MANAGING AND CREATING POLICY AT PACE
Join Jason Carpenter, Stuart Beresford, and Emily Black as they share their insights on how to develop policy at pace without compromising on quality, in a discussion facilitated by Jacqui Haggland.
With experience in supporting urgent policy processes in government, including COVID-19 policy, Royal Commissions of Inquiry, and changes to the Resource Management Act, learn from our panellists as they explore creating policy through the perspective of pace – covering planning and strategy, the importance of consultation, reporting to stakeholders, and working to statutory timeframes and other requirements. The conversation covers four key areas:
- Strategy and planning
- Consultation, why you shouldn’t skip it (even when you think you need to)
- Reporting to governance and leadership
- Working toward statutory timeframes and other requirements
About the Experts
Jason Carpenter is a senior consultant with experience across the entire policy spectrum, including policy development, stakeholder and public consultation, and research and reviews. He has particular experience within the health area, including leading and contributing to projects on tobacco control, drinking water, physical activity, and more, and he enjoys tackling complex policy issues where a range of approaches are needed to successfully drive change.
Stuart Beresford is a senior consultant with two decades’ worth of experience in policy analysis under his belt. In that time, his work has included six years at the United Nations, and he has led a wide range of policy projects relating to civil court fees, energy efficiency, human rights, Māori land law, and privacy regulation.
Emily Black is a policy consultant with a legal background who enjoys tackling challenging issues. She is particularly experienced in working within the health and justice sectors, and her work on the government’s COVID-19 response has given her a pragmatic approach to problem-solving within a regulatory and time-pressured environment.
Jacqui Haggland is Practice Lead for Allen + Clarke ’s Policy and Regulatory Practice. She is a highly skilled analyst and project manager, with over fifteen years’ experience in policy, secretariat and programme support, and research and evaluation projects to support improvements in the education, public health, social development, sport, and international development sectors.
Downloadable Resource
Policy at Pace: Tools and Tips
In this guide the panel provides their top tips for delivering policy at pace including: Does being fast mean sacrificing being thorough?Coming up
WEBINAR | Survey Success Secrets: Responses + Answers + Insights
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025 | 12:10-12:55 p.m. NZST | 10:10-10:55 a.m. AEST
Months of planning and thousands spent, but what you get are dismal response rates, and survey questions that are of no help or are too complicated when you come to write them up. Sound familiar?
Whether you're running satisfaction surveys, evaluating the impact of your work, or gathering insights for complex policy consultations, the same fundamental mistakes typically keep organisations from getting information they can use.
Join Allen + Clarke's survey experts as they reveal the tips & tricks that transform data mud-puddles into decision-making goldmines. We'll share eight of our best tips to maximise response rates and give unambiguous insights for you to act on.
