About Consultation Watch

• Aims
• Associates
• Support
• Contact

Aims 

At any one time there are often over 100 active Government consultations, ranging across Government departments and covering all aspects of our daily lives. To improve Government proposals for legislation at the earliest stage we all need to contribute to the policy-making process. Getting involved during the consultation period is an important part of this.

Consultation Watch aims to:

• Raise public awareness of Government consultations;
• Encourage people to respond to consultations; and
• Share the expertise and insight of charities, trade unions and non-profit organisations.

We will do this by:

• Providing links to active consultations on Government department websites;
• Featuring prominent consultations and highlighting their most important aspects; and
• Publishing consultation responses from charities, trade unions and non-profit organisations.

Associates 

Consultation Watch has a number of associates who are able to work with trade unions, charities and other NGOs to assist them in responding to consultations. Our assistance can range from informal advice to commissions for drafting consultation responses.

Andrew Fisher

Andrew is the Founder of Consultation Watch and an Associate. He has a BA in Social Policy & Politics and an MA in the Politics of Democracy, both from the University of London.

He has worked as a researcher for several years in the voluntary sector and for trade unions on parliamentary and political issues. Andrew has published research on social enterprise, international development NGOs, corporate giving and on young people and charity, and has co-authored a short book on the centenary of the Labour Party.

He established Consultation Watch in 2007 to encourage greater democratic participation in the policy-making process. His main areas of interest are public services, the welfare state, human rights, and international development.

You can email Andrew direct at andrew@consultationwatch. org.uk.

Sharon Ann Holgate

Sharon Ann is an Associate of Consultation Watch. She has a PhD and BSc in physics, both from the University of Sussex. She has worked for over a decade as a science writer and broadcaster for clients including BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, New Scientist, The Times Higher Education Supplement, the Office of Science and Technology at the DTI, and the Institute of Physics.

Her first (co-authored) book was short-listed for the (formerly Aventis) Royal Society Junior Books Prize, and she is currently writing an undergraduate physics textbook. She was the Institute of Physics Young Professional Physicist of the Year for 2006, and has been short-listed for broadcasting and journalism awards. Visit Sharon Ann's website for more information. Her main areas of interest are science and technology.

You can email Sharon Ann at drsharon@sharonannholgate.com.

Mary Partington

Mary Partington is an Associate of Consultation Watch. Since graduating from Oxford University with BA in English Literature and Language, Mary has worked as a researcher for trade unions on parliamentary and political issues.

Her special areas of interest are women's equality, criminal justice and arts and culture.

You can email Mary direct at mary@consultationwatch.org.uk.

Support 

Consultation Watch is a non-profit organisation and relies on sponsorship and donations.

Sponsorship

In order to stimulate more engaged and informed public participation in the democratic process Consultation Watch works in conjunction with charities, trade unions and other non-profit organisations.

Find out how sponsoring Consultation Watch can benefit your organisation.

Private donations

Consultation Watch also welcomes private donations.

Find out how you can help to support Consultation Watch.

Contact 

Consultation Watch values your feedback.

Find out how you can contact Consultation Watch.