The Institute this week encountered a problem it had never seen before. The Welsh Government was invited to attend an Institute Roundtable to explain its proposals for changing the arrangements for public and patient involvement with the NHS and social care. The event – which takes place in Cardiff on 6th September has been organised […]
To what extent should consultation and engagement specialists be involved in options development? Once upon a time, those responsible for public engagement and consultation would be the last to know that their services were about to be required! Countless times we have heard stories of functional Managers arriving at the office door armed with a
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When the Government announced that Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales would be encouraged to take charge of Fire & Rescue Authorities, there were many objections. The one safeguard, was that there would need to be a full public consultation (Police & Crime Act 2017). Essex was first to use this power
Good Practice alert: Essex Police and Fire consultation met Institute standards Read More »
Rhion Jones explains the issues raised in this week’s Tuesday Topic No.325 ‘An Absence of Consultation‘ In this short video, Rhion discusses recent news stories from Islington and Haringey and raises some important questions. Institute members have free access to all Topic Papers. Non-members wishing to obtain a copy of this particular paper should
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Two consultation tales in one City – raising questions about the willingness to consult ? One City – London. And two news stories within days of each other giving rise to interesting debates that matter right across the country. One news story is distorted by the involvement of the local MP – none other than
An absence of consultation? Read More »
Public engagement in Scotland is different. It has innovative legislation, unique in the British Isles and requires more collaborative, participative working within and between public bodies than anywhere else in the UK. It has invested in pioneering work in Participatory budgeting and is promoting co-production as the standard methodology for service change. Some of this
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Wednesday’s Supreme Court Judgement in the case of R (ex parte UNISON) v The Lord Chancellor is arguably one of the most important for years … or maybe decades. In some ways it is quite sensational – for it takes a concept which most of us take for granted in a mature democracy – namely
Landmark Judgment on “Access to Justice” will affect public consultations Read More »
Community Health Councils were abolished in England a decade ago. Now Wales is thinking of doing the same. In England, their demise led to a succession of failed initiatives. CHCs were replaced by Public and Patient Forums. They were then abandoned in favour of Local Involvement Networks (LINks), and we now have HealthWatch, with the
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When can you address the problems and carry on, and when is it best to abandon the consultation and start again? Consultation is far from being an exact science, and even with good preparation and diligent execution, things can still go wrong. In Topic 316, we explored the issues that arise when people complain, and
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The Mayor of London’s consultation on Public Access and Engagement There are too many poor public consultations, So, part of the role of the Institute to champion best practice, and, occasionally to illustrate what can go wrong by exposing poor practice. Last week saw the launch of a deeply flawed consultation on aspects of Policing
Is this the worst consultation of 2017? Read More »
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