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Government responses

We follow the Government Code of Practice on Consultation and aim to respond to all comments received within three months of a consultation ending. If you have any thoughts on the consultation process itself please email the Better Regulation Team.

• Consultation on the Regional Growth Fund

  3 days to go

  Consultation paper seeking views on the design of the Regional Growth Fund, which was announced in the budget on 22 June 2010.

• Consultation on the future of the right to request time to train policy

  12 days to go

  Consultation seeking views about the future of the ‘right to request time to train’ legislation and whether the right should be repealed, retained for large organisations or extended to small and medium sized organisations as planned.

• Broadband deployment and sharing other utilities infrastructure

  13 days to go

  Discussion paper examining the benefits and problems associated with sharing non-telecommunications utilities infrastructure, as a means of facilitating the deployment of broadband networks.

• Financing a private sector recovery

  17 days to go

  The Government recognises that access to finance is critical for businesses to survive and grow and that small and medium-sized companies face particular challenges. The current system is not adequately delivering finance to small, growing businesses that are vital to the future of the economy.

• Call for evidence - Review of Offender Learning

  21 days to go

  The review of offender learning announced by John Hayes, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, will assess progress against the policy framework set out in the Next Steps document and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the arrangements. The review, undertaken jointly with the National Offender Management Service, is taking full account of the earlier strategic review of employment services for offenders (undertaken jointly between the Department for Work and Pensions and the Ministry of Justice), and will inform the Ministry of Justice’s Autumn Green Paper setting out the proposed approach to sentencing and rehabilitation reform.

• Consultation on Implementation of EU Directive 2008/122/EC on Timeshare, Long-term Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts

  28 days to go

• Call for evidence - convention on international interests in mobile equipment and protocol thereto on matters specific to aircraft equipment

  35 days to go

  BIS is seeking evidence on whether the United Kingdom should move towards ratification of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, or take no further action at this time.

• A Simplified Further Education and Skills Funding System and Methodology

  41 days to go

  Consultation document seeking views on simplifying the post-19 Further Education and Skills funding system and methodology.

• Skills for sustainable growth: consultation on the future direction of skills policy

  41 days to go

• The Future of Narrative Reporting: a Consultation

  46 days to go

  Consultation paper seeking views on issues relating to corporate narrative reporting.