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 […]
Football League’s failure to consult the Clubs – a boot on the other foot? Read More »
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 &
IRP strongly critical of bed closures at Rothbury Community Hospital Read More »
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
NHS reconfiguration consultations – Blue Lights needed ….. Read More »
Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday, and on Saturday evening my wife was the compere at a local community concert. It was a commemoration of the end of the 1914-1918 war, and she told me she wanted her outfit to be respectful, dignified and smart. And, as it was in the draughty but lovely Parish church, needed to be
When my wife asked for my opinion! Read More »
Fracking is highly controversial and still attracts lots of opposition within the UK; the recent drilling in Lancashire is a case in point. However, for such a controversial topic there has been little been nationwide discussion. Until now, you might say… but even then, the current debate is informal at best, remote and certainly not
Fracking: Did Scotland do it better? Read More »
Implications of the Gunning Principles Many of you that have attended our popular Law of Consultation will be familiar with the Gunning Principles. But those of you who haven’t yet come on our training course, the Principles are a set of rules for public consultation that were proposed in 1985 by Stephen Sedley QC, and
The Gunning Principles – Implications Read More »
The London Borough of Hackney has become the latest Council to be dragged to the High Court to defend its decisions on special educational needs or SEN. It follows Bristol City which lost an important test case in August and Surrey which is nervously expecting a judgment on its own case any day now. The
Special educational needs becomes the new battleground for consultation Read More »
The Raynsford Review and the Potential for Greater Community Involvement in Planning Commentary from the Consultation Institute Penny Norton, from the Consultation Institute, considers the potential for greater community involvement in planning and looks at the characteristics of involvement good practice. I am frequently asked whether consultation is a legal requirement in planning. The fact that it is
Towards efficient and meaningful consultation Read More »
How consultation practice has been influenced by the austerity agenda. Fifteen years ago, when the Consultation Institute was founded, there was a wider range of public consultations. We labelled some of them ‘aspirational’. They asked people what they would like, often in the guise of ‘Vision’ statements for local authorities or policy areas. Money was
Have we forgotten how to consult on good news? Read More »
Writing the Politics of Consultation obliged Elizabeth Gammell and myself to confront some uncomfortable truths – primarily that the ‘politics’ can often frustrate even the best-organised attempts to involve the public. Not electoral, representational politics exclusively, even though this is important. Wherever power is exercised, or even ‘perceived’ it can affect the behaviour of institutions, organisations
How the Transgender issue plays into The Politics of Consultation Read More »
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