Stephen Hill

The Coronavirus Act 2020- Desperate times and desperate measures

At 5:30PM Wednesday evening the Coronavirus Act was given royal assent and became law in the United Kingdom. It is undoubtedly a truly seismic piece of legislation enabling the government to properly implement the lockdown under which we have now all been placed until the severity of the crisis lessens. Things that in normal times would have been considered legislatively […]

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The Week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

Sincerest apologies for the lack of a Week in Parliament last week, I’m afraid a combination of the Budget and the escalating coronavirus situation made the end of last week a little bit fraught! But we are back in action, so far as we can be this week. Parliament has a brand new obsession, and

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Budget 2020: What are the omens for consultation?

Article / Stephen Hill

ED: Apologies for the delay on this- Covid-19 ended up rather dominating things towards the end of last week. Last week’s budget was, as we said in our quick summary on the day, a budget of two halves. The first part designed to bring in measures to support the ongoing fight against the coronavirus, and the second to begin to

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Institute issues advice on covid-19 and consultation

Article / Stephen Hill

The Consultation Institute has today issued advice to all members and the public on how the ongoing coronavirus crisis will affect consultation and public engagement. The Institute advises on key questions as to whether your consultations should proceed, reasonable alterations you should make to your processes to ensure that they remain within the expected standards,

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Budget 2020: The mystery of the missing consultation

Article / Stephen Hill

Today we had the first budget of the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and it was undoubtedly a budget of two halves. The first, dealing with the ongoing crisis over coronavirus/covid-19, and the second dealing with the more humdrum affairs of government and starting the implementation of the Conservative election manifesto. Much like

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The power of consultation… Over time?!

Article / Stephen Hill

Here at the Institute we are firm believers in the power of consultation. Done well, it can not only lead to more general public involvement, but lead to better decisions being made. It can be used to assuage doubts, to inform the public, and to ensure that all decisions are well scrutinised. But here’s one

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R (Williams) v Caerphilly County Borough Council: Strategic planning under the microscope

Article / Stephen Hill

One of the big cautionary notes that Councils must always be aware of is not only what the status of their documents is, but also how those documents are seen from outside. The most prominent case on this was R (Flatley) v Hywel Dda [2014] EWHC 2258 (Admin) in 2014, where the High Court determined

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The Week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

A couple of weeks ago, I predicted that the once dead-zone of agriculture and fisheries was going to become a key battleground for consultation in the imminent future. That imminent future is now here. Was it more imminent than you thought? The most interesting subjects in the Commons came up in ninth and tenth sittings

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Howzat! Local cricket club secure council concessions over failure to consult

Article / Stephen Hill

A local village cricket club was forced to move locations by a Shropshire Council’s failure to consult in the planning process. The Council gave planning permission for a new home to be built next to the team’s home ground, without undertaking the obligatory consultation with Sport England under article 18 of the Town and Country

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The week in Parliament

Article / Stephen Hill

Parliament is back after its February recess. Did you miss it? They have wasted no time in getting back down to business. We are now stampeding at full speed towards the budget on 11th March, the first to be delivered by Rishi Sunak, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. One of the major things that

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The Coronavirus Act 2020- Desperate times and desperate measures

The Week in Parliament

Budget 2020: What are the omens for consultation?

Institute issues advice on covid-19 and consultation

Budget 2020: The mystery of the missing consultation

The power of consultation… Over time?!

R (Williams) v Caerphilly County Borough Council: Strategic planning under the microscope

The Week in Parliament

Howzat! Local cricket club secure council concessions over failure to consult

The week in Parliament

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