We are currently facing an oxymoron in our working lives – a state where there is ‘a new normal’ and at the same time, where everything is changing. Public consultation is one area where great swathes of teams and processes have all had to change on a sixpence. It is hard to believe that in […]
Guest article: Public consultation during Lockdown – learnings & predictions Read More »
In April 2020, in an interesting case for public engagement and environmental protection, Ontario passed a new regulation in response to the COVID-19 crisis, effectively suspending public consultation under Ontario’s 1994 Environmental Bill of Rights. In this post, we reflect on this case in the light of Canada’s decision not to ratify the 1998 Aarhus
For a couple of weeks I have been confidently predicting that we are due an upswing in mentions of consultations in Parliament as we move out from the more desperate early times of the coronavirus pandemic. We seem now to have reached that time. In our Briefing paper released last week, we remarked on the
The Week in Parliament Read More »
If you are a representative group of some sort, a trade association or part of the Third sector, this is especially for you. The weeks and months that lie ahead will require Government departments, regulators, local authorities and public bodies of all kinds to take decisions that may have far-reaching consequences for the livelihoods of
Exit from Lockdown: are stakeholders being heard? Read More »
Best practice advice over the past few weeks has been around continuous engagement, why you might consider implementing such a strategy and what it might look like. This week, we will round up this particular series on continuous engagement to by helping you to understand whether you are suited to this strategy. Objectives: It is
Is continuous engagement the right strategy for you? Read More »
Zoom- The Commodores Anyone of a certain age must have at least thought about both this version and Fat Larry’s, as they join a call. Not sure how many of you will have gone so far to look into the lyrics of these seminal works? Well, Lionel sings: ‘I’m searching for that silver lining’ and Larry:
Digital techniques in lockdown Read More »
At the time of writing, we see that many bodies that have had to divert staff to Covid related duties are now looking at returning to engaging and consulting the public. In some cases, this is the resumption of programmes stalled or halted by the pandemic. In other cases, this is about what happens next
Risk management of engagement and consultation during Covid-19 Read More »
Boris Johnson’s talk to the nation on Sunday night revealed a ‘conditional plan’ whereby a large number of Lockdown ‘relaxations’ were mentioned. To our knowledge, few if any of these have been subject to consultation outside the Whitehall bubble, but the inference is that they can be implemented, and either continue or be abandoned according
Consultation and the Great Exit experiment Read More »
Just hours before Boris Johnson unveils his exit plan, the time is right to make the case for consultation. The Lockdown? It all happened so quickly. Italy, Spain and France are credited with having taken decisive action earlier, and, given the speed of the epidemic, two weeks may well have been a critical period, but
Exit from Lockdown: making the case for consultation Read More »
What’s the biggest issue facing humanity in the short, medium and long term? Covid-19? Mass unemployment & inequality? Nope. Is it the climate emergency? Almost – but not quite. The biggest challenge facing humanity is how best to engage millions of people across the world about how to change our systems and behaviour to tackle
Public engagement on the Climate Emergency – towards a “better normal” Read More »
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