Consultation provides important opportunities
to develop two-way relationships between
government and citizens or communities.
Consultation processes may run parallel
with information and active participation
strategies. Often, the public has been informed
about an issue or an engagement activity. To
progress the issue, it may be useful to use
more consultative mechanisms in order to
explore a wider range of opinions. A variety of
consultation techniques are available.
It should be noted that it may be appropriate
to use a number of these techniques within a
consultation strategy either in sequence, or in
parallel, for example, road shows and forums
complemented by an online survey.