Consultations

Respond to a current consultation

Please note that consultations are listed by closing date.

• Forced marriage consultation
  Offer your views on whether a specific criminal offence would help us to combat forced marriage.
  Published date: 12 December 2011
  Closing date: 30 March 2012
• Domestic violence definition consultation
  We are seeking views on widening the current cross-government definition of domestic violence.
  Published date: 14 December 2011
  Closing date: 30 March 2012
• Consultation on a counter-terrorism stop and search powers code of practice
  We are seeking comments on the consultation on a draft code of practice governing counter-terrorism stop and search powers.
  Published date: 6 February 2012
  Closing date: 1 April 2012
• Dealing with the problems of late night drinking
  Comment on plans to introduce secondary legislation for the late night levy and early morning restriction orders.
  Published date: 17 January 2012
  Closing date: 10 April 2012
• Obtaining better value for money from police procurement (2)
  Provide comments on plans to amend current legislation on police procurement.
  Published date: 3 February 2012
  Closing date: 27 April 2012
• Consultation on legislative changes to firearms control
  Provide your views on whether to make changes to the current sentencing framework for the illegal importation of firearms.
  Published date: 8 February 2012
  Closing date: 8 May 2012

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. 

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.