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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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The most important consultation case of the year? The return of Article 39

The PM’s Ten Point Plan for climate change: Blueprint, Wish-list or agenda for consultation?

The ‘Permitted development’ case: When can you break a promise to consult?

The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Strengthening consultation commitments or re-treading old ground?

The Faulks Review – Judicial review under threat?

Pre-determination and pre-emption: making changes before a consultation

English planning reforms reduces residents’ rights to be consulted!

Consultation and the resurgence of evidence

Participation and power – does your voice count?

Decisions, decisions. Making time to get them right

Mind the gap

Lords report criticises lack of consultation on Internal Market Bill

Infrastructure consultations going digital? Tales from this year’s Waterfront Conference

How far I’ll go – Where lies the onus to reach out to consultees?

A failure of leadership and duty – the Government’s response to the GRA consultation

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