Consultation News

Brighton and Hove Green Party has criticised the lack of consultation on a plan to save £864 million in the local NHS. The drive for savings forms part of the “sustainability and transformation plan” (STP) for the NHS area – known as a footprint – that covers East Surrey and Sussex. NHS England wrote to […]

The Government received more than 140,000 individual responses to its consultation on Section 40 and whether part two of the Leveson Inquiry should go ahead, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has said. Part one of the Leveson Inquiry examined the culture and ethics of the press while part two would further examine wrongdoing in the press

A controversial plan for a road tunnel past Stonehenge has been finalised by the government. Campaigners claim the 1.8-mile (2.9 km) dual-carriageway tunnel will cause “irreparable damage” to the landscape. However, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the plan will “transform” the A303, “cutting congestion and improving journey times”. A public consultation to get the views

City Region bosses staged an emergency meeting to hammer out plans to save the £900m devolution deal. The event was scheduled for January 30 but was brought forward because time is so tight. Council leaders have four months to re-run part of a consultation ruled unlawful ahead of public elections for a city region mayor

There will not be an ‘independent consultation’ on redeveloping Exmouth seafront, the man leading the project has said. Councillor Philip Skinner made the comments at the most recent full East Devon District Council (EDDC) meeting, when asked by Councillor Megan Armstrong about the result of a town poll held last April. The poll produced a

A consultation on possible changes to how schools are governed “excluded many parents”, according to an organisation representing parent teacher councils. The Scottish Parent Teacher Council said it gathered more than 800 responses to submit to the Scottish government’s consultation. But it said most respondents skipped questions about the school governance review itself. The SPTC

Chichester District Council cabinet members have backed a motion supporting a re-run of the Chichester A27 consultation – and include previously dropped options for a northern bypass. The motion, which will now go to full council later this month, was supported in the hope of ensuring there was ‘transparency of process and public confidence in

A public consultation meeting in Penzance ended in chaos tonight (Tuesday) as an angry crowd refused to be “organised” into small workshop groups and instead spent 30 minutes telling NHS chiefs that they should focus on securing more investment for Cornwall’s health service. About 400 people packed into St John’s Hall and listened to Garth

Hundreds of outraged residents cheered as a call for council leader Cllr Rishi Shori to resign was made at a meeting over plans for thousands of homes on green belt land. The Bury Folk Against Manchester Spatial Framework (BFMSF) group organised the meeting on Friday to put questions to Cllr Shori and Bury North MP