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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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‘Broken Links’ in the communication chain

Councils in crisis – consult more, not less

How ‘hard-to-reach’ became ‘seldom-heard’

Promotional consultation? Putting a neglected subject on the public agenda

The NPPF and consultation or revised Planning policy and consultation

The road to consultation – Is your preparation work up to scratch?

The value of Stakeholder Mapping

High Court orders the NHS in Corby to consult; how Corby CCG got it SO wrong!

Three consultations ruled unlawful in ten days!.. and another where there should have been one…

Consulting the worried or the wider public…

Get your Stakeholder Mapping right

Further reflections on the Kohler v MOPAC case

The case for Public Consultation Hearings

The need to understand legitimate expectation

Collaboration, Co-curation, Co-design and Co-production: Achieving Common Ground through Engagement and Consultation in Planning and Development

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