Olivia Blake
Does the Minister agree that six weeks is a very short time for that consultation to run? Initially it was two weeks. Would not 12 weeks, as has been the case for various pieces of consultation undertaken by the organisation, fit better with the big issue that we are talking about today?
Seema Malhotra
My hon. Friend will be aware that the consultation on the draft updated code opened today.
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Written correction submitted by the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra):
Seema Malhotra
My hon. Friend will be aware that the consultation on the draft updated code is expected to open this week.