Tuesday Topic

Consultation ‘after the event’ – Can it ever be right to use consultation to seek support for a decision you’ve already taken?

Over the weekend, the Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn wrote to party members to ‘consult’ them about their opinions on the difficult issue of whether or not the

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Consultation as pantomime – It’s the season to reflect on the similarities between consultation and a good old-fashioned Pantomime!

Oh No it isn’t! Well, just for once, let’s admit that many public consultations have about them the sense of a mild farce – if not a classic English pantomime.

Consultation as pantomime – It’s the season to reflect on the similarities between consultation and a good old-fashioned Pantomime! Read More »

Pinch-points – Effective planning of a public consultation needs to take proper account of the known challenges inherent in the process.

Consultations have been organised for years. True, a lot of expertise has haemorrhaged away through successive redundancies and reorganisations, but Public services in the UK employ thousands of competent people

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The dash for devolution – Are changes to local government in England and Wales the latest examples of ‘too little and too late’ consultation

Ever since Gladstone was called an ‘old man in a hurry’, there has been scepticism of politicians moving too quickly and overlooking the benefits of consultation in their anxiety to

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The ‘Gunning’ Gap – It is time to propose a fifth rule and address a missing requirement for a lawful consultation.

Two years ago, at the Institute’s first Conference, we invited Lord Justice Sedley to talk about the Gunning Principles – a set of rules for public consultations that have assured

The ‘Gunning’ Gap – It is time to propose a fifth rule and address a missing requirement for a lawful consultation. Read More »

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