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Legal challenges add to Councils’ governance risks – says NAO

How nice should you be to campaigners and consultees?

Going the extra mile!

Macron in France explores The Politics of Consultation…

Deadline fast approaching: PD rights allowing change of use could remove public consultation

Is there a ‘magic moment’ for consultation?

‘Beware imitations!’ – coping with a phantom competitor

Hospital trust? When are temporary changes temporary?

Three 2018 Court judgments that changed the Law of Consultation

Some excellent recommendations, but will they change policy on consultation in planning?

NHS service change: Patient involvement duties and planning for winter

Consultation ideas … even in ex-Soviet Central Asia…

The Sefton Tunnel Judicial Review: One-off; or the shape of things to come?

Football League’s failure to consult the Clubs – a boot on the other foot?

NHS reconfiguration consultations – Blue Lights needed …..

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