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 »
With legislatures all over the UK going into recess, some to anticipate their elections in May, and some just for a well-deserved Easter break, this will be the last WIP for at least a couple of weeks. Just because it’s the end of term, it does not mean they get away with watching films and
The Week in Parliament Read More »
There have been those who have feared that the eagerly-awaited Independent Review of Administrative law (the Faulks Review) would recommend the end of Judicial Review as we know it. After all, the 2019 Conservative Manifesto pledge was to “ensure that Judicial Review is available to protect the rights of the individual against an overbearing state,
We’ve had a couple of Westminster-heavy weeks recently, so as there was little of immediate concern in the Commons or the Lords (except the lack of consultation on the proposed new protest-control powers, which we wrote about here and are investigating further), let’s take a tour of the devolved administrations this time. Northern Ireland The
The Week in Parliament Read More »
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