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 […]
Towns Fund: How were towns selected, and what might be the consequences? Read More »
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
Healthwatch England and the Institute continue online learning collaboration Read More »
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,
The Queen’s Speech 2021- a bumper crop of controversial consultation responses Read More »
Last week we saw a bumper load of elections right across the UK. Locals, PCC, devolved administrations, more or less everywhere was been slipping into a booth to put crosses
Democracy in action- consultation and the health of society Read More »
When they win; they claim it’s because they have listened. When they lose, they promise to listen better. Let us be fair to politicians. Most of them have always listened.
Election winners everywhere face greater focus on public consultation Read More »
The Green Alliance has just published an excellent paper called The case for clean air zones. It comes at a time when Birmingham, our second city, is preparing to introduce
Briefing Note release All eyes are now on the Towns Fund! The Consultation Institute has published its latest briefing note on the Towns Fund- a test for post-Covid community engagement.
All eyes on the Towns Fund- A test for post-Covid community engagement Read More »
It’s not often we see a consultation response being challenged in Court. More usually, what we see is a challenge to the decision, on the basis of a flawed consultation,
For decades there has been a consensus that meetings of statutory authorities in England and Wales should be held in person, at least in part so that public observation of
Council court challenge to continue virtual meetings fails Read More »
One of the major disputes in Parliament this week was about the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021, a set of regulations which the opposition claim would
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