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Towns Fund: How were towns selected, and what might be the consequences?

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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 fund has been subject to much political controversy and criticism. Regardless of politics, councils still have to undertake a high level of community engagement, and […]

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Healthwatch England and the Institute continue online learning collaboration

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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 across England. The impact of the pandemic forced local Healthwatch to abandon public events and face-to-face engagement, and find new ways to reach the seldom-heard,

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The Queen’s Speech 2021- a bumper crop of controversial consultation responses

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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, due to be delivered tomorrow in Parliament. The speech will set the Government’s agenda for the next parliamentary term, and will provide us with a

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What Clean Air Zones can teach all who plan to engage communities on Climate change issues

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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 its Clean Air Zone (CAZ) and many other cities are considering the prospect. We have not exactly been quick off the blocks. Such zones already

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All eyes on the Towns Fund- A test for post-Covid community engagement

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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. And a test it is indeed, not just for those councils that have secured some money through the Fund. All councils across the UK now

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County Council rapped by High Court over flawed consultation response- but questions remain

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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, but this week we saw a challenge that did both. The case revolved around a planning application to develop a new headquarters for “Ben Burgess

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Council court challenge to continue virtual meetings fails

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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 meetings could be easily done and contributions sought where appropriate. There was no provision for remote meetings in either statute or other governing authority.

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Home Office immigration consultations under fire- is there a problem with consultation culture at the department?

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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 remove protections found in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 from vulnerable immigrants. The consultation on the regulations was heavily criticised by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny

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