--- title: Government consultations date: 2018-11-09T11:30:00+00:00 author: Alexandra Davis canonical_url: "https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/could-you-respond-to-government-consultations" section: Pages --- #### The UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Senedd and Stormont regularly ask its citizens to respond to the executives proposed policy plans on a whole range of issues. Here you can find about the consultations that we're responding to and how you can respond personally. The Evangelical Alliance’s advocacy team regularly submits consultation responses on behalf of UK evangelicals and produce consultation guidance notes for individuals, organisations and churches to submit their own response. All five of the points made on writing to your [local elected representative](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/connect-resource) also applies to consultations, but here are three additional tips: 1. **Answer the questions.** Consultations normally ask some specific questions about an issue. Make sure your answer is clearly relevant to the question being asked — this means it has a greater chance of being read. 2. **Write when you have something to say.** While you should answer the questions where you know something relevant about them, don’t feel under pressure to answer every question that is being asked — it’s not an exam! Don’t answer for the sake of answering; answer because you have an answer to give that will be valuable. 3. **Follow the guidance closely.** Most consultations will give some instructions on word limit, formatting and deadline for submitting a response. Again, following these instructions makes it more likely that your response will get read. ### Public policy focus from the past twelve months [ ![NOW OPEN: Statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges consultation](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/taylor-flowe-4nKOEAQaTgA-unsplash_2023-11-07-115035_itus.jpg) ![Taylor Flowe - unsplash](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/taylor-flowe-4nKOEAQaTgA-unsplash_2023-11-07-115035_itus.jpg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/now-open-statutory-safeguarding-guidance-for-schools-and-colleges-consultation) [#### NOW OPEN: Statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges consultation ](https://staging.eauk.org/now-open-statutory-safeguarding-guidance-for-schools-and-colleges-consultation) The Labour government have published draft policy proposals and new guidance [ Find out more ](https://staging.eauk.org/now-open-statutory-safeguarding-guidance-for-schools-and-colleges-consultation) [](https://staging.eauk.org/now-open-statutory-safeguarding-guidance-for-schools-and-colleges-consultation) [ ![Assisted suicide](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![close-up-photo-of-a-stethoscope](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/pexels-pixabay-40568_2024-10-22-124043_cbmo.jpg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/assisted-suicide) [#### Assisted suicide ](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/assisted-suicide) What the Evangelical Alliance has to say about proposals to introduce assisted suicide [ Learn More ](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/assisted-suicide) [](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/assisted-suicide) [ ![Defining "Islamophobia" could restrict gospel freedom](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Love not hate sign](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Love-not-hate-sign.jpg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/defining-islamophobia-could-restrict-gospel-freedom) [#### Defining "Islamophobia" could restrict gospel freedom ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/defining-islamophobia-could-restrict-gospel-freedom) The advocacy team met with the commissioners leading on this work for the UK government back in May – but what comes next? [ ![Alicia Edmund](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/alicia-edmund) [ Alicia Edmund ](/author/alicia-edmund) 25 June 2025 [](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/defining-islamophobia-could-restrict-gospel-freedom) [ ![Do not be silent: speaking truth in a culture of fear](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Free Speech megaphone](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Free-Speech-megaphone.jpg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/do-not-be-silent-speaking-truth-in-a-culture-of-fear) [#### Do not be silent: speaking truth in a culture of fear ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/do-not-be-silent-speaking-truth-in-a-culture-of-fear) Will The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act protect our freedom to speak? [ ![Mark Gilmore](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/mark-gilmore) [ Mark Gilmore ](/author/mark-gilmore) 23 July 2025 [](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/do-not-be-silent-speaking-truth-in-a-culture-of-fear) [ ![Christian nationalism in the UK: a contest for the nation's soul?](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Pope notitle250913 np Gel](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/pope-notitle250913_npGel.jpg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/christian-nationalism-in-the-uk-a-contest-for-the-nations-soul) [#### Christian nationalism in the UK: a contest for the nation's soul? ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/christian-nationalism-in-the-uk-a-contest-for-the-nations-soul) Peter Lynas outlines the debate on Christian nationalism in the UK, and asks how Christians can respond in faithful, hopeful and prophetic ways [ ![Peter Lynas](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/peter-lynas) [ Peter Lynas ](/author/peter-lynas) 23 September 2025 [](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/christian-nationalism-in-the-uk-a-contest-for-the-nations-soul) [ ![Conversion practices](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Conversion Practices Card Image](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Conversion-Practices-Card-Image.png) ](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices) [#### Conversion practices ](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices) Providing clarity, confidence and a compassionate response to legislative plans to ban conversion practices [ Learn more ](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices) [](https://staging.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/conversion-practices) [ ![Why we engage on the issue of violence against women and girls](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Community group woman speaking by getty images on unsplash](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Community-group-woman-speaking-by-getty-images-on-unsplash.jpg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-we-engage-on-the-issue-of-violence-against-women-and-girls) [#### Why we engage on the issue of violence against women and girls ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-we-engage-on-the-issue-of-violence-against-women-and-girls) In Scotland, we campaign for making the purchase of sexual services illegal and to decriminalise the selling of sexual services – Chris Ringland explains why [ ![Chris Ringland](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/chris-ringland) [ Chris Ringland ](/author/chris-ringland) 10 February 2025 [](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-we-engage-on-the-issue-of-violence-against-women-and-girls) [ ![Parliament votes to legalise unsafe and dangerous abortion](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![House of Commons Speaker](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/House-of-Commons-Speaker_2025-06-18-152314_blwx.jpg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-votes-to-legalise-unsafe-and-dangerous-abortion) [#### Parliament votes to legalise unsafe and dangerous abortion ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-votes-to-legalise-unsafe-and-dangerous-abortion) Both Lives UK lead Dawn McAvoy responds to Westminster’s recent vote on abortion legislation and reaffirms that both lives in pregnancy matter and both deserve better [ ![Dawn McAvoy](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/dawn-mcavoy) [ Dawn McAvoy ](/author/dawn-mcavoy) 18 June 2025 [](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/parliament-votes-to-legalise-unsafe-and-dangerous-abortion) [ ![New Relationships and Sex Education guidance published ahead of the 2026 school term](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Department of Education](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Department-of-education-front-door.jpeg) ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/new-relationships-and-sex-education-guidance-published-ahead-of-the-2026-school-term) [#### New Relationships and Sex Education guidance published ahead of the 2026 school term ](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/new-relationships-and-sex-education-guidance-published-ahead-of-the-2026-school-term) A small victory for Christian families [ ![Alicia Edmund](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/alicia-edmund) [ Alicia Edmund ](/author/alicia-edmund) 23 July 2025 [](https://staging.eauk.org/news-and-views/new-relationships-and-sex-education-guidance-published-ahead-of-the-2026-school-term) Loading... ## Everything Advocacy Sign up for a monthly update from the advocacy team, keeping you in the loop on the latest public policy and public leadership news, as well as how you can get involved. 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