The Week in Parliament
The big news in Westminster this week was the Chancellor’s spending review, although as with almost everything at the moment it was rather taken over by circumstances, and hasn’t made […]
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The most important consultation case of the year? The return of Article 39
Earlier this year we reported on the case of Article 39 v Secretary of State for Education, a challenge brought by the children’s rights charity Article 39 to the Adoption and children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations
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The ‘Permitted development’ case: When can you break a promise to consult?
Three weeks ago in the Week in Parliament, we discussed the debate around the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2020 (and a variety of
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The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Strengthening consultation commitments or re-treading old ground?
The Grenfell Tower disaster has had significant impacts across society. It has lead to widespread debate on reforming various aspects across safety, building regulations and what approach the Government should
The Week in Parliament
Well with the transatlantic excitement of last week now done and dusted, it’s time for the UK to stand up, frantically wave, and perhaps put on some sort of comical
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The Faulks Review – Judicial review under threat?
Most consultors will be familiar with at least the basics of judicial review. It’s a process that allows decisions of public authorities to be challenged in the courts and gives individuals and
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Three consultation lessons from the US election
At the time of writing, President Trump is still resisting calls to concede the election, but the process up until this point has given us much food for thought. Although it
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The Week in Parliament
No-one’s watching Westminster right now are they? Let’s be honest, there are bigger things going on in the world. But that doesn’t make the day-to-day of governance any less important,
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Pre-determination and pre-emption: making changes before a consultation
One fairly common accusation levelled at consultors in the media and in court is that of pre-determination. “The decision was already made!” campaigners will cry. We saw an example of
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The Week in Parliament
We’ll be having a fairly short WIP this week. Not because of any particular aversion to work on my part, but because the chambers across the UK have simply not
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