Government Departments: Public Consultation
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the (a) minimum length of time a Government consultation should be open and (b) maximum length of time before a response is published to a closed consultation.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Government’s Consultation Principles provide guidance to departments on conducting consultations. Principle E states that departments should determine a proportionate amount of time to run the consultation, taking into account the nature and impact of the proposal. Principle J says that responses should be published within 12 weeks of the consultation or that there should be an explanation why this is not possible. The Consultation Principles are publicly available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/consultation-principles-guidance
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