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Irish Climate Change Plan Struck Down by Court- “Not enough detail”

The Paris Agreement of 2015 represented a major effort by the international community to curb the damaging effects of greenhouse-gas emissions and keep the increase in global average temperature below 2˚c. With 188 states having become party to the agreement, representing more than 97% of all greenhouse-gas emissions, it represented a significant step in collective […]

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Consulting in the Welsh language- Pontypridd School reorganisation challenged in High Court

Article / Stephen Hill

An interesting case crossed our desks the other day revolving around the provision of Welsh-language education in and around Pontypridd in South Wales. The case was a hefty one, primarily revolving around matters of education policy and the statutory requirements of referral to the Welsh Ministers for the closure of sixth forms (which involved a

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“Planning for the Future”- Controversial government planning proposals under the microscope

Article / Stephen Hill

The Government has today released its new consultation on the comprehensive reform of the planning sector. The ‘Planning for the Future’ white paper proposes dramatic and swingeing changes to the way planning permission works in England, pursuing what it describes as “streamlining and modernisation”. The plans would implement a new ‘zoning’ system with land classified

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Dealing with online conflict

Article / TCI Team

The success of online dialogues will largely be determined by the quality of the participation achieved and the diversity of viewpoints presented over the course of the exercise. A key element in creating a civil environment is that the facilitator keeps the discussion focused on ideas and NOT individuals. While this may seem fairly self-explanatory,

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Why should I do Law of Consultation Online? I have already attended the traditional course…

Article / Elizabeth Gammell

This is certainly not an unreasonable question. Over 1,000 people have attended the Institute’s unique course on the Law of Consultation since 2012 – some of them more than once. However, there’s been a very good reason for that. Our profession has changed considerably since Avoiding Consultation Fatigue, the first course was written in 2004.

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The Week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

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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An integrated health and social care system?

Article / Stephen Hill

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

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A consultation that’s out of this world

Article / Stephen Hill

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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How much legal knowledge do consultation professionals need?

Article / Rhion Jones

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

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Historic moment for English Councils?

Article / Stephen Hill

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

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Irish Climate Change Plan Struck Down by Court- “Not enough detail”

Consulting in the Welsh language- Pontypridd School reorganisation challenged in High Court

“Planning for the Future”- Controversial government planning proposals under the microscope

Dealing with online conflict

Why should I do Law of Consultation Online? I have already attended the traditional course…

The Week in Parliament

A consultation that’s out of this world

How much legal knowledge do consultation professionals need?

Historic moment for English Councils?

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