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<p>Cabinet Office publishes Consultation Principles, which it expects all government
departments to follow. They were most recently updated on 14 January in response to
feedback from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.</p><p>Principle G includes
the line:</p><p>‘When the consultation spans all or part of a holiday period, consider
how this may affect consultation and take appropriate mitigating action, such as prior
discussion with key interested parties or extension of the consultation deadline beyond
the holiday period’.</p><p>The Principles also make clear that formal consultation
should only form part of the engagement process and that departments should make use
of new digital tools and consider whether an iterative approach is appropriate.</p><p>The
Principles can be found online on gov.uk and a copy can be found in the House of Commons
Library.</p>
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