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Posted 14 years ago5 minute read

A helpful hesitation – What lessons do we draw from delays to consultation?

We have recently seen a spate of postponements. Consultations which were poised and ready to be announced are suddenly stopped...

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Posted 14 years ago4 minute read

The devil in the detail – The case for consultation is strongest when there is much detail still to consider

The Party political conference season is a great moment to reflect on the difference between headline-grabbing policy announcements and the...

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Posted 14 years ago5 minute read

Goodbye tick-box; hello your honour! – Will the new Cabinet Office Consultation Principles’ attempt to end the tick-box habit result in a bigger role for the Courts?

The infamous tick-box gets the blame for a lot. In the world of consultation, it is a regular refrain, with...

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Posted 14 years ago4 minute read

Hillsborough – would elected Police Commissioners have helped? – Is this a good reason to vote on 15th November?

Just when we thought that elections for Police Commissioners were going to be the biggest non-event ever, the Hillsborough cover-up...

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Posted 14 years ago5 minute read

We've finished listening! – Does social media mark the increasing irrelevance of consultation timescales?

We all know the traditional model of consultation. A document is launched, a period of time is set and consultees...

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Posted 14 years ago5 minute read

Whitehall's new Consultation principles – First reactions to the slimline replacement for the HM Government Code of Practice (2008)

This is the fourth attempt (over 13 years) to prescribe a set of rules for Government departments and other public...

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