With an extract from The Politics of Consultation Right now, with Council elections taking part in 248 English local authorities, and with on/off European elections in the offing, there is a restriction on public consultations … all in the name of a vague principle called Purdah. At the Consultation Institute, we are rather sceptical, but […]
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We realise that many Institute members and friends have very little time. So, in case you’re not aware, here are some genuinely useful short videos that can help you keep abreast of what’s happening in the field of consultation. The SEND Judicial Reviews …. in under three minutes The easy way to be aware to
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We asked Elizabeth Gammell, who is the author of the new e-learning package on Consultation and Public Events, about the Institute’s new offering. Why is this a priority subject? Don’t people already know how to run public events ? You might imagine so. It is every Consultation or Engagement Manager’s bread-and-butter. That’s because members of the
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This is one of the most far-reaching consultations for a long time, so we asked Fraser Henderson, the Institute’s respected specialist on online issues to look at the detail. Here is his assessment…. It looks like the Government is getting serious about tackling online harms with the launch of this week’s recent consultation on new
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With thousands of hopeful candidates standing for election this May, it is a good time to give them a reminder to take care with any commitments they make, which could eventually involve a public consultation. Why is this important? To understand the answer to this question we have to go back 15 years and explore
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Tuesday Topic 347 Recent controversies over SEND services illustrate the challenge facing local Councils Only some of our local Councillors face local government elections next month. Be thankful you’re not one of them! For in these febrile political times, the BREXIT soap opera has crowded out so much that matters in public life. And so
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A number of consultation managers, bearing scars from public meetings which have been less than satisfactory, may well wish the answer was “Yes!” However, it would be wrong to consign a dialogue method regarded by Darryl Holiday of the City Bureau, Chicago, as “…the bedrock of civil society” to the dustbin of Past Engagement Techniques,
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Were it not for BREXIT, this would have been the big story of the week. Theresa May probably wishes it was. Which is why, just maybe, a consultation about more effective joint working to tackle violent crime somehow became a dispute about blaming teachers and doctors for failing to spot potential criminals. The consultation, on
Communications and engagement teams (or consultation teams if you’re lucky enough to have one) will all be aware that consultation is not a vote. Yet significant weight is often put on the statistics from a consultation: ‘70% of consultees support the proposed changes.’ Could this be where some organisations fall down? Last week on Twitter,
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Hi Members! Earlier this year, we held a series of targeted focus groups to understand what some of our Members enjoyed, disliked and wanted more of from their Institute Membership. One consistent request was to provide topical webinars. We listened and have invested in new software to ensure webinars run smoothly and have a professional look. The webinars
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