtime with the switch. This course will be taken offline on Monday 11th October
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Low-traffic neighbourhoods and changes to street furniture during the pandemic to help people get out and about more have been something of a recurring feature for us over the last year and a half. We’d go so far as to estimate that it is in fact the most common individual issue we’ve written about whether
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Party Conferences are over, Westminster is girding itself for renewed battle when it comes back and there’s a whole heap of things in ministerial in-trays waiting to be placed on the table. They have 10 days to finish writing reports, preparing doo-dahs and ironing their suits. So whilst we leave Westminster Parliamentarians getting on with
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Is the patient-public voice being heard and acted on in Covid recovery? The last 20 months have seen an unprecedented and rapid transformation of NHS services and models of care which, in other times, would have been supported by patient and public participation. So how are trusts ensuring that patients, carers and the public are
One of the things we’ve all missed over the course of the pandemic is that joyous feeling of popping along to a restaurant with our friends, families and loved ones (or even all three) and enjoying a long, languorous meal and perhaps a glass of something. Curiously, the Government has recently taken an interest in
Prisons, it has to be said, are often not a welcome addition to a local community- after all they bring so many criminals in! They can also be disruptive, bad for the image, and ugly. It is little surprise then that when the question of a new prison is raised the response is often not
At Her Majesty’s pleasure – is the Government consulting properly on new prisons? Read More »
Public consultation is not ‘here today; gone tomorrow’. We need better archives. Public consultations come and go. Central Government departments issue 400-500 per annum, and the devolved administrations over 100 each. Some years ago, we calculated that most local authorities have over 100 each; the NHS alone publishes large numbers every month. They vary from
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After a long time swinging between various positions the UK Government has decided not to impose a vaccine passport scheme in England- though they have kept the potential to introduce one if necessary later in the year. In other parts of the UK however, the situation is different. Both Scotland and Wales have introduced measures
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