Latest live consultations
This is a list of the latest live Treasury consultations. Click on the links below to view and download the documents.
The Community Emissions Trading Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) Regulations 2008
This consultation document sets out Government's proposed draft Regulations and Scheme which will allow the Government to make allocations for payment of the EU ETS allowances, by way of auctions or other routes to market.
Launch date: 25/02/08 Closing date 21/04/08
Funds of alternative investment funds: a tax framework
The Government is today publishing a tax framework which will deliver a new tax regime for authorised investment funds (AIFs) investing into certain offshore funds.
Launch date: 22/02/08 Closing date: the Government intends to publish draft regulations for consultation in Spring 2008.
FSMA Market Abuse Regime: a review of the sunset clauses - consultation
Market abuse is a serious offence that damages investor confidence and the integrity of financial markets. This consultation seeks views on the appropriate scope of the UK's civil market abuse regime.
Launch date: 7/02/08 Closing date: 07/05/08
Aviation duty
This consultation considers options for the design of the new duty, puts forward a lead proposal and invites views from interested stakeholders.
Launch date: 31/01/08 Closing date 24/04/08
Financial stability and depositor protection: strengthening the framework
A consultation outlining proposals to strengthen the current framework for financial stability and depositor protection.
Launch date: 30/01/08 Closing date 23/04/08
Consultation on EC Directives
2006/43/EC on the Statutory Audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts
2006/46/EC on Amending EC Accounting Directives
Launch date: 04/01/08 Closing date 29/02/08
The implementation of the Payment Services Directive: a consultation document
HMT is currently conducting a consultation on the implementation of the Payment Services Directive (PSD).
Launch date: 19/12/07 Closing date: 18/03/08
UK discussion paper on the Commission´s review of the financial regulatory framework for commodity and exotic derivatives
The European Commission is currently reviewing the financial regulatory framework for commodity and exotic derivatives. The purpose of this discussion paper is to ensure that HM Treasury and the Financial Services Authority are able to effectively reflect the views of the UK markets to the Commission during the course of this review.
Launch date: 17/12/07 Closing date: March 2008
Limiting pre-release access to statistics: a consultation document
The consultation document sets out how, as a part of the Governance of Britain programme of constitutional renewal, the Government is proposing to tighten the rules and principles under which access to official statistics in their final form can be granted ahead of their publication.
Launch date: 10/12/07 Closing date: 03/03/08