The Government has recently published a new Code of Practice on Consultation. The Code is based on the results of a review of Government consultations in 2007 involving many people who regularly respond to Government consultations. The new Code will apply from November 2008 to all central Government departments' formal, written consultation exercises. Other public sector organisations are invited to sign up to the Code. A list of organisations adopting the Code will be published in November 2008.

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