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Re-consultations may be carried out after a full, 12 week consultation has been completed. It is legitimate for re-consultations to be conducted for a period of less than 12 weeks, but you should allow as much time possible for stakeholders to respond where time constraints allow.
You may decide that re-consultation is appropriate if the responses you receive for the original consultation reveal new ideas or problems which need to be clarified, or if a new aspect of the policy proposal comes to light after the original consultation has closed. Re-consultations are usually evidence of best practice, but should only be used as a supplementary exercise to a recent, 12 week consultation to establish the views of respondents on relatively minor additions or amendments.
Re-consultations should not be used to consult on major changes or additions to the policy proposal; after a long period of time has elapsed after the completion of the original consultation; or if there have been significant changes to your key stakeholder group.
1.5 … Where re-consultation takes place on the basis of amendments made in the light of earlier consultation, a shorter period may also be appropriate.
Criterion 1, Code of Practice on Consultation, p.6
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