Consultation News

Equality campaigners in Sheffield have succeeded in forcing a local council to admit that it failed to consider the impact on the community when it licensed a strip club, paving the way for activists across the country to challenge similar venues. In a judicial review in Leeds high court, campaigners argued the council had only […]

Nearly all of the 18,787 respondents to a public consultation on fox hunting want the law to be reformed. The consultation, which closed five months ago, invited people to share their views on recommendations made by Lord Bonomy following his review of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act. Analysis of the consultation, published today by the

Theresa May overruled her spy watchdog’s advice to hold a public consultation on torture protocol and instead ordered a “light-touch” review, a leaked government document has revealed. The document, inadvertently posted to the Labour Party by an official working for Boris Johnson, adds that ministers have decided to reject a separate proposal to hold a

TCI commentary: This tale of troubled waste management in Croydon highlights a lack of consultation because the Purdah rules prevented discussion of new controversial proposals before the May elections. In The Politics of Consultation – published on 12th July, we argue that rigid application of these rules can have the effect of shutting down debate

A coalition of local four authorities, the mayor of London and environmental charity Greenpeace have confirmed they will begin legal action if the government formally designates the key policy document intended to support the expansion of Heathrow airport, following its approval by Parliament on 25th June. The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), approved yesterday in a

Labour’s chief secretary to the Treasury has criticised the government’s “shameful” lack of consultation on the civil service pay guidance published earlier this week and a backed union demands for the remit to departments to be withdrawn. After the leaders of the three civil service unions jointly called on the government to withdraw the guidance after what

HOPES of derailing the council merger have been boosted by a judge’s decision to hear Christchurch’s legal challenge in the High Court. The authority, which is the only council opposed to Local Government Reorganisation, has been granted permission to have its Judicial Review application heard. This followed the decision by the former Secretary of State

TCI commentary: This story highlights a common problem with those working in consultation and engagement roles within the NHS. Is extensive engagement enough in some circumstances and how do you recognise when it isn’t? Might formal consultation have been required? On this occasion, clearly local people were not convinced. The rest of the NHS will

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has launched a government consultation on banning the use of combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings (HRRBs). The move follows a pledge following a consultation in the wake of the publication of the Hackitt report in May, which stopped short of a ban on such cladding. The

Reporting to yesterday’s Aberdeenshire Integration Joint Board about a six-month review of Minor Injury Units (MIUs) in the region, Angie Wood, location manager for the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership insisted the review was not about potential closures. Instead, she said it was about “public engagement” and education to tell more people about the