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Posted 9 years ago6 minute read

Structures and Scrutiny – A new Queen’s Speech – and the need to remember the importance of scrutiny.

The ritual State opening of Parliament obliges Her Majesty to announce the Government’s programme through the traditional Queen’s Speech. The...

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Posted 10 years ago1 minute read

What happens if an organisation wants to withdraw options during a public consultation?

This was the question in an important Judicial Review last week concerning a London Borough. No doubt all the options...

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Posted 10 years ago3 minute read

Democracy must be at heart of English devolution

English devolution is gathering pace. The Government is set on supporting devolution to combined local authorities and directly elected mayors...

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Posted 10 years ago5 minute read

Unknown unknowns ?? – How to consult meaningfully when stakeholder audiences are unaware….

People speculate about Donald Rumsfeld’s often-quoted reference to known unknowns and unknown unknowns. According to Wikipedia, the latter term was...

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Posted 10 years ago5 minute read

Reputation at Risk – Beware the danger that lawyers could help you damage your reputation

Within hours of the poignant celebrations in Liverpool as the Hillsborough families marked the Inquest verdict, and called for ‘Justice’,...

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Posted 10 years ago2 minute read

The Institute’s response to the National Audit Office’s report on Devolution

The National Audit Office (NAO) produced an important Report last week – assessing the progress made on English devolution. It...

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