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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.

Are you still learning?

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

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

The Evolution of Public Meetings – Beyond speech-making

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

Three things a newly-elected Councillor should know

tCI’s Option Appraisal webinar

When public meetings go wrong…

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

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

Pooh-poohing Purdah

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