Consultations

Respond to a current consultation

Please note that consultations are listed by closing date.

• Powers of entry - draft code of practice consultation
  Have your say on the draft guidance affecting powers of entry and associated powers.
  Opening date: 22 January 2013
  Closing date: 5 March 2013
• Independent Custody Visitor (ICV) code of practice consultation
  Comment on a revised draft code of practice for independent custody visiting.
  Opening date: 4 December 2012
  Closing date: 28 January 2013
• Alcohol strategy consultation
  Have your say on measures set out in the government's alcohol strategy to tackle harmful and irresponsible drinking.
  Opening date: 28 November 2012
  Closing date: 6 February 2013
• Forensic science regulator: code of practice and conduct appendices consultation
  Offer your opinion on the three appendices to the code: DNA analysis, digital and video analysis.
  Opening date: 10 December
  Closing date: 10 March 2012
• Community Remedy consultation
  Comment on the proposed Community Remedy approach, which has been outlined in the Draft Antisocial Behaviour Bill.
  Opening date: 13 December 2012
  Closing date: 7 March 2013 

Other government consultations

We may sometimes list other government consultations that relate to Home Office areas of business, but are not run by the Home Office.

About  consultations

Consultations outline proposals on a particular issue and ask for responses and comments from people and organisations with specialist knowledge in that area, and from the general public.

The responses we receive help us to ensure that any proposed changes to the law or policies have a real, practical impact.

Please note each consultation contains instructions on how you can respond. These instructions are usually found at the end of the document, but before any appendix pages.

Closed consultations

You can read Home Office consultations that closed after 7 May 2010 on our
closed consultation page.
Consultations that closed prior to 7 May 2010 are available on the National Archives website.