Westminster It’s finally here, the UK Internal Market Bill has had its first outing in the House of Lords, and it went just about as well as you’d expect. Moving the Bill, Lord Callanan tried to head off some of the criticism. Particularly of interest to us, he highlighted that the Bill had been consulted […]
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One of the challenges of planning a process of making decisions about health services that involve a public consultation is that the consultation tends to take centre stage. Perceptions about how long a consultation should last, can dominate, leaving little time in a programme timetable for the important work of preparing for a consultation and
Decisions, decisions. Making time to get them right Read More »
How consultation has to cover the macro and the micro An increasing challenge for consultors is creating narratives that span the divide between the wider context ‘big picture’ and the here-and-now local dimensions upon which we often consult. Right now, we have two excellent examples. Climate science tells us that restraining global warming  to 2°C is essential
This week, the Government announced the new system for the identification and implementation of coronavirus restrictions. The system is designed to streamline and simplify regulations and to make it easy for individuals to know which rules apply. Broadly speaking, the system works as follows: ‘Tier 1- Medium’ where the rule of six applies indoors and
The three tiers – A simplified system, but questions remain about consultation Read More »
It’s fair to say that the UK Internal Market Bill has become one of the most controversial Bills to come to Parliament in recent years. It has been criticised by all five living former Prime Ministers, backbenchers from across the political spectrum, and drawn anger from the devolved administrations. Now, after passing through the House
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The opportunity for team-based skills/knowledge development The sudden return of advice to encourage maximum use of home-working provides an opportunity for organisations to invest in team-based learning. First-time around, we all obtained insights into the pros and cons of working from home. There was a time gain by eliminating commuting and travelling, and for some
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In recent days, municipal leaders have queued up to complain that they have not been adequately consulted about imminent plans for further actions to seek to contain the COVID-19 second wave. As this is written, a dialogue finally seems underway. Yet, in a series of public statements last week, the leaders of Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle,
Metro Mayors deny they were consulted … Read More »
This time last year consultation events were taking place across the country, and there was not a face mask or a hand sanitiser in sight. That scene is hard to recall today. Most public consultation events are stalled, and in the rare case that they are intended, organisers are having to plan for a ‘Covid-safe’
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The lack of consultation on the coronavirus regulations was again top of the agenda in Parliament this week, though the debate has moved from the Commons to the Lords. In yet another example of protestations by party grandees, this time the revolt was lead by erstwhile Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Lamont of Lerwick. Moving
Parliament, consultation and the local lockdown Read More »
By my reckoning, last Thursday’s Waterfront conference on Consultation and Stakeholder engagement for Infrastructure was my fifth consecutive appearance as Guest Chair of this event. It is normally held in central London in the offices of its prime sponsor, the law firm Burgess Salmon, but this time around it was a virtual conference – with the
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