Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 14
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No exhaustive list exists for exceptions to major policy announcement principles.
Conclusion
It is not possible to have an exhaustive list of all the circumstances which could be considered an exception to the normal principles relating to the making of major policy announcements. We accept that there are various such circumstances, including factors beyond the control of the Government, such as where announcements may be international. We expect the House to be sympathetic on those occasions when a good argument is made for an announcement being made exceptionally in breach of the general principle in the Ministerial Code. (Conclusion, Paragraph 43)