I said that last week was the last week before the summer Parliamentary recess. So you might be surprised to see me back this week. Whilst events in the Commons drew to a close last week, things in the Lords drifted into this week, and confounding my expectations of a fairly uncontroversial few days, it […]
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This week the Guardian revealed proposals from the Government to move social care functions under the control of the NHS. Social care reform has been a perpetual item on the political agenda, and Boris Johnson’s government has made much of their plans to push ahead with comprehensive reforms, which have only been talked up further
An integrated health and social care system? Read More »
Governments consult on an enormous range of things, over a wide geographical scope- now it seems they are thinking even bigger. In 2018, the new Space Industry Act received Royal Assent, providing a framework for the regulation of space activities carried out from the UK, as a counterpart to the older Outer Space Act 1986
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In the week we announce the Institute’s Law of Consultation Online, it is a good time to consider how much of this do engagement and consultation people really need. After all, fifteen years ago, hardly anyone doing the day-to-day job in public bodies needed to know much. In-house legal teams were available if anyone raised
How much legal knowledge do consultation professionals need? Read More »
Will they be wise enough to engage local people and other stakeholders in local lockdown decisions? Background For thirty years or more, local authorities have been campaigning for more powers.  Something that would convince their electorates that the Councils really mattered. That it would be worth turning out to vote for … Neither
Historic moment for English Councils? Read More »
It’s the last week before the Parliamentary summer recess, that glorious time when MPs get to run delightedly home to their constituencies to play ball games in parks and demand ice-creams from their flustered families. So what have they been up to in the last week of term? I’m going to start by doing something
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Back in June, the Welsh Government launched a consultation on banning third party sales of puppies and kittens, following an earlier consultation in 2019 which had highlighted certain other issues that needed consideration. The new consultation was brought forwards in two separate editions- one for adults, and one for children and young people. There are
The cutest consultation of all? Consulting children and adults in Wales Read More »
Brexit! Do you remember when that was top of the hit parade? Those were the days eh? Well, it seems we might be getting something of a resurgence of that nostalgia as we cruise? Slide? Careen? I’m not sure what is the correct word to be honest, but as we move in the direction of
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The Government response to the pandemic has been the subject of much debate over the last few months. Yesterday in Parliament, the acting Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey seemed to secure a commitment from the Prime Minister for an eventual independent public inquiry. Parliamentary Select Committees however have already begun extensive scrutiny, calling for
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tCI’s first Guidance Note on public engagement for the green recovery aims to set out a framework for local authorities in approaching public engagement and consultation relating to their climate emergency declarations, zero carbon targets and post-Covid-19 ‘green recovery’ planning. Written by the Institute’s Environment Working Group, the Guidance Note summarises legal aspects of the
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