Digital by Default Doesn’t Mean Digital Only
Digital by default consultations can breach the Equality Act if offline residents are excluded. What practitioners need to check.
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The ‘minded to’ position: consulting without a closed mind
A public body can favour an option before consulting. Here is where a “minded to” position stays lawful, and where it does not.
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Consultation fatigue: is your evidence base being distorted?
When the same communities are consulted repeatedly, response quality falls and results become skewed. Here is what the evidence shows.
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Citizens’ Assemblies: Valuable Tool, Not Legal Substitute
Citizens’ assemblies add real value. But they cannot discharge a statutory consultation duty or replace lawful public engagement
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The equality check your consultation cannot leave until the end
The Brown principles and PSED require equality analysis before and during consultation, not after. Here is what that means in practice.
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Predisposition or predetermination: where the line falls
Where does predisposition end and predetermination begin? A 2024 Court of Appeal case shows exactly where that legal line falls.
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Why response numbers don’t prove a consultation is fair
Thousands of responses don’t make a consultation lawful or fair Representativeness, not volume, decides if it holds up to scrutiny.
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Co-production or Consultation? Why the Difference Matters
Co-production and consultation demand different things. Here is what each requires, and the cost of treating them as the same.
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Resident satisfaction surveys: are yours fit for purpose?
Resident satisfaction surveys can inform or mislead. This article sets out what good practice requires and where the risks lie.
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Consultation decision reports: did responses change anything?
A decision report must show that consultation responses changed something, not just that they were received. Find out what the legal standard requires.
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