The Week in Parliament
No one was really paying attention to the UK Parliament proper this week, all (recently tested on long drives) eyes turning to the Honourable Member for Barnard Castle as he […]
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Thinking about ‘unnecessary barriers’- user interface and experience in consultation
Last year, we saw judgment handed down in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal on Patrick Lynch v The Boundary Commissioner for Northern Ireland. It wasn’t a case we covered
Post election briefings for PCCs
As the dust settles on the third round of Police and Crime Commissioner elections and their recent manifesto commitments to listen to the voices of victims of crime, our resident
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The Week in Parliament
Westminster In Westminster this week, we saw the delivery of the Government response to the Williams Rail Review, the most comprehensive review of the British rail networks since privatisation. The
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Calls for evidence- a matter of terminology, or not a consultation?
One of the things we’ve seen a lot of recently is ‘calls for evidence’. In Northern Ireland this week, we saw the launch of a ‘call for evidence’ on a
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The coronavirus inquiry has been announced- but should there be a public consultation on its terms?
Perhaps the biggest political story of the week was the announcement of the inquiry into the Government’s covid response. Announced on Wednesday the inquiry will commence in 2022 and take
The Week in Parliament
The big story of the week from Westminster was the announcement of the inquiry into the government response to coronavirus, which we’ve written about here (the short version: we think
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Towns Fund: How were towns selected, and what might be the consequences?
Many have welcomed the Government’s renewed commitment to area-based regeneration in the most deprived towns through the £3.6 billion Towns Fund. However, the process of selecting towns eligible for the
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Healthwatch England and the Institute continue online learning collaboration
Following the success of the ‘Online Engagement Techniques’ course we created for Healthwatch England, we were given the opportunity to produce a second bespoke online training module for local Healthwatch
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The Queen’s Speech 2021- a bumper crop of controversial consultation responses
After a busy week in local politics last week (and national politics in the devolved nations), this week the eyes will be turning to Westminster to watch the Queen’s Speech,
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