Covid-19 has had many different impacts on us. For many NHS bodies, it has meant having to make a range of emergency, urgent or temporary changes to services in order to manage staff and other resources to combat Covid-19 and provide care where it is most needed. In many cases, it has been about working […]
Retaining urgent and temporary changes Read More »
The planning sector has seen some big changes over the first four weeks in lock-down. New regulations now allow councils at all levels to hold meetings without being face-to-face, and already we are seeing local councils take up the ability to hold virtual meetings to reschedule postponed or cancelled meetings – especially for planning matters.
At the end of last week, the Institute wrote two articles looking forward to the end of lockdown and social distancing measures. Rhion, in his article, identified that whilst the Scottish Government’s document on ending the restrictions did not use the term ‘consultation’, it clearly intimated an approach so close to consultation as to be
Boris’ return: A new pledge for transparency on lockdown Read More »
Analysing your data at the end of a consultation can sometimes be a bit of a challenge. Perhaps you have more data than you expected – or, as is more often the case, less. This period of lockdown, though, where areas of face-to-face work are not possible and some time may be liberated, is
Data analysis during lockdown Read More »
Although relatively few people have realised, most of the UK’s 50+ airports would have organised public consultations in the coming year on potential changes to the use of local airspace. They were planned as part of an EU-wide programme (Single European Skies) to improve the functioning of air traffic control throughout the continent. It is
Sector analysis: Airport airspace consultations grounded Read More »
Nowhere does the document use the word ‘consultation’. But note what it says: “We are listening to the best scientific advice, but we recognise we must also listen to the views of the people across Scotland as we consider the options set out in this document.” In our view, that’s consultation! In her press conference, the Scottish
Sturgeon launches “a grown-up conversation” re lockdown exit options Read More »
The Institute has seen it all when it comes to public consultation and engagement – the good, the bad and the ugly, the latter being legal judgments! Concepts and methods are widely shared by practitioners, available to learn about through training platforms and are well documented. Except one, ‘continuous engagement’. It is a term that
Moving towards a continuous form of engagement Read More »
You thought we’d forgotten about this didn’t you? It has been almost precisely a month since the last ‘The Week in Parliament’. Firstly, we had the changes to working patterns brought about by coronavirus which necessitated my attention being elsewhere to deal with the immediate response to that, and then Parliament disappeared into recess. But
The Week in Parliament Read More »
Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the participation of citizens in local public life (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21 March 2018 at the 1311th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) sets out the CoE position from more normal times. All public bodies, from the very local to the inter-governmental
As a follow-on from last week’s article, this article will discuss how social media tools, compelling content and the timing of posts can help to maximise your digital engagement efforts. The whole point of social media marketing is to move beyond engaging the ‘usual suspects’ and increase the level of engagement with users that you
Three points to consider for your Social Media Strategy Read More »
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