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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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Can a subcontractor bias a consultation?

A Citizens Assembly in a next PM’s backpack

Too much law? Or just not enough understanding?

Consulting on proposals to merge NHS commissioning organisations.

When public meetings go wrong…. they can make a bad situation so much worse

Are you still learning?

The Evolution of Public Meetings – Beyond speech-making

Heathrow’s third runway; Judges let the Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) off the pre-determination hook

Academics’ penetrative and provocative critique of NHS public involvement in service change

Three things a newly-elected Councillor should know

When public meetings go wrong…

tCI’s Option Appraisal webinar

Horton hospital consultation – Appeal Court rejects arguments on the ‘bed closure’ test

Pooh-poohing Purdah

Latest SEND Court judgment helps no-one … and may undermine the statutory duty to consult parents

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