This morning, the latest piece of advice from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel was published regarding the South Tyneside and Sunderland referral. We will take the time to digest the information […]
The latest from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel Read More »
Five factors to help you organise the first hearings You don’t have to read The Politics of Consultation to appreciate the need to offset the big push towards digital consultation with
Picking the right subjects for Public Consultation Hearings Read More »
Lack of evidence-base meant a decision was irrational. We have been looking again at a little noticed High Court judgment from late June (R (ex parte Law Centres Federation) v
Irrational decision making – Don’t disregard consultee views Read More »
Consultation is part of a long chain of communications. What happens when important links in the chain are broken? Twelve years ago, the term “broken links” was new – part
‘Broken Links’ in the communication chain Read More »
Consultations in the SouthEast arouse passion…….is there a simple answer? We are probably all aware that councils are legally obliged by law to prepare a regular Local Plan to address
Local Plans get personal for TCI! Read More »
Lessons from the Northants County Libraries judicial review. Rumour has it that there are several councils in danger of following Northamptonshire towards a similar financial plight. If so, they need
Councils in crisis – consult more, not less Read More »
One of the success-stories of the last of decades has been the gradual acceptance by consultors, that their attempts to engage stakeholders and the public have to be more socially inclusive.
How ‘hard-to-reach’ became ‘seldom-heard’ Read More »
The theory is pretty unequivocal. You normally go to consultation where there are decisions to be taken, policies to be adopted or programmes to be developed, and where stakeholder views
Promotional consultation? Putting a neglected subject on the public agenda Read More »
The road to consultation has two distinct aspects – procedural and substantive. Organisers of consultations these days are quite familiar with the necessary preparations for such a formal engagement exercise. We normally refer
The road to consultation – Is your preparation work up to scratch? Read More »
In a world where consultation fatigue is a real issue – and organisations have to work hard to get citizens and stakeholders interested – it may be surprising to note how many
Is that OK then? – Consultations without choices Read More »
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