About

How the webchats work

This webchat will run on a ‘question and answer’ format. The site is ‘realtime’ but the moderation means that content make take a minute or so to appear. The moderation is an essential part of ensuring that there is structure to the chat and that everyone has a chance to participate.

The webchat will be moderated by the Review Team.

The process begins when a participant submits a question to Sir Hayden Phillips. This will then be checked by the moderators against the terms and conditions of the site. If the question meets the T&Cs it will then go in a pending list and be available for everyone to see.

When Sir Hayden is ready to answer the question it is ‘activated’ (appears in the ‘Active Q&A’ list). Once Sir Hayden has responded to the question, the participant can then post another comment. If Sir Hayden has time then he too can post again. Only Sir Hayden and the participant who asked the question are able to add further comments to the original question, but anyone can read the question and its responses.

This a pilot site and there will be areas which work well and others that could be improved. If you have any comments, please provide them through the Hansard Society’s feedback survey.

The Party Funding Review

To find out about the Review or further information about some of the key issues around party funding, please visit the main website at www.partyfundingreview.gov.uk.

You can download the interim assessment from our website.