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“A critical juncture for public services”- our perspective on the House of Lords’ report

In November last year, unnoticed by a country worrying about the continuing lockdown, the House of Lords Public Services Committee released their report ‘A critical juncture for public services: lessons from COVID-19’. We didn’t notice it either at the time, but on 22nd July it was laid before Parliament by the committee chair, Baroness Armstrong […]

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Consultation and the need for better financial accountability

Article / Rhion Jones

Rhion Jones finds much to consider in the new Fabian pamphlet “Prizing the Public pound” Here is one of the first clear signals that the official Opposition is finally getting to grips with its urgent need to come up with significant policies to differentiate itself from the current government. The new Fabian pamphlet is called:

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TfL wins reprieve in Streetspace appeal

Article / Stephen Hill

Last year we reported on a High Court judgment against Transport for London on part of the Streetspace programme, which would have made extra space for cyclists and pedestrians along Bishopsgate in the City of London. The original case, brought by organisations representing tax drivers claimed that the plan and guidance for the changes were

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An open letter to the incoming Chief Executive of NHS England

Article / Stephen Hill

Dear Ms Pritchard, You take office at a challenging and interesting time for the NHS. The body has been rightfully lauded for its key role tackling the coronavirus pandemic and continues to maintain its revered place in society. The pandemic however is regrettably not over, and with the potential for further surges or more harmful

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Guest Article: The seven ingredients of blended public consultation

Article / TCI Team

There are no two ways about it—COVID-19 and our lived experience of lockdown created a rapid switch to online public consultation. Some people, perhaps a source of pent-up demand, were ready for this and jumped in with two feet. Other people were more reluctant and ended up doing public consultation in ways more within their

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Planning reform consultation judicial review delivers rebuke to Scottish ministers over poor consultation

Article / Stephen Hill

We’re always interested when a consultation case comes up in the Scottish courts. It’s a rarer occurrence than it is in England and Wales, or even Northern Ireland. Partially this can be attributed to the Scottish usage of other forms of community engagement and involvement, such as the Integrated Joint Boards in the Health and

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Crime and Punishment- Fifty pages of anti-crime measures, but where’s the consultation?

Article / Stephen Hill

The current UK Government has made one of its key selling points a tough stance on law and order. Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen intensely controversial legislation coming out which would take a strict approach to regulating UK borders, legislation that could heavily restrict the right to protest (we’re still waiting for

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A storm in a teacup- but not entirely inconsequential- the Government’s judicial review reform bill

Article / Stephen Hill

Last week, the Government published their long-awaited proposals for the reform of judicial review. The new Bill follows both the independent Faulks review of administrative law, which recommended only very minor changes; and a government consultation, which went much further. The consultation itself was heavily criticised largely on account of its short length (six weeks,

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Inadequate analysis of Vaccination passport consultation

Article / Rhion Jones

It’s a topical subject. No doubt about that. Which is maybe why there were 52,450 responses to the ‘Call for evidence’ consultation held for two weeks from 15th to 29th March (on the MIDAS database). By any standard, this is a large response On 13th July, the Cabinet Office produced its report on the Review,

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Helping Institute clients meet consultation best practice

Article / Rhion Jones

Rhion Jones on why the Institute wants to recruit new Associates Originally, we were mostly a training organisation. Starting in 2003, we toured the UK with day-long courses such as Avoiding Consultation Fatigue, Making Consultation Meaningful or Consultation strategies and skills. We also ran seminar/workshops on consultation challenges relating to young people, hard-to-reach groups (which

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“A critical juncture for public services”- our perspective on the House of Lords’ report

Consultation and the need for better financial accountability

TfL wins reprieve in Streetspace appeal

An open letter to the incoming Chief Executive of NHS England

Guest Article: The seven ingredients of blended public consultation

Planning reform consultation judicial review delivers rebuke to Scottish ministers over poor consultation

Crime and Punishment- Fifty pages of anti-crime measures, but where’s the consultation?

A storm in a teacup- but not entirely inconsequential- the Government’s judicial review reform bill

Inadequate analysis of Vaccination passport consultation

Helping Institute clients meet consultation best practice

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