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Closing date politics: MPs demand withdrawal of a controversial consultation
Within weeks of publishing The Politics of Consultation, we have a great example of the issues that can arise. Equalities minister, Penny Mordaunt’s consultation on the Reform of the Gender…
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MP’s threaten legal challenge over Stroke unit plans
A group of MPs have threatened a legal challenge over health bosses’ decision to exclude Medway Maritime Hospital from becoming one of Kent’s new hyper acute stroke units. Sheppey and…
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Early stakeholder engagement and espousing experts are essential ingredients for successful Developers
Engaging with stakeholders during planning processes has historically been limited to delivering a consultation tick in the box rather than a fundamental and valuable part of the development process, and…
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Dorset NHS shake-up plan referred to Health Secretary
TCI commentary: Many of you will be familiar with how the judicial review process works through the analyses we have done on a variety of cases throughout 2018. However, you…
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Council praised for successful consultation
Major plans to build a new leisure centre in Amersham moved another step forward this week following a successful public consultation. Over the past two months plans to replace the…
Read moreCouncillor’s anger at lack of consultation over proposed community house closures
A ‘vital’ community asset is set to close at the end of the month and two local councillors are furious at the lack of consultation. The Department for Work and…
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Council unanimously back formal objection to Gov shale gas exploration consultation
Politicians in Hull are opposing government plans to take decision-making over fracking schemes away from local councils. Ministers are proposing removing the need for energy companies to apply for planning…
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Does public consultation work? 1p & 2p pieces saved after overwhelming support in consultation
TCI commentary: Often UK media articles on public consultation describe the reported outrage from campaigners and consultees that they feel they are not being listened too, their views were not taken…
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NHS Trust seeks to circumvent consultation to secure time-limited funding
TCI commentary: If this story (per Leicestershire Live) is accurate, we have another dispute over NHS consultation in the East Midlands. To our knowledge, legislation has never provided for an…
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