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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 ...