Review of Regulatory Framework (Scotland)

In December 2006, we published our Framework for Regulatory Decision Making. The document stated that we would review the framework, and our performance against it, two years after adoption.

A public consultation on the original document was held between 9 July and 16 October 2009.

Research was also carried out through interviews with FSA policy makers.

The document has been revised to take into account the responses to the original consultation and the results of the interviews with FSA policy makers.

This second consultation gives interested parties the opportunity to comment on the revised document. This consultation is for four weeks, as it is a follow-up consultation to the original consultation, which was held for 14 weeks.

Key proposal(s):

• The document has been shortened and made less wordy, in line with the views of FSA policy makers, but the principles of the original document have been retained.
• Once the document has been revised to take any additional comments from this consultation into account, it will be put before the FSA Board at an open meeting.
• The finalised version will be published on the website.
• Additional guidance on more specific policy-making topics will be provided on the FSA’s internal intranet.

A public consultation on the original document was held from 9 July to 16 October 2009.

Questions asked in this consultation:

1. Please give comments on the document at Annexe 2. It would be helpful if you could focus on the revised text of the document.

Responses are required by close Friday 26 February 2010. Please state, in your response, whether you are responding as a private individual or on behalf of an organisation/company (including details of any stakeholders your organisation represents).

This consultation has been prepared in accordance with the HM Government Code of Practice on Consultation, which states that a consultation must follow better regulation best practice, including carrying out an Impact Assessment (Regulatory Impact Assessment in Scotland). The assessment is included in the consultation documents.

We are interested in what you thought of this consultation and would therefore welcome your general feedback on both the consultation package and overall consultation process. If you would like to assist us to improve the quality of future consultations, please feel free to share your thoughts with us by using the consultation feedback questionnaire.

Consultation feedback questionnaire (Word)

Consultation feedback questionnaire (pdf)

In accordance with the FSA principle of openness our Information Centre at Aviation House will hold a copy of the completed consultation. Responses will be open to public access upon request. The FSA will also publish a summary of responses, which may include personal data, such as your full name and contact address details. If you do not want this information to be released, please complete and return the Publication of Personal Data Form. Return of this form does not mean that we will treat your response to the consultation as confidential, just your personal data.

Data protection form (Word)

Data protection form (pdf)

Within three months of a consultation ending we aim to publish a summary of responses received and provide a link to it from this page.

If, after three months, the summary is still not showing, please contact the person who was responsible for the original consultation. Alternatively, you can contact the FSA Consultation Co-ordinator by email: consultationcoordinator@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk