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Health Sect confirms local hospital temporary change will be temporary
The trust which runs Chorley and South Ribble Hospital says that a claim by the health secretary that the site’s accident and emergency unit will reopen “as soon as possible”…
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Exit from Lockdown: making the case for consultation
Just hours before Boris Johnson unveils his exit plan, the time is right to make the case for consultation. The Lockdown? It all happened so quickly. Italy, Spain and France…
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Council licensing scheme challenged by alternative proposals
A group of local landlords and others in the private rental sector are challenging a local authority’s licensing proposals with their own alternative. Durham county council wants a new selective…
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Scottish Council looks online to conduct local development plan consultation
Aberdeenshire Council is preparing to focus on an online means of public engagement as part of an eight-week consultation on its Proposed Local Development Plan 2020 (LDP). In light of…
Read moreTraffic decision deferred to allow consultation with local council
Publicity of the scheme coincided with the start of the coronavirus lockdown, a Central Bedfordshire Council traffic management meeting heard. It meant residents, including local councillors, were unable to respond…
Read moreTransparency versus anonymity
The argument for authentication is often that we need to know who is saying what in order to distil some sort of credibility. The argument for anonymity is that it allows people to speak-up…
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Planners refute ‘abuse of democracy’ allegation
RTPI denies councils are ignoring the public with new coronavirus planning powers Council planners have hit back at accusations they are “abusing” the planning system by using draconian lockdown powers…
Read more1000+ respond to NI consultation on reform of hate crime
A public consultation on proposals to reform hate crime laws in Northern Ireland has received more than 1,000 responses. Judge Desmond Marrinan is leading a panel charged with recommending changes…
Read morePublic engagement on the Climate Emergency – towards a “better normal”
What’s the biggest issue facing humanity in the short, medium and long term? Covid-19? Mass unemployment & inequality? Nope. Is it the climate emergency? Almost – but not quite. The…
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