The UK Government is seeking
responses to its consultation into the issue of age verification for pornography.
Not exact matches
The
consultation paper is the Government's»
response to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry
into matters relating
to credit card interest rates.»
He gave evidence
to the Scottish parliament review
into the 2012 local government elections and submitted a
response to the «Scotland's Electoral Future»
consultation.
We have submitted
responses to both the Ministry of Justice
consultation on further court fee increase and the Justice Select Committee inquiry
into recent court fee increases, including the criminal courts charge and employment tribunal fees.
The phrase «access
to justice» — or more accurately, reduced, diminished or lack of access
to justice — was often quoted in press releases,
consultation responses, and lobby group submissions, prior
to LASPO coming
into force.
The Government has now published its full
response to that report and has launched four
consultations into the following areas:...
The fundamental principles are famously (although not for the first time — see R v Brent London BC ex parte Gunning [1985] 84 LGR 168) set out by Lord Woolf MR (as he then was) in R v North and East Devon Health Authority, ex parte Coughlan [2001] QB 213, [2000] 3 All ER 850, at [108] as follows: whether or not
consultation is a legal requirement, if it is embarked upon it must be carried out properly;
to be proper,
consultation must be undertaken at a time when proposals are still at a formative stage; it must include sufficient reasons for particular proposals
to allow those consulted
to give intelligent consideration and an intelligent
response; adequate time must be given for this purpose; and the product of
consultation must be conscientiously taken
into account when the ultimate decision is taken.
Given the background of sustained governmental intrusion
into the lives of Aboriginal people intended and envisaged by the National Emergency
Response legislation, «just terms» in this context could well require
consultation before action; special care in the execution of the laws; and active participation in performance in order
to satisfy the constitutional obligation in these special factual circumstances... [119]
Those purposes related
to resetting the relationship continuing the Northern Territory Emergency
Response and reinstating the Racial Discrimination Act,... That was the purpose that the
consultations were entered
into for... [168]
In HREOC's
consultations with government departments, service providers and Aboriginal women and men, all acknowledged the need
to take the distinct circumstances of different Aboriginal communities
into account and the need
to tailor any
response to these particular circumstances.