by Fraser Henderson | Jul 17, 2024 | Frontpage
One thing is for sure, if you’re about to embark on a system reset and develop a citizen centric culture then everybody needs to be in. While a policy refresh might help, the underpinnings of any approach should be to develop the appropriate values in the people that...
by Fraser Henderson | Jun 20, 2024 | Frontpage
The election approach is a good time to reimagine opportunities for enhanced participatory democracy under a new (or existing!) government. History tells us that most party manifestos are nothing more than aspirations, not necessarily well conceived and not...
by Fraser Henderson | May 14, 2024 | Frontpage
We’ve been busy looking at every local authority website across the UK to try and determine how public consultations are presented. The results vary from very organised to virtually nonexistent – with just over half of local authorities just listing...
by Fraser Henderson | May 11, 2024 | Frontpage
This article was kindly written for ACEP by Andy Mills (a seasoned consultation and engagement professional) The robustness of plans needed after a consultation has concluded is easily underestimated. It’s quite the tragedy if an otherwise robust dialogue phase is...
by Fraser Henderson | Apr 4, 2024 | Frontpage
With over £100bm of new linear infrastructure projects planned between now and 2030, consultation and engagement professionals who work in the planning sector are going to be busy. And it’s not just the benefits of the required changes that are at stake…without...
by Fraser Henderson | Feb 6, 2024 | Frontpage
Engaging older people is often overlooked in the attempt to rectify pitiful levels of engagement among young people.   Given that they have the most lived experience, this really doesn’t make sense – particularly as staying socially engaged is known to improve health...
