At the end of 2021, we saw the judgment in R (Police Superintendents’ Association) v HM Treasury, a case in which the High Court found that elements of HM Treasury’s decision-making around police pension legislation had been unlawful. In the same judgment, one of the reasons the Court denied relief was because to do so […]
This paper has been written for policy-makers and officials working in the civil service. It will also be relevant to politicians, academics and public engagement professionals working in the public, private or voluntary/community sectors. It considers how public and/or stakeholder consultation can work in the febrile policy environment that follows the UK’s decision to leave
Britain prepares for BREXIT – The role of Public Consultation Read More »
By Mike Bartram Briefing Paper 13 June 2008 Contents Consultation – An afterthought – 2 Where do major infrastructure projects come from? – 2 Defining your project – 3 Forming a project team – 3 Planning the consultation – 4 The challenge of consulting on major projects – 6 Conclusion – 7 Mike Bartram details – 8 Consultation – an afterthought All too
Key public engagement issues for large-scale infrastructure projects Read More »
Introduction Budget Statements are increasingly used to bring together policy announcements that involve public or stakeholder consultation. In this years Budget 60+** consultations were announced. ** it is not clear yet if some may overlap. To assist Institute members and others and to ensure that they are aware of consultations that may
The Budget 2012: Consultation Announcements Read More »
Introduction 1.1    The Consultation Institute‟s Briefing Paper 22, published in July 2010, set out some of the key public engagement and consultation issues that local authorities need to consider when facing difficult budget decisions at a time of severe cuts. 1.2    Briefing Paper 22 was originally entitled, Local Public Services Budget Consultation. One of the
Local Authority Budget Consultations – An update Read More »
Abstract Legislation going through Parliament is about to drive significant re-organisations in the NHS, the Police and in the Regional tier of Government. Simultaneously, Quangos have been abolished or amalgamated, and virtually every public body is restructuring and making changes to cope with reduced budgets. This paper looks at the implications for public engagement and
Public sector re-organisations – …and their impact on public engagement Read More »
Introduction The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP is fond of claiming that he has three priorities:- Localism, Localism and Localism. The Bill that has now been presented to Parliament has been heavily trailed and is based upon two Conservative Party policy papers:- Control Shift 1
Public engagement aspects of The Localism Bill Read More »
Contents Preface by Rhion Jones, Programme Director, The Consultation Institute Context: the overall health White Papers Scope and transition Outcomes Budgets and reducing inequalities Community involvement The consultative and legislative process Some critical questions Preface The Government’s principles for Public Health are of great significance for public engagement and community involvement. By placing the function
The Public Health White Paper – An Introduction Read More »
Introduction 1.1.   The ‘Big Society’ is a Government agenda seeking to decentralise power and give greater say in services and decision making to people through encouraging an expansion of community led initiatives. 1.2.   This Briefing Paper provides: A short background to the Big Society An insight to the key elements of the
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Section One: Introduction This month, the Prime Minister launched a White Paper called Open Public Services1 It comes in a tradition of Whitehall attempts to describe an over-arching framework for the mind-boggling array of public services. Reading it from cover to cover is an arduous task, as was the case with its predecessors, for
Public engagement aspects of the Open Public Services White Paper Read More »
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