Simon Angelides

Clear and Accessible: Meeting Gunning Principle 2 in Public Consultations

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Public bodies have a legal duty to consult fairly. Gunning Principle 2 requires providing consultees with “enough information to enable them to give intelligent consideration to the issue at hand.” In practice, this means consultation materials must be clear, accessible, and comprehensive—not dense jargon, but information the public can understand and use. This article explores […]

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Converting Lived Experience into Lawful Evidence

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If you would like to talk further, email us at hello@consultationinstitute.org Public consultations surface rich lived experience: stories, frustrations, workarounds, and everyday wisdom from people affected by change. For consultation managers and engagement officers, the challenge isn’t collecting these narratives—it’s converting them into evidence that is both decision-useful and legally defensible. 1. Start with Fair

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Consult Too Late and It Might Be Thrown Out: 3 Checks to Meet the First Gunning Principle

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This is the first in our series on the Gunning Principles, if you would like to talk further email us at hello@consultationinstitute.org A public consultation is only lawful if it happens while proposals are still open to change. Consult after you’ve effectively decided, and you risk judicial review, expensive delays, and a collapse in public

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Behaviour Change: Where Interventions Fit in Public Consultation

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From initiatives encouraging active travel to digital service adoption, today’s public policies increasingly require citizens to alter established habits. Behaviour change interventions—ranging from subtle nudges to targeted support programmes—have regained prominence in public engagement, but with a more refined approach than the initial enthusiasm of the 2010s. Communications and engagement professionals now frequently ask how

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Active Travel: Gaining Stakeholder Support and Promoting Inclusion

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With the UK aiming to have half of short urban journeys walked, wheeled, or cycled by 2030, local authorities must implement strategies that change mobility habits. Success depends on more than infrastructure; it requires genuine support from businesses, residents, community groups, and underrepresented voices. Understanding Stakeholders Start by identifying who is affected and their concerns.

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Eleven forces that will shape health consultations in the UK, 2026 to 2029

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Public bodies are currently navigating the most challenging consultation environment they have faced in the past decade. Over the coming four years, how patient and public involvement is handled will be assessed based on increasing legal, ethical, and practical standards. The positive side is that it is feasible to be both more confident and more

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Evidence-led Stakeholder Strategies for Better Outcomes

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Public consultations succeed or fail based on who attends and who does not. As consultation efforts grow more complex and span multiple sectors, effectively identifying your stakeholders becomes your key guide for engagement. tCI treats stakeholder mapping and identification as essential, and says no serious consultation should proceed without such an analysis. Nevertheless, the tools

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AI in Public Consultation: Wider Reach, New Risks

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At the tCI, we are witnessing a subtle shift in who holds authority during public consultations. Large language models have not mechanised participation; rather, they have shortened the time it takes for a motivated resident to gain technical understanding. This single change is already affecting the tone of submissions, the expectations placed on decision makers,

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Commentary | Local Government Reorganisation: Practical Engagement that builds Confidence

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Successful reorganisation begins with clarity about the statutory process. Outlining the consultation, approvals, and order-making stages in a public roadmap, with named owners and deadlines, helps partners and residents understand what happens when. Early transparency reduces uncertainty and keeps the process on track. In democratic methods, consultation is a better tool than a referendum for

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Predetermination in Public Consultations: Lessons since 2020

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Introduction – Why revisiting predetermination matters An article from January 2020 on tCI’s News & Insight page discussed two judicial review claims filed by the Fews Lane Consortium against South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC). The first claim alleged that SCDC announced a public consultation on a planning application and then approved it before the consultation period concluded. The second claim challenged SCDC’s practice

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