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Legitimate expectations examined- how clear does a promise to consult have to be?

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We seem to be having something of a summer rush of consultation court cases at the moment. First we had internal consultation responses in Juden, then we examined consultation on local facilities in Danning, over to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Sheakh, up to Scotland for a mischaracterised consultation in Graham’s Dairy and then back down […]

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Consultation, engagement and avoiding the end of the world as we know it

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The poet Robert Frost once speculated whether the world would end in fire or ice. This summer has brought with it a cavalcade of terrifying images of the climate emergency, many of which would seem to heavily favour the former. The last week has provided shocking pictures of residents fleeing their homes on ferries from

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“A critical juncture for public services”- our perspective on the House of Lords’ report

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In November last year, unnoticed by a country worrying about the continuing lockdown, the House of Lords Public Services Committee released their report ‘A critical juncture for public services: lessons from COVID-19’. We didn’t notice it either at the time, but on 22nd July it was laid before Parliament by the committee chair, Baroness Armstrong

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Planning reform consultation judicial review delivers rebuke to Scottish ministers over poor consultation

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We’re always interested when a consultation case comes up in the Scottish courts. It’s a rarer occurrence than it is in England and Wales, or even Northern Ireland. Partially this can be attributed to the Scottish usage of other forms of community engagement and involvement, such as the Integrated Joint Boards in the Health and

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Crime and Punishment- Fifty pages of anti-crime measures, but where’s the consultation?

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The current UK Government has made one of its key selling points a tough stance on law and order. Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen intensely controversial legislation coming out which would take a strict approach to regulating UK borders, legislation that could heavily restrict the right to protest (we’re still waiting for

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A storm in a teacup- but not entirely inconsequential- the Government’s judicial review reform bill

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Last week, the Government published their long-awaited proposals for the reform of judicial review. The new Bill follows both the independent Faulks review of administrative law, which recommended only very minor changes; and a government consultation, which went much further. The consultation itself was heavily criticised largely on account of its short length (six weeks,

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The Week in Parliament

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Well Scotland and Northern Ireland are in their summer recess, and Wales and Westminster join them next week. So before all of our lovely legislators head off to their summer camps and activity clubs, let’s have a look at what’s been going on in Wales and Westminster this week. Westminster The big news in Westminster

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The Health and Care Bill- What does it mean for consultors?

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Last week saw the introduction into Parliament of the Government’s new Health and Care Bill, the most significant reorganisation of the National Health Service since the Lansley reforms. The Bill will abolish CCGs, replacing them with new Integrated Care Boards and Integrated Care Partnerships, will confer significant new powers to direct NHS bodies and intervene

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