Public Consultation
Commons · Question 28761 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Attorney General's Office · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the letter entitled, Simplification and Agency of Government - Letter to all ministers, of 7 September 2026, whether she plans to legislate to disapply the Gunning principles and case law on consultation requ
Answer
Answered by Andy Slaughter, 21 Sep 2026
The government currently has no plans to legislate to disapply the Gunning principles, which will still have a place in the exceptional circumstances where formal consultation is required. Such circumstances should only include where there is a statutory ...