R (Dawson) v United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 928 (admin) Last Spring, during and following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of urgent changes were made to the way the NHS operated. Many services were affected from routine GP surgeries and outpatient appointments to long-planned treatments or surgery. Guidance from NHS […]
Parliament is back after the Easter break, as am I, and we’re both eagerly awaiting the upcoming session. With a Queen’s Speech due in May, time is ticking on the clock of this Parliamentary session, so let’s see what we can get done in the next month… Westminster Accusations were flying in the Lords this
The Week in Parliament Read More »
The word of the week in Westminster must surely be ‘lobbying’. The revelations have been coming thick and fast, and the Government has to date announced (we think) seven separate inquiries related to lobbying and alleged breaches of the spirit, if not the letter of the law. In PMQs this week, the Prime Minister said
The shadowy room and the open forum- relationships between lobbying and consultation Read More »
It’s hard to knock a bank when it decides to consult, particularly as there has been such as void when it comes to branch closures. So when, in the period between October 2020 and January 2021, the ECB decided to consult on the introduction of a “digital Euro”, we did a mini dance. The bank
Quality over Quantity: A “record high” for ECB’s digital euro consultation? Read More »
Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things about public consultation and citizen engagement in the UK, with special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation from around the world! In this episode, Jonno is entertained by our special guest Rhion Jones from The Consultation Institute. Join Rhion and Jonno as they
Of the many achievements celebrated by media and masses in the hours since the Duke of Edinburgh died, many have highlighted his early championing of the causes of conservation and environmental protection. A little like Sir David Attenborough, he is credited with promoting unpopular causes long before they became mainstream. Even though UK public opinion
Royal patronage and the conduct of public debate Read More »
Rhion Jones reflects on current priorities. Two weeks ago, I contributed to a morning event attended by almost eighty officers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It was called the Community Engagement Network, and in addition to myself, they heard from Florence Obinna of LB of Hackney – a very experienced and highly
Building a capability Network Read More »
How much attention should we give to consultation guidance? In the ideal world, consultation happens when those about to take decisions or adopt policies recognise the value of listening to others’ views before proceeding. In the real world, consultation often arises because a body of superior authority has ruled that it is necessary. Sometimes it
Guidance on Guidance Read More »
Lockdown has been a busy period for us ensuring that consultors still have the tools they need to properly engage with their stakeholders. From the early days of the pandemic where we issued our covid guidance and opened our covid communications wiki, run by our associates, through the attempts to reopen up and the return
One year on: How have we been helping you? Read More »
One year ago this week, (23rd March) the UK went into lockdown for the first time due to coronavirus. We still remember our last full team meeting in the office that afternoon, all coming together with some sense of slight incredulity and ripples of that nervous laughter that always comes when stepping into the unknown.
One year on: Consultation under lockdown Read More »
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