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Council accused of using ‘loaded question’ in consultation

Plans to reduce the amount of town councillors in North Lincolnshire have been criticised as “undemocratic”. Opposition to the council’s plans was made at a highly attended Governance Scrutiny Panel meeting tonight (September 6) where panel members discussed the recommendations to reduce the number of councillors following a 10 month consultation. Criticism was aired from the

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DfT criticised for ‘inadequate’ Heathrow expansion pamphlet

Independent adviser also calls for consultation to be reopened because of impact of snap general election. An independent adviser tasked with overseeing the impartiality of this year’s consultation on the expansion of Heathrow Airport has criticised a Department for Transport  leaflet created to publicise the process. Transport secretary Chris Grayling appointed former Lord Justice of

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Scottish Government accused of “reneging” its earlier commitment to consult with the public

The trade bodies have accused the government of making a “u-turn” on previously announced plans to commission new research and modelling on the implications for shops, consumers and local authorities. Scottish Grocers’ Federation chief executive Pete Cheema called it an “atrocious decision” and said the scheme was “too costly, too disruptive and too expensive”. Cheema

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Telephone survey criticised by Councillor alleging ‘leading questions’

tCI Commentary: What is interesting about this story is that – for once – we have an elected member taking sufficient interest in a consultation exercise! We have looked at the script, and whilst some of the Councillors criticisms are well founded, they probably do not undermine the validity of the survey – which will

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Judge grants full hearing into proposed CCG changes

A judge has ruled in favour of South Northamptonshire Council, Cherwell District Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Banbury Town Council as they fight against proposed downgrades to services at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. The councils are seeking a judicial review into the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s (OCCG) consultation on changes to services including

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Lib Dems slam Mayor’s “shambolic” consultation over police station closures

Sadiq Khan has been accused of presiding over a “shambolic” and “sham” consultation on plans to axe police stations and front counters. The Mayor, who blames the planned closures on government funding cuts, had promised that Londoners would be fully consulted on the proposals. However, while the consultation process was officially launched on July 14th,

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