Members receive our briefings, bulletins and the National Consultation Digest, so the developments that affect your consultations reach you before they reach the courts.

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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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Stakeholder Mapping: Who to Engage?

Online vs Face-to-Face Consultation

IRP throws down the gauntlet to unhappy Scrutiny Committees

Flawed Consultation Gives Energy Companies Victory over Regulator

A Council consultation failure with lessons for all Scotland

Consultation lawful despite misrepresentation of consultee views

A decade of debate?

The revenge of the thwarted winners

The end of Tokenism

Marcelo Bielsa. The authentic approach to planning application consultation & thinking outside of the village hall.

“Shock collar” consultation was flawed …but legal

Mis-using ‘purdah’?

Will purdah affect your consultation?

What if you think there is only one option?

Reacting to feedback – positive and negative

Never miss what matters.