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New HS2 consultation- are the Government unfairly limiting responses?

We saw an interesting complaint raised in the Commons this week about the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill, which we have seen (and commented on) before. The amendment that piqued our interest was one mandating a new consultation on the effects that HS2 construction works are having on communities and environments in Shropshire, Staffordshire […]

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The death of geography

Article, Tuesday Topic / Rhion Jones

Will face-to-face consultation make a comeback? The inexorable rise of digital engagement is undisputed. It has been a significant feature of the last fifteen years; and the pandemic has certainly accelerated the trend. Where once we had volumes of paper sent to policymakers working nationwide or across large geographical area, they are now almost all

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High Court criticises London temporary traffic order decision- how should you do it right?

Article / Stephen Hill

One of the big consequences of lockdown and the tiers system has been a significant reduction in traffic across the UK. Many local authorities have attempted to capitalise on this by using traffic orders in various forms to expand the usable space for pedestrians and other road users. We’ve already looked at the issue several

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The Week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

It’s going to be a fairly short one this week- it’s been a bit dry in the legislatures. Nothing from Wales, nothing from Scotland. Perhaps the biggest news story this week is the delay of the Environment Bill, which looks set to not now pass before the autumn session. Just in time for a certain

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Discussion continues on the Watford hospital case

Article / TCI Team

Today, the Institute publishes its detailed commentary on the recent judgment in the judicial review case: Glatter v NHS Herts Valleys CCG and West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 12 (Admin). The Briefing note is entitled: Deciding against a new hospital: The implications of the Glatter v NHS judicial review and is available to

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Former PM Brown endorses consultation as force to save the Union

Article / Stephen Hill

This weekend the Sunday Times published eye-catching polling which highlighted significant changes in public attitudes towards the continued existence of the United Kingdom in its current form. Although support for Scottish independence has been high for some time, there have been marked increases in support for both a united Ireland and Welsh independence (though it

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Government launches major consultation over aviation emissions

Article / Stephen Hill

The aviation sector is currently undergoing many trials. Covid-19 has led to the cancellation of millions of flights globally and is proving a great challenge not only to carriers, but to everyone working in the aviation industry. The other great challenge is the response of the aviation industry as a major polluter, to climate change.

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The Week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

It’s been a week of children and planes this week in Westminster. Not children in planes, that would lead to the sort of disaster that only comes about when I attempt to be clever at any point in my life. So have government been learning lessons? And will they fly high off the back of

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Something fishy up north- Scottish Government loses fisheries consultation challenge

Article / Stephen Hill

One of the areas we’ve been anticipating an uptick in attention recently has been in agriculture and fisheries, and this year has already provided us with our first case in this area. Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation v Scottish Ministers [2021] CSOH 1 comes to us, as the title would imply, from the Scottish Courts and

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NHS involvement/consultation clarified by Court

Article / Rhion Jones

New decision requires careful interpretation It is not a loophole …but there are times when a service change can avoid a consultation. This is if one adopts a strict interpretation of the well-known Section 14z2 of the 2006 NHS Act (as amended) which converted the previous ‘duty to consult’ into the ‘duty to involve (whether

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New HS2 consultation- are the Government unfairly limiting responses?

The death of geography

High Court criticises London temporary traffic order decision- how should you do it right?

The Week in Parliament

Discussion continues on the Watford hospital case

Former PM Brown endorses consultation as force to save the Union

Government launches major consultation over aviation emissions

The Week in Parliament

Something fishy up north- Scottish Government loses fisheries consultation challenge

NHS involvement/consultation clarified by Court

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