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Campaigners are calling for a delay in public consultation on a new hospital building because they are concerned that the public does not have access to the information needed to make an informed assessment of the proposals. Campaigners believe local NHS leaders are rushing to consultation on the hospital reorganisation in the new year when […]
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the government is to make “an announcement” on the future of shale gas fracking in the wake of “very considerable” public concern, amid speculation that he could announce a ban on the controversial technology. Speaking yesterday during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, Johnson said: “We will
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COUNCILLORS have slammed their own council for not telling them what was happening with plans for a Gypsy and Traveller transit site in the county. As well as their complaint about a lack of transparency, members of Denbighshire County Council’s communities committee voted down a number of preferred sites. Prior to the meeting on Thursday,
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TCI Commentary Pre-application consultation is too often regarded as an extra layer of the planning process – and one which some developers prefer not to do. Some do it, but inexplicably don’t use the techniques and reach appropriate to the scale of the proposed development. This piece describes the proposal as a “new community” and
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A former DUP MLA has said guidelines for schools on supporting transgender students are “flawed” and should have been subjected to public consultation. Nelson McCausland made the comments in a personal statement to a meeting of the Education Authority (EA) board, of which he is a member, on September 26. The minutes of the meeting
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TCI Commentary: Here is yet another example of the truth that consultation is not a vote. On too many occasions at the Institute have we read in the media that members of the public are angered by the fact they have not been listened to and that decision-makers have ignored the outcome of a consultation.
Girls School to admit boys even though 54% say No Read More »
Hugh Gaffney has presented a 1000-signature petition to the House of Commons calling for Monklands Hospital to be rebuilt on its existing site. The MP submitted the document “on behalf of residents of Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill”, asking the Westminster government to “make representations on their behalf” to Holyrood to have the Monkscourt Avenue site
MP launches petition for hospital location to be reinstated in options appraisal Read More »
Hundreds of users of closure-threatened Walsall outdoor centres have been given fresh hope of saving them after council bosses gave the service a stay of execution. Walsall Council’s cabinet deferred a decision on axing the subsidy of more than £100,000 it has been providing to keep the service of the outdoor pursuit going at a
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The date has been set for two judicial reviews challenging a decision to close acute stroke services in hospitals including Margate’s QEQM in favour of three hyper-acute units for Kent and Medway. Two groups, Save Our NHS in Thanet and Thanet Stroke Campaign, is fighting the decision made by a Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning
High Court date set for December over NHS stroke consultation Read More »
tCI commentary: Budget consultations. Since the case against Bristol last year, we have written numerous articles on the Courts thinking concerning the budget consultation processes. In the article below, a council scrutiny committee argued that proposals did not have enough detail to give an informed response, with the chief legal and monitoring officer opposing the
Consultation into £16m savings branded ‘confusing’ – but who is right? Read More »
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