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Half-baked proposals – It is the job of public consultations to help detect when proposals are inadequate

Now that everyone watches the Great British Bake-off, there is probably less need to explain the English idiom ’half-baked’ to anyone. Experienced public engagement professionals will, however recognise two types […]

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The waiting game … – Purdah politics means that many public consultations are postponed until after the General Election

With public consultations, the Lady Macbeth principle generally applies. “If … when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well, if were done quickly” (Act 1; scene 7) There are many reasons for

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The ‘right to be heard’ – We need a new focus on giving consultees confidence that their arguments will reach decision-maker … and be “conscientiously considered”

The case for consultation is largely made and won. True, there are progressive voices claiming that it does not go far enough and calling for shared decision-making, though at least

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Consequential consultations – Budget consultations in Local Authorities highlight the problem of sequential dialogues on important changes

Proposals for change in our public services are often misunderstood by consultees. They are seen as single one-off initiatives – whereas the reality is that they are the latest iteration

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Transparent consultations – Criticisms of consultation are well-placed when they complain that too much is still hidden from public view

It is now ten years since we developed the Consultation Charter. In that time, there has been only one significant change, when the Principle of Confidentiality was replaced by a

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Why do they keep coming? – So far in 2014, there have been 10 significant Judicial Reviews on consultation? Why is this happening?

The way the law should work – it is a self-learning system. Once a decision has ruled effectively on a certain set of situations or arguments, everyone should follow suit,

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