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Government Departments: Public Consultation

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 17 September 2024UIN 4985

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 908 on Government Departments: Public Consultation, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance by Departments with principle J.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Consultation Principles are high level guidance to help departments manage their consultations. The Cabinet Office provides advice to departments on these principles on request. Individual departments are legally responsible for the consultations they run, and will determine how to practically apply the principles to each of their consultations.

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