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
Can consultation help you balance the books? Read More »
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,
Is the Public Meeting dead? Read More »
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,
Do we pay too much attention to the statistics? Read More »
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
TCI Member Exclusive: Options appraisal webinar next month Read More »
I was delighted to speak at the Town and Country Planning Association’s seminar on Getting Public Participation Right recently. My presentation, which covered the principles, processes, methods and legal practices that constitute good practice, drew considerably on the knowledge I’ve accumulated as an Associate of The Consultation Institute, particularly through tCI’s excellent training. All of
Town and Country Planning Association’s seminar Read More »
When it comes to uploading our latest videos to our website, we want our viewers to enjoy a seamless viewing experience without being hounded by adverts and unrelated video suggestions. With that being said, the recent introduction of YouTube’s premium services resulted in the withdrawal of our control on many core functions as well as
We’ve ‘ad’ enough! Read More »
Two High Court judgments, one in August 2018, and another last week, on largely similar facts but coming to diametrically opposite decisions. In Bristol, the Judge found that a large proposed reduction in funding Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) by Bristol City Council required a public consultation. When the same thing happened in Surrey,
Today the Institute publishes a short video taken at a recent drop-in centre event at Sandy – on the proposed route for the East-West rail route. The East-West what…? Good question, for it is probably a reasonable guess that many will never have heard about the scheme. Yet it has been on the drawing board
The challenge of engaging on long-term infrastructure projects Read More »
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