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Posted 1 day ago8 minute read

Coffee Mornings Return: What are the Topics (Season 1)

We’re relaunching our Thursday morning sessions from February, and we want to know what you’d like to explore Good news:...

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Posted 1 day ago13 minute read

Consultation Management: From Keeping Records to Building Knowledge

Rethinking Consultation and Engagement Data Most organisations capture consultation and engagement data. Few treat it as something worth building. This...

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Posted 3 days ago7 minute read

The cheapest Gunning principle to get right is the one most likely to bring you to court

Budget pressures are pushing public bodies to reduce consultation spend. But cutting costs without managing the consequences introduces serious legal...

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Posted 1 week ago6 minute read

What Makes Public Consultation Legally Defensible? A Guide for High Conflict Projects

Public consultation in high conflict projects fails for predictable, preventable reasons. This article sets out the five interventions that consistently...

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Posted 1 week ago9 minute read

The Appraisal Trap – Green Book Appraisal, Gunning Compliance and the Governance Conflicts That Create Judicial Review Exposure

Public bodies running major consultations routinely use HM Treasury’s Green Book to appraise options, and routinely face legal challenge under...

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Posted 2 weeks ago7 minute read

Engagement vs Consultation: Knowing the Difference in 2026

Engagement and consultation are not the same thing. Most practitioners know this in principle. Fewer have felt the legal consequences...

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