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Posted 11 years ago5 minute read

None of the above – Do unhappy consultees ever feel like disenchanted voters at an Election?

If we lived in Spain…or India…or Poland, we could vote for ‘None of the Above’ or NOTA. It is also...

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Posted 11 years ago5 minute read

The waiting game … – Purdah politics means that many public consultations are postponed until after the General Election

With public consultations, the Lady Macbeth principle generally applies. “If … when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well, if were done...

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Posted 11 years ago5 minute read

The ‘right to be heard’ – We need a new focus on giving consultees confidence that their arguments will reach decision-maker … and be “conscientiously considered”

The case for consultation is largely made and won. True, there are progressive voices claiming that it does not go...

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Posted 11 years ago5 minute read

Salute the Lords’ scrutiny – A new Report highlights that all is still not well with Government consultations

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee is probably not the best-known body in Parliament. But it is the...

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Role-playing and consultations – A great technique to develop our skills and improve outcomes.

Picture the scene! We spend a couple of days in a restored thirteenth century barn that’s now part of a...

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Consequential consultations – Budget consultations in Local Authorities highlight the problem of sequential dialogues on important changes

Proposals for change in our public services are often misunderstood by consultees. They are seen as single one-off initiatives –...

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