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Resident’s slam Welsh Council for bypassing consultation
Residents and businesses in Usk will be “reminded of their responsibilities” over the use of the town’s recycling centre amid concerns it is being used as a “dump”. Monmouthshire council…
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Residents slam Council for “lack of consultation”
Residents are fuming that they were “not properly consulted” about their roads being blocked in a bid to force people to walk, cycle or take a bus. Lewisham council was…
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Government Consultations- 2019 Retrospective
For a number of years the Consultation Institute has been gathering data on government consultations from around Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Looking at both the UK government and the…
Read moreCouncil HMO consultation criticised for being too short
A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short – and may have breached guidelines. Cardiff council wants to…
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Online vs Face-to-Face Consultation
“Of all households in Great Britain, 93% had access to the internet in 2019” “87% of all adults use the internet daily or almost every day in 2019” …
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Traveller Consultation a ‘fait accompli’
TCI Commentary: A council decision to launch a consultation on designated stopping places for Travellers in Grimsby has been challenged by opposition councillors, protesting that all five of the proposed…
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IRP throws down the gauntlet to unhappy Scrutiny Committees
The well-respected IRP has just published its response to the October 2018 Referral form Dorset County Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee. It contains strong criticism of the Council for having acquiesced…
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The People’s Democracy- Momentum’s Labour Leadership Ballot
We were rather amused when late on Tuesday night a tweet came across our feed showing the consultation that the left-wing Labour organisation Momentum undertook amongst its members to decide…
Read moreFlawed Consultation Gives Energy Companies Victory over Regulator
Rhion Jones comments: This is a highly technical but important case where the inadequacies of stakeholder consultation jeopardised a public policy that matters to millions of people. In this article,…
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