“I found this an exciting, robust and stimulating exercise, with lay participation being positively encouraged, not merely tolerated”. That was the conclusion of one patient representative on a public ...

Consultation with stakeholders, which lasts 6 weeks for standard clinical guidelines, is an integral part of the NICE clinical guideline development process. Comments received from stakeholders are a ...

(2) was the consultation at a formative stage of the decision-making process, so it was a real rather than sham process? (3) did the consultation encompass sufficient alternatives? In this case, the ...

In July, farmers in Las Naves, Ecuador, got into violent clashes with police while protesting a new environmental consultation process and a large-scale open-pit mine soon to begin operations in their ...

The Cotonou Agreement is the overarching framework for EU relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. It was adopted in 2000 to replace the 1975 Lomé Convention. In the Cotonou ...

Opposition and the business sector question the consultation process over proposed electricity tariff increases from 2026.

There are three situations where collective consultation is required: If between 20 and 99 employees are to be made redundant in one establishment within a 90-day period, the employer must consult ...