Everyone a winner!
Engagement, consultation and Levelling-up It is often thought that there is no need to consult about good news. Only bad news. Consultation, presumably is thus seen as a safeguard for […]
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“Freedom Day”: How might consultations be undertaken effectively now that restrictions have eased?
The easing of most legal restrictions on Monday 19th July amidst a pandemic poses fundamental challenges to public authorities in how they go about restoring face-face public consultations legally, safely
The Week in Parliament
Well Scotland and Northern Ireland are in their summer recess, and Wales and Westminster join them next week. So before all of our lovely legislators head off to their summer
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The Health and Care Bill- What does it mean for consultors?
Last week saw the introduction into Parliament of the Government’s new Health and Care Bill, the most significant reorganisation of the National Health Service since the Lansley reforms. The Bill
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What’s wrong with the consultation on privatising Channel Four?
A Government too eager to push its ‘preferred option’ There is something quite simple about a good, well-designed, honest consultation. It explains the situation, identifies the issues that concern people,
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PCC bans staff from communicating with BLM groups- is this a risky move?
One of the things we’ve seen recently is an increase in consultation and engagement in policing. We’ve been doing quite a lot of work here on that very topic and
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The Week in Parliament
EDIT: Oh. Oh dear. This article was written on Friday. Sorry about that. ♫It’s coming home; it’s coming; football’s coming home♫* We’re so close aren’t we? Just one match between
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But on what grounds? Why do people bring consultation judicial reviews?
Judicial review is one of the greatest fears of every decision-maker. The thought that a court might look at your processes and find them somehow wanting is understandably disconcerting and
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What all of us can learn from Gareth Southgate
Applying this thinking to public engagement and consultation The BBC has published a thoughtful article extolling the virtues of England’s favourite leader right now. It attributes his success, at least
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Lambeth low traffic neighbourhoods in court – what lessons for consultors?
We’ve written a lot about the implementation of low-traffic neighbourhoods during the Covid-19 pandemic. In short at the beginning of the pandemic and the first lockdown, in order to give
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