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Closed consultations

Closed consultation documents are ordered below by closing date. Please do not respond to these consultations, as we are no longer accepting feedback from the public.

These documents have gone through a consultation period and we are now using your comments to shape our future policy making.

Marine Protected Area, British Indian Ocean Territory

Closed: 5 March 2010

Marine Protected Area in the British Indian Ocean Territory - public consultation
[PDF, 866KB]

Draft Antarctic Bill

Closed: 12 February 2010

Draft Antarctic Bill
[PDF document, 1.3Mb]

Women, Peace and Security  

Closed: 29 January 2010

Consultation - UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
[Word document, 60KB]

Promoting high standards of conduct by Private Military Security Companies

Closed: 17 July 2009

The FCO has published a report of the multi-stakeholder working group on the implementation of a domestic code of conduct for PMSCs:
Private Military and Security Companies: Summary of public consultation working group
[PDF document 154 KB, new window]

Private Military Security Companies - public consultation
[Word document 268KB, new window]

Private Military Security Companies - public consultation
[PDF 133 KB, new window]

Private Military Security Companies - impact assessment
[Word document 256 KB, new window]

Private Military Security Companies - impact assessment
[PDF 182 KB, new window]

Changes to the Civil Partnership Act 2004

Closed: 2 June 2009

Civil partnership - public consultation
[PDF 121KB, new window]

Civil partnership - public consultation
[Word document 173KB, new window]

FCO Services move to Trading Fund Status

Closed: 9 October 2007

FCO Services move to trading fund status - public consultation
[PDF 117KB, new window]

FCO Services move to trading fund status - impact assessment
[PDF 129KB, new window]

Regulatory Impact Assessment for the International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Bill

Closed: 22 April 2007

International tribunals (Sierra Leone) Bill - impact assessment
[PDF 29KB, new window]

Forced Marriage - a wrong not a right

Closed: 5 December 2005

Forced marriage - public consultation
[PDF 637KB, new window]

Public Diplomacy Review

Closed: 18 February 2005

Public diplomacy review - public consultation
[PDF 83KB, new window]

Travel advice review

Closed: 30 April 2004

Travel advice review - public consultation
[PDF 273KB, new window]

Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Countering the Threat from Biological Weapons

Closed: 13 September 2002

Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention - public consultation
[PDF 195KB, new window]

Private Military Companies: Options for Regulation

Closed: 12 August 2002

Private Military Companies: Options for Regulation - public consultation
[PDF 186KB, new window]

International Criminal Court: Consultation on draft legislation

Closed: 12 October 2000

International Criminal Court - public consultation
[PDF 217KB, new window]