public consultation dates

Summary

The requester asked for metadata and dates regarding public consultations from 2024 to date, specifically mentioning the Legal Aid Bill 2025. The Cabinet Office responded that no consultation on the Legal Aid Bill 2025 has occurred and does not hold the specific date records requested, but provided the standard pro forma used to initiate consultations.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold the specific date information requested for public consultations.
• No public consultation has been conducted on the Legal Aid Bill 2025.
• The Treasury was suggested as the appropriate authority to contact regarding the Legal Aid Bill 2025.
• A copy of the pro forma for initiating online consultations was attached to the response.
• Consultation results must be published within 12 weeks of the consultation closing.

Data Disclosed

• 2024
• 2025
• 10 working days
• 12 weeks
• 7 October 2025
• 9 October 2025
• 14 October 2025
• 4986885

Original Request

Please supply procedure information or meta data by public consultation from 2024 to date to include the Legal Aid Bill 2025 if relevant to better understand engagement with voters and taxpayers, any overlap risk management that could minimise responses on related matters and median/average lead time to a decision to conduct a public consultation by public authority: (1) date public consultation first requested by the public authority (2) date finalised by Cabinet Office that a public consultation will be conducted (3) date public consultation conducted

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

How to get a consultation on the Consultation Hub

All consultations are published on the Hub by the GTS Web Services team. In order to do this, we need some information from you about your consultation.
To give us enough time to build the consultation, especially if you are using the online survey function, please provide the information below at least 10 working days prior to the consultation start date. Complete the form and email it to us at servicedesk@gov.im along with any downloadable documents that go with your consultation. Please ensure you add ‘web support’ in the subject line of your email.
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This section must be completed within 12 weeks of the consultation closing. TITLE (required)
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Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 4986885 14 October 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 7 October 2025, which states:

"Please supply procedure information or meta data by public consultation from 2024 to date to include the Legal Aid Bill 2025 if relevant to better understand engagement with voters and taxpayers, any overlap risk management that could minimise responses on related matters and median/average lead time to a decision to conduct a public consultation by public authority:
(1) date public consultation first requested by the public authority
(2) date finalised by Cabinet Office that a public consultation will be conducted
(3) date public consultation conducted"

On 9 October 2025, we wrote to you requesting clarification on your request. We asked if your request referred to any specific public consultation on the Legal Aid Bill 2025, or consultations more generally in respect of points 1-3 of your request.

You responded on 9 October 2025 advising that your request was to be taken as inclusive of the example you provided, but not exclusive of any other public consultation.

Our response is as follows: While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold some of the information that you have requested.
There has been no consultation on the Legal Aid Bill 2025, however by way of advice and assistance, you may wish to submit a freedom of information request to the Treasury who may be able to help you. Treasury can be contacted using the following details:

The Treasury Head Office 3rd Floor Government Offices Bucks Road Douglas 2 Isle of Man IM1 3PZ

Telephone: 01624 685980 Email: admin.treasury@gov.im

Alternatively, you may wish to submit a request to the Treasury through the Freedom of Information portal here: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of- information/make-a-freedom-of-information-request/
To provide advice and assistance with regards to your request, in respect of consultations more broadly, a copy of the pro forma that Departments submit to initiate a consultation online, is attached for information.
Please quote the reference number 4986885 in any future communications.

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3 I will now close your request as of this date.