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TCI Comment Despite years of campaigning and a contentious Court case, Oxfordshire NHS managers have finally decided the fate of maternity services at Banbury. This article shows the MP, Victoria Prentis making the best of a bad job and looking for silver linings, but, effectively they have lost this battle. The case had illustrated the […]
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TCI comment You sometimes wonder whether scrutiny committees are a toothless wonder! They have strong powers to refer service changes to the SoS, who will then commission the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) to investigate. Naturally, there is a reluctance to use this tactic too often but as this tale shows, simply writing to the Minister
Scrutiny committee plays ping-pong with Minister over dental cuts Read More »
Everton FC have been hailed for their approach to the two-stage consultation on plans for a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock and community-led legacy project at Goodison Park. Under the banner of The People’s Project, the club held their events in two stages; November/December 2018 and July/August 2019. During the first, the roadshow visited nine
Public consultation process praised as “outstanding” Read More »
September 12, 2019 (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) — Pro-abortion MP Stella Creasy on Monday sought assurances from a Government minister that the people of Northern Ireland would not be consulted on the implementation of an extreme new abortion regime. Amidst tumultuous scenes in the House of Commons around the possibility of a
Public must not be consulted on abortion law says Northern Ireland MP Read More »
Campaigners have labelled proposals to engage with residents over plans for three new garden towns in north Essex a sham. A group of organisations and parish councils have hit out at the latest round of engagement announced by North Essex Garden Communities Limited. The groups say the firm is prematurely opening another round of engagement
Campaigners label proposals to engage a sham Read More »
Plans to redevelop hospital services in West Hertfordshire could be scrutinised by the courts, after a claim was served for a judicial review. Earlier this year the Herts Valleys CCG and the West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust formally backed plans to bid for £350million of NHS funding. As part of that plan, all three hospitals –
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A new Report from the European Court of Auditors has recommended improvements to EU citizen outreach efforts to boost participation in the democratic process. The report described the public consultations in which the European Commission has engaged as ‘satisfactory overall’, praising in particular the Commission’s framework for conducting public consultations and the implementation of the
EU citizen outreach must improve to drive public consultation – auditors Read More »
Comment from Councillor Katherine Dunne, London Borough of Hounslow Council “Council has acknowledged and acted on concerns raised that consultees were unable to access the information and documentation that we provided, on our consultation portal, in support of our proposals for extending HMO licencing. As a result, Council has agreed that consultees should be given
JR threat sees Council u-turn on licensing plans Read More »
Argyll and Bute Council has changed its plans to introduce a parking charge at harbours on Mull. The plans would have seen parking charges of up to £9 a day being imposed at Craignure, Fionnphort and Tobermory. Locals said the council had failed to properly consult on the issue before pushing ahead with a traffic
Council admits consultation was not as robust as it should have been Read More »
tCI Commentary: There is a change which allows local authorities to determine how to engage with communities, and as the article says, it will be interesting to see how different authorities respond. At the moment consultation on CIL isn’t extensive (Don’t recall being consulted on it…can you?!) – Suppose ultimately it could lead to more
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