As we’re into September, we thought we’d have a little look back at the major consultations announced across the UK (and one from the Irish Republic) in August. In total 83 were launched, so here’s our pick of the bunch, with one from each jurisdiction. UK Potentially the most wide-ranging of the August consultations was […]
August Consultations- No rest for the Consultor! Read More »
Trial deployments of facial recognition technology by South Wales Police have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal. Consultation Institute Associate, Anna Collins, explores the role that public opinion could play in smoothing the way for future use of the technology. Much has been written about the pros and cons of automated facial recognition
Facial recognition test case raises serious equality and engagement issues Read More »
Yes, there was a consultation on the Internal Market Bill There are two entirely different – and plausible – explanations for the turbulence that the Government has encountered over the Internal Market Bill. One is that it is a deliberate and rather cynical ploy in the long-drawn out negotiation with the European Union – designed
The ‘rule of law’ impact Read More »
Three-word slogans appear to be fashionable, but in this case is entirely justifiable. Local authorities everywhere are contemplating a future fraught with immense challenges. Even without the unprecedented dislocation of the pandemic, times would have been tough. Government promises to ‘level up’ and talk of an end to ‘austerity’ in 2020 would, of themselves ,
Bursting the Barriers to Green Recovery – Engage, Engage, Engage! Read More »
Yes, there WAS a consultation; Admittedly only for two weeks; from April 15th– 29th And a big majority of the 12,623 respondents agreed with Ofqual’s plan to ‘standardise’ teachers’ predictions, almost to the last detail. So what went wrong? First, be clear about the role of a consultation in situations like this. It is a
The Algorithm blame-game; was it a flawed consultation? Read More »
Every Government changes its mind from time to time. It could be a virtue – showing a responsive attitude and a degree of flexibility. But it is more complicated than that. In the UK, our political culture is ambivalent. We admire politicians who ‘stick to their guns’ (The lady is not for turning etc) and
U-turns and consultation Read More »
This week the Government formally announced the scrapping of Public Health England and the creation of the National Institute for Health Protection. The Government contends that this is a necessary merger of functions of PHE, NHS Track and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre. The criticism of the announcement from medical professionals, academics, policy experts
If consultation was not undertaken – how to retrieve the situation. When coronavirus sent Whitehall – and everywhere else – into a flat spin, Government responded with a flurry of administrative and legislative actions, and clearly took quick decisions which, at other times would have involved various amounts of consultation. Inevitably, some of these have
In light of the recent announcement by the Home Office of a review of police and crime commissioner (PCC) powers that promises to give the public a greater say over policing, the Institute is set to embark on a ground-breaking piece of work to understand whether PCCs are adopting a best practice approach to fulfilling their statutory
Police, Fire & Crime – by consent? Now is the time to ask Read More »
Today is results day for A-level students in England. It’s usually a day for endless media pictures of delighted students leaping joyously into the air, clutching the pieces of paper that represent the pathway to their bright new future. This year however, it seems the more apposite picture may be the one from the bottom
An F-Grade for the Government? Consultation and the A-Level Fiasco Read More »
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