UK Government Consultations
Listening to the public
- Listening to the public at a Citizens' Jury event in Leicester
We must do more, we must engage and involve with people on the issues they face in their everyday lives."
Gordon Brown, September 3rd, 2007
Involving the public in the work of government is an important part of the policy-making process. It is not simply about more open-government, although that too is important, it is about making policies more effective by listening to and taking on-board the views of the public and interested groups.
With that in mind, this short directory of online consultations ought to help citizens engage with government and help to formulate policy.
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Recent consultations
- Proposed merger of health and safety in Great Britain
- Helping children and young people to stay safe
- Lifting the quality of government consultations
- Nuclear power consultation 2007
- Incentives for Recycling for househoulds
Business Consultations
UK government's public consultation websites
- Cabinet Office
- Charity Commission
- Communities and Local Government
- Department for Constitutional Affairs
- Department for Culture Media and Sport
- Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for International Development
- Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
- Department for Transport
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department of Health
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
- Driving Standards Agency
- Food Standards Agency
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Health and Safety Executive
- Highways Agency
- Home Office
- HM Treasury
- HM Revenue and Customs
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Northern Ireland Office
- Office for National Statistics
- Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
- Patent Office
- Scottish Executive
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- Small Business Service
- Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
- Welsh Assembly Government
Local government consultations
Find local government consultations
The PM's views
"When I took over as Prime Minister I emphasised that the government must listen and the government must learn "
"A new relationship between citizens and government that ensures that Government is a better servant of the people"
Have your say on the Government's Draft Legislative Programme