As we’re into September, we thought we’d have a little look back at the major consultations announced across the UK (and one from the Irish Republic) in August. In total…

Trial deployments of facial recognition technology by South Wales Police have been ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal. Consultation Institute Associate, Anna Collins, explores the role that public opinion…

Yes, there was a consultation on the Internal Market Bill There are two entirely different – and plausible – explanations for the turbulence that the Government has encountered over the…

Three-word slogans appear to be fashionable, but in this case is entirely justifiable. Local authorities everywhere are contemplating a future fraught with immense challenges. Even without the unprecedented dislocation of…

Yes, there WAS a consultation; Admittedly only for two weeks; from April 15th– 29th And a big majority of the 12,623 respondents agreed with Ofqual’s plan to ‘standardise’ teachers’ predictions,…

Every Government changes its mind from time to time. It could be a virtue – showing a responsive attitude and a degree of flexibility. But it is more complicated than…

On a fundamental level, consultation is about the acquiring of sufficient information for a decision-maker to be able to make a good decision. It constitutes a clear duty, whether founded…

The Consultation Institute has written many articles about the need to abolish jargon in consultation. Mind Your Language, published in September 2019 provides a handy prelude to the Institute’s chapter on…