A NEW search to find a community willing to host an underground nuclear waste storage bunker is based on ‘fundamentally flawed’ government policy, council officials in Cumbria have said. The nationwide scheme…

The NHS will face calls from leading county councillors to publish a comprehensive plan for public consultation on its controversial proposals for a major shakeup of health services in Lincolnshire.…

tCI commentary: This does not refer directly to public consultations. But we know that such weaknesses in process feature in many legal challenges. What this excellent article illustrates is the…

An initial consultation by Northumberland County Council about schools in the West of the county drew anger from parents. Parents are celebrating victory in a fight to save rural schools…

THE decision to close a dementia unit at Chepstow Community Hospital could face a legal challenge from the local authority. Councillors in Monmouthshire have been told that there is a…

COUNCILLORS proposing to close a Kidderminster respite centre for disabled children have been accused of adding to the distress of families in a damning report. Scrutiny Task Group will present…

Healthwatch Isle of Wight hosted their Empowering Engagement event in March, the first of its kind on the Island. It celebrated the achievement of the Empowering Engagement programme, a project…

A CONTROVERSIAL decision to cut council cash for pupils with special educational needs in Halton has been abandoned following a backlash. The announcement was made at an executive board meeting on Thursday…