Hearing every voice
Public consultation law and inclusive engagement.
- Level
- Bitesize
- Learning time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Where
- Engagement and Participation
- Price
- £39
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Certificate of Completion
Overview and Outcomes.
Overview
Consultation is the form of engagement most likely to end up before a judge. This module explains when consultation is legally required and the four Gunning principles, using the Supreme Court case of Moseley v Haringey. It covers the public sector equality duty, Welsh language duties, the participation duties in the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 and involvement under the Well-being of Future Generations Act, as general guidance rather than legal advice. The people most affected by a service change are often the people least likely to be in the room. This module reframes hard to reach as seldom heard, names the barriers to taking part, and sets out an outreach sequence and accessibility by design. It covers children's right to be heard under Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Laura Lundy's model of participation and the Welsh Youth Parliament.
What you'll develop
In this Bitesize, you will develop the ability to:
- Identify the triggers that can make consultation legally required and explain why a voluntary consultation must still be carried out properly.
- Apply the four Gunning principles, including the lesson of Moseley v Haringey on presenting alternatives, to test whether a consultation is fair.
- Describe the Welsh participation and involvement duties and plan a consultation that avoids the five common failures.
- Explain why the seldom heard framing places responsibility on the organisation, and identify the practical, trust, cultural, digital, language and cost barriers to taking part.
- Plan outreach using the sequence of mapping gaps, finding trusted partners, going where people are, listening before asking, and returning to report.
The Modules.
1 hour 15 minutes of learning.
- 06Consultation Done Properly: Law and PracticeConsultation is the form of engagement most likely to end up before a judge. This module explains when consultation is legally required and the four Gunning principles, using the Supreme Court case of Moseley v Haringey. It covers the public sector equality duty, Welsh language duties, the participation duties in the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 and involvement under the Well-being of Future Generations Act, as general guidance rather than legal advice.39 min
- 07Seldom Heard Voices: Inclusive EngagementThe people most affected by a service change are often the people least likely to be in the room. This module reframes hard to reach as seldom heard, names the barriers to taking part, and sets out an outreach sequence and accessibility by design. It covers children's right to be heard under Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Laura Lundy's model of participation and the Welsh Youth Parliament.39 min
Keep going.
Part of the Engagement and Participation topic, also sold whole as Nothing about us without us.
Go deeper, and pay only the difference
- You are hereBitesize, 1 hour 15 minutes, £39
- Next stepFocus, Opening up decisions, 4 hours, £69. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £30.
- Explore, Who we serve and how they speak, 6 hours, £129. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £90.
- The whole topicImmerse, Nothing about us without us, 11 hours, £249. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £210.
When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Prices per person. Read the full terms
Also part of: Voices that shape the work
Other Bitesize in the Engagement and Participation topic
- Knowing who you serveCustomer insight and community engagement2 hours£39
- From awareness to advocacyEngagement continuum, communication and trust1 hour 15 minutes£39
- Deciding togetherDeliberative democracy and digital engagement1 hour 15 minutes£39
- Designing with peopleCo-design and experience-based co-design1 hour 15 minutes£39
- Sharing power in practiceCo-production theory and practice in Wales1 hour 15 minutes£39
- Valuing expertise by experienceLived experience leadership and evaluation1 hour 15 minutes£39
