The HS2 rail link, as with many significant infrastructure projects, has been intensely controversial, and incessantly consulted upon. A search of the UK Government website reveals 57 consultations directly resulted to the project since 2010, and that’s without the additional stakeholder engagements and local consultations that spring up around development. Despite significant local and activist […]
In July last year we wrote about a legal challenge to a decision by the South West Regional Schools Commissioner to grant academy status to Swanmead Community School, something which Somerset County Council claimed essentially pre-empted their ongoing consultation on education provision in the Crewkerne and Ilminster area. The Council won the challenge on these
Somerset schools back in court – but this time the Council is the defendant Read More »
Last Tuesday I had the distinct pleasure of chairing the (virtual) 2021 edition of the Waterfront Conference Company’s Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure conference. This was my first time taking over from the usual host, our Founder Director, the redoubtable Rhion Jones. My first, but hopefully not my last. The conference was a fascinating
One of the most important parts of the consultation (and it’s not just us that say it, the Cabinet Office consultation principles say it in principles I and J) is allowing appropriate scrutiny of the policy process. Allowing people to see and understand how a policy has been made and how stakeholder views have been
What are they hiding? The Home Office consultation culture problem continues… Read More »
Well. What a week. It’s all been happening hasn’t it? Of course we’ve managed to find the consultation angle on the big story of the week, you can read all about that here, but outside of the machinations of men, major food producers and Members of Parliament the world has continued to tick inexorably on.
The Week in Parliament Read More »
It is fair to say that there is a fair amount of mistrust between the public and politicians. There always has been, but whether it is merely a perception of an increased contempt (due to the democratisation of the public space through social media etc) or whether there has actually been a significant measurable increase
Bringing standards back into the public sphere- could consultation help? Read More »
Regular and loyal readers will have noticed that there was no Week in Parliament last week. Some of the less regular and more treacherous readers may also have noticed this. I could pretend this was for some great reason of state, but no, I just ended up being incredibly busy. Because of this, we have
The Week in Parliament Read More »
There are few days in the political calendar more anticipated than Budget Day. It’s the chance for the Chancellor to have his moment in the spotlight, firstly with a selection of casual style photoshoots inside Number 11 (this year Mr Sunak plumped for a dog on a sofa and sandals with socks- both bold choices),
The Autumn Budget and Spending Review: Shared prosperity, but no shared decision-making Read More »
With the Government’s planning proposals still up in the air for now, efforts to stall the growing housing crisis in the England have juddered to something of a halt. The original mooted proposals, for which we have still not seen the consultation results, let alone any Government follow-up, proposed the implementation of a new zoning
Solving the planning problem- more democracy is good, but what form should it take? Read More »
In light of the ongoing shortages of lorry drivers, last week the Government announced a short consultation on the temporary extension of road haulage cabotage. Cabotage, when goods are transported between two places in one country by a transport operator from a different country, it is hoped might help to alleviate some of the delays
Can cabotage save Christmas? Or will cabotage, be sabotaged..? Read More »
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