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Posted 6 months ago6 minute read

What Makes Public Consultation Legally Defensible? A Guide for High Conflict Projects

Public consultation in high conflict projects fails for predictable, preventable reasons. This article sets out the five interventions that consistently...

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Posted 6 months ago9 minute read

The Appraisal Trap – Green Book Appraisal, Gunning Compliance and the Governance Conflicts That Create Judicial Review Exposure

Public bodies running major consultations routinely use HM Treasury’s Green Book to appraise options, and routinely face legal challenge under...

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Posted 6 months ago7 minute read

Engagement vs Consultation: Knowing the Difference in 2026

Engagement and consultation are not the same thing. Most practitioners know this in principle. Fewer have felt the legal consequences...

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Posted 6 months ago8 minute read

Co-production in Public Consultation: How to Share Power Without Losing Accountability

Public bodies have long struggled with a fundamental tension: how to meaningfully involve the people they serve in shaping decisions,...

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Posted 6 months ago4 minute read

Focus Groups | Digital vs In-Person: A Post-COVID Governance Question

The pandemic forced focus groups online. That shift has stuck. Many organisations now default to digital platforms because they are...

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Posted 6 months ago7 minute read

Can AI Transform Public Consultation Without Losing Trust?

Public consultation is entering a new era of digital innovation. Autonomous AI agents promise to analyse thousands of consultation responses...

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