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ANNEX 3: CONSULTATION COMMISSIONERS' GROUP INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
INFORMAL CONSULTATION
DESCRIPTION AND CHOICE
What did the informal consultation comprise? (How many meetings? When?)
What was their aim? At the start? As they progressed?
Why were these approaches chosen?
- Were other options considered?
- Did you seek advice from any other Scottish Exec Dept/Division? Civic Participation Research Team?
- Did you cost different options? Any business case made?
Was any part of your approach "window dressing" or was it all totally necessary for your purposes?
Did you have a plan for whole consultative approach from the start or did each stage evolve as you progressed?
Are you aware of other Best Value events going on at same time?
SELECTION OF STAKEHOLDERS
How did you choose these? (Representatives? Their interest in this area? Expertise?)
Did you encounter any reluctance?
Do you feel that delegates represented their organisation?
How did you choose people for the group discussion?
OUTPUTS FROM INFORMAL CONSULTATION
Did the interviews achieve their aims? In what way?
What did they not achieve? Why?
What did you come away with?
What did interviewee come away with?
Was it worth it? A good use of time? Better done another way?
Particular benefits of this approach/Drawbacks?
Indirect benefits?
Did the group discussion achieve its aims? Etc.
Did the internal seminars achieve their aims? Etc.
FEATURES
Thinking of this informal consultative approach which you adopted, what would you describe as its key features? Eg.
NEXT TIME
If doing this again, what would you do differently?
TENSIONS
Any areas of tension/conflict within the planning team regarding the informal consultation stage?
STAKEHOLDER SEMINARS
CHOICE
What was the rationale behind these?
Their aim?
Why were they needed in addition to the informal consultation? What added value did you think they would bring?
OUTCOMES
To what extent did these build upon the previous informal consultation stage?
To what extent did they achieve their aim?
Did you get any added value from the seminars over and above that which emerged from the informal consultation?
Which aspect of the seminars was most beneficial for your needs?
Anything superfluous or which did not work well?
Any other indirect benefits? Benefits to others?
Was this an efficient way to achieve the aims and benefits?
ADVICE SOUGHT?
Any prior advice sought on benefits of this approach or operational aspects?
FEATURES
Thinking of this formal consultative approach which you adopted, what would you describe as its key features? Eg
Specific benefits of each of these?
SPECIFICS
- Why did you choose the particular speakers?
- Why choose those particular group questions?
- Where did the voting, entry activity come from?
- Choice of facilitators?
NEXT TIME
If doing this again, what would you do differently?
TENSIONS
Any areas of tension/conflict within the planning team regarding the informal consultation stage?
GAPS IN CONSULTATIVE APPROACH?
Eg If only we had done that…..
NEXT STEPS
Any change in plan as result of consultation so far?
To what extent has the consultation so far informed the work of the Stakeholder Reference Group?
Any benefits of the consultation so far or could you have gone straight into the reference group?
What has the consultation told you that you didn't know already?
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