Recently, the Institute was asked a very interesting question from one of our members. The question was as follows “Is it ever OK for a councillor to respond to their own consultation?” It’s a very interesting question and one that we have struggled to definitively get an answer to. Examining the law, the first thought was that of […]
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The most important thing to come out of Parliament this week was of course the Coronavirus Act, which we have written about separately here. With that out of the way, this column can become a Coronavirus free zone! Actually, that might leave us with a bit of a problem, as outside of that particular issue it
The Week in Parliament Read More »
At 5:30PM Wednesday evening the Coronavirus Act was given royal assent and became law in the United Kingdom. It is undoubtedly a truly seismic piece of legislation enabling the government to properly implement the lockdown under which we have now all been placed until the severity of the crisis lessens. Things that in normal times would have been considered legislatively
The Coronavirus Act 2020- Desperate times and desperate measures Read More »
Sincerest apologies for the lack of a Week in Parliament last week, I’m afraid a combination of the Budget and the escalating coronavirus situation made the end of last week a little bit fraught! But we are back in action, so far as we can be this week. Parliament has a brand new obsession, and
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ED: Apologies for the delay on this- Covid-19 ended up rather dominating things towards the end of last week. Last week’s budget was, as we said in our quick summary on the day, a budget of two halves. The first part designed to bring in measures to support the ongoing fight against the coronavirus, and the second to begin to
Budget 2020: What are the omens for consultation? Read More »
The Consultation Institute has today issued advice to all members and the public on how the ongoing coronavirus crisis will affect consultation and public engagement. The Institute advises on key questions as to whether your consultations should proceed, reasonable alterations you should make to your processes to ensure that they remain within the expected standards,
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The Institute is regularly approached by public bodies seeking to conduct consultation that meets best practice standards. Increasingly those who approach us are wrestling with the challenge of meeting the requirements to co-produce service change, which policymakers in all spheres of public activity require as a first step rather than an additional activity bolted on.
Co-production: an asset-based approach to involving citizens in service change Read More »
Today we had the first budget of the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and it was undoubtedly a budget of two halves. The first, dealing with the ongoing crisis over coronavirus/covid-19, and the second dealing with the more humdrum affairs of government and starting the implementation of the Conservative election manifesto. Much like
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Writing a chapter on Achieving Excellence in Public Participation and Consultation for the recently published book Regulation of Extractive Industries: Community Engagement in the Arctic gave me the opportunity to reflect on the specific circumstances of a single consultation crossing not only international boundaries but also diverse cultures. The Arctic provides a perfect case study
Meeting the challenges of cross-border consultations Read More »
Here at the Institute we are firm believers in the power of consultation. Done well, it can not only lead to more general public involvement, but lead to better decisions being made. It can be used to assuage doubts, to inform the public, and to ensure that all decisions are well scrutinised. But here’s one
The power of consultation… Over time?! Read More »
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