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“We have slated the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for its sham consultation into Natural England’s long-standing research on people and the natural environment. The results are published today (4 November) but Defra states that the changes have already gone ahead—before the consultation period even closed. The research, ‘Monitor of Engagement with […]
A formal consultation into plans to revamp councils in Wales will be launched in January, local government secretary Mark Drakeford has said. In a speech to the Welsh Local Government Association’s annual conference yesterday (Thursday), Mr Drakeford said formal consultation into the plans will be held in January and will conclude before next May’s local
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Inverness MP Drew Hendry has condemned the UK Government for refusing to engage over Fort George until after a decision has been made. Fears the Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to close the military barracks have been looming over the Highlands in the last few months but so far there has been no official consultation.
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North Oxfordshire MP Victoria Prentis has lobbied Parliament to introduce a new law forcing the requirement for public consultation to take place over changes to local NHS services. It comes after Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHT) suspended consultant-led maternity services and the special care baby unit at Banbury’s Horton Hospital this summer. Mrs
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For intimacy, banter and conviviality conventional wisdom leads us to the pub. I heard this argued with conviction recently, by the leader of a very large property firm. His ideal engagement consisted of a fraught loud meeting followed by a round of drinks down at The Local (which his company promises to keep open). The
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Bosses at the university campus in Hastings have been accused of making up their minds already as the consultation on its future ended on Sunday (October 30). The University of Brighton’s campus is set to close and merge with Sussex Coast College Hastings (SCCH) to create a ‘university centre’ to much outrage from the town.
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John Swinney has been urged to improve the quality of a consultation on school governance after parents branded it “impenetrable”. The Education Secretary was pressed on criticisms that the consultation was filled with jargon during an appearance before Holyrood’s Education Committee. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on plans to change the way schools are
Merton Labour is in turmoil as formal complaints are made against the Leader of Merton Council for his role in a council tax consultation that has seen the party campaign against itself. Last year, the government gave local authorities the power to raise council tax by up to two per cent a year, specifically to fund
Residents have reacted furiously after they discovered “secret” plans to create thousands of new homes near theirs. Selby District Council has begun consultation on creating a ‘garden village’ which could include thousands of new homes, on land at Church Fenton airfield. The move is part of the Government’s demand on all local authorities to identify
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Aberystwyth councillors have accused the Post Office of not conducting a proper consultation on their move to WH Smith, and will appeal against the decision. It was reported in the Cambrian News last week that the Post Office had confirmed they were moving from their Great Darkgate Street Crown Post Office location, to be incorporated
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