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Some excellent recommendations, but will they change policy on consultation in planning?

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At the end of November, the TCPA published Planning 2020:  the final report of the Raynsford Review of Planning in England. This in an incredibly comprehensive and significant assessment of the English planning system by former housing minister Nick Raynsford, and the product of thousands of responses, of which tCI was one (view our response […]

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Consultation ideas … even in ex-Soviet Central Asia…

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The UK has long been a magnet for countries to send their brightest and best to learn about democratic principles and pubic services. Strange, given our current convulsions but our reputation for training civil servants and developing civil society remains high. And this is often thanks to relatively little-known organisations, some of which have worked

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The Sefton Tunnel Judicial Review: One-off; or the shape of things to come?

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There is much to ponder about the High Court decision to reject Sefton Council’s legal challenge to plans for a new access road to the Port of Liverpool. The Council questioned Highways England’s decision to exclude the option of building a tunnel as part of the route. Both the route options which featured in a

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Football League’s failure to consult the Clubs – a boot on the other foot?

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In April, we published an article entitled “Sporting ‘owners’ – to what extent do you consult the fans?”.  It reported on a succession of disputes between famous football clubs and their big-time owners. We pointed out that as much as club owners think they can do what they like, it is far more important to ensure

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IRP strongly critical of bed closures at Rothbury Community Hospital

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Sadly, we have yet another tale of flawed engagement and consultation as the NHS seeks to implement cost-saving measures at a Community Hospital. This conclusion is not from the Consultation Institute. These are the findings of the authoritative and rigorous Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) which advises the Secretary of State for Health when Council Overview &

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NHS reconfiguration consultations – Blue Lights needed …..

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If you are involved in organising – or even just responding to a major public consultation on reconfiguring NHS services, this paper is for you. In part, it arises because of Lord Carter’s recent Report on Operational productivity and performance in English NHS Ambulance Trusts. The issues are probably very similar in Scotland, Wales and Northern

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