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Public engagement evidence: the scrutiny committee test

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Scrutiny committees, from House of Commons select committees to local government overview and scrutiny bodies, apply a consistent evidential test to public engagement. Most organisations discover what that test involves only after their evidence has been challenged. This article sets out the standard and where submissions most commonly fall short. What is the legal standard […]

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NHS Modernisation Bill: what it means for consultation and engagement

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The NHS Modernisation Bill, announced in the 2026 King’s Speech, proposes to abolish NHS England and centralise NHS governance in the Department of Health and Social Care. For consultation and engagement practitioners, the structural changes raise immediate questions about statutory duties, local voice, and how to avoid repeating the mistakes of previous NHS reorganisations. What

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Consultation questionnaire design: the legal risk organisations keep repeating

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In 2016 the courts quashed a devolution consultation because the questions did not ask what needed to be asked. Standards improved for a few years. They are now deteriorating again. This article examines what the Sheffield case established, why the lessons keep being lost, and what organisations must do before the next consultation questionnaire goes

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Consultation training in 2026: the skills practitioners need now

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In 2026, running effective and legally defensible public consultation demands far more than process expertise. Entrenched public views, community distrust and increasingly contested decisions mean practitioners now need competencies in people management, mediation, conflict resolution and counselling-adjacent practice. This article sets out what those skills and competencies look like. Why is the practitioner’s role more

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