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i The National Consultation Digest, every fortnight ii Communities of Interest: sustained work on a single topic iii Coffee Mornings: informal peer sessions every month iv Training that turns the reading into practice

Articles on Consultation & Engagement.

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Happy World Town Planning Day! Consultation and engagement throughout the history of town planning

“12 nerds across the city”- post-referendum governance discussions in Bristol face transparency challenges

“Does it play La Cucaracha?”- a curiously campanological consultation from the countryside

Briefing Paper 42 released- Institute sounds alarm over pre-legislative consultation and engagement

Another argument over statues- but not the usual one…

If you’re reorganising English-medium schools in Wales, do you need to do a Welsh Language Impact Assessment?

Dear Mr Sunak… wait, haven’t I done this once already recently?

A consultation on consultation- how to demonstrate local consent for fracking

We should vote less … but consult more.

Guest Article: A new consent-based approach to engagement and consultation

Guest Article: The Gunning Principles and Pan-Galactic Consultations

Is something afoot in Wakefield? A matter of comms or consultation…

Isles community consultations ask for creative responses to local problems

“We can’t allow a veto from interest groups”- ministerial memo indicates somewhat casual approach to fracking consultations

A plea for contributions- how can we help boost public understanding of consultations?

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