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Recommendation 33
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The Committee urges the Government to provide guidance, as a matter of urgency, on the...
Recommendation
The Committee urges the Government to provide guidance, as a matter of urgency, on the proposed consultation mechanisms, which should be agreed with the list of statutory consultees in advance of publication. We recommend that the guidance: a) sets out who will be consulted and when: b) provides minimum timeframes for the statutory consultees to respond; c) clarifies, through the use of examples, “necessary” in new section 4C(3) (Secretary of State’s power to amend following consultation) so that consultees have some certainty regarding their submissions and the Secretary of State is prevented from refusing to make amendments that would encroach on the Electoral Commission’s independence; and d) clarifies when new section 4(E)4 consultation requirements are likely to be disapplied.
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161
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 10 February 2022. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗