ANNEX K: REGULATORY REFORM PROPOSALS AND ORDERS - PARLIAMENTARY CONSIDERATION Non-disclosure of responses
16.Section 7 of the Act provides what should happen when someone responding to the consultation exercise on a proposed order requests that their response should not be disclosed.
17.The name of the person who has made representations will always be disclosed to Parliament. If you ask for your representation not to be disclosed, the Minister should not disclose the content of that representation without your express consent and, if the representation relates to a third party, their consent too. Alternatively, the Minister may disclose the content of the representation in such a way as to preserve your anonymity and that of any third party involved.