In today’s newsletter, there is a cautionary tale about allegations of bias when the Government used a specialist Company to help obtain a bigger response to the consultation on a proposed Holocaust memorial next to the Victoria Tower of the Houses of Parliament. The article can be read here. Critics are suggesting that the responses […]
Can a subcontractor bias a consultation? Read More »
A Call for Evidence, launched on 27 May by the Department for Education, seeks information to support character education and development for children and young people. This will enable the promotion of a wide range of activities designed to prompt attributes such as kindness, generosity, a sense of justice, respect, integrity and humility. Education Secretary,
Ditch gadgets…and climb trees in 2019 Read More »
You have to admire the guy! For sheer nerve (chutzpah if you like), in a procession of potential Prime Ministers all trying to square a seemingly impossible circle, he stands out as someone different trying his best to offer something distinctive. His latest wheeze (as of Wednesday afternoon) is to criss-cross the country armed with
A Citizens Assembly in a next PM’s backpack Read More »
Keeping Institute members up-to-date on the ever-growing body of case law is a real challenge. We rely on regular blog-style articles on the website but have found that our periodic Latest Law videos are also useful. Today we started editing the latest edition having interviewed leading lawyers on cases where they were involved. We are
Latest Law is coming soon Read More »
Better opportunities to consider the implications of key Judicial Reviews Over the last seven years, well over 1200 people have attended Institute courses on the Law of Consultation. Almost all have been asked for their feedback and two of the most frequently heard reactions were: “My bosses need to come to this” and “Can you
In-depth training for Consultation Law Read More »
To what extent do public engagement professionals need to understand the law of consultation? Seven years ago the Institute ran its first training course on the ‘Law of Consultation.’ Our research centred on about 30 judicial reviews we deemed relevant for those charged with running public consultations. Almost a hundred courses later, with over 1200
Too much law? Or just not enough understanding? Read More »
Most of our NHS commissioning clients in England are in the process of merging with neighbouring CCGs. The debate about the extent of public consultation that’s required to support the process is always interesting and a line in one of the articles shared in The Consultation Institute’s weekly newsletter jumped out at me this week.
Consulting on proposals to merge NHS commissioning organisations. Read More »
Ahead of Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure on 18th June in London, The Consultation Institute’s Ruth Shepherd delivers her insight on the challenges faced when dealing with public consultations and the best way to plan and adapt your consultation strategy. What is the most common challenge you face in dealing with public consultations? Respect for
The Institute is asking for examples of public meetings. Sometimes we can learn more from worst practice than from best practice, so I thought I’d share this nightmare. Our story begins over ten years ago, in the village of Wing. Wing is in Buckinghamshire, between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard, not a million miles away from
When public meetings go wrong…. they can make a bad situation so much worse Read More »
When someone asks you the “What do you do?” question, do you find it tricky explaining the myriad facets of a consultation and engagement expert? The next question, if they are still hanging on in there, is probably, “Wow! That sounds really interesting – how did you learn to do all that?” Your honest answer,
Are you still learning? Read More »
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