Briefing Paper

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…

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,…

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…

      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…

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…

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,…

    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.…

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…

Introduction 1.1     The Government has announced the creation of 24 Local Enterprise Partnerships or LEPs.  These are intended, in part, to take over some of the functions currently undertaken by…

      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…