I hope you support *action* on a national social care service, not just a further (8th!) report in 25yrs.
Almost all of the seven previous ones concluded the existing system was unfair, financially unstable or unsustainable, and that a larger, more predictable public contribution was needed.
![Column chart showing 100 consultation durations arranged in increasing values, ranging from the minimum of 8 working days (1.6 weeks) to the maximum of 98 working days (20 weeks).
The shortest duration is for a regular monthly consultation about the catch limit in a specific fishing area.
There are two consultations with the longest duration (98 working days): 'The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023 consultation' and 'New Towns Draft Programme'
The mean duration is 47 days
The median duration is 48 days
The mode (commonest) duration is 61 days
The IAB column is second from lowest, at 15 working days (three weeks), along with one other consultation ('ICES area 7d and 7e king scallop dredge fishery closure 2026 & 2027').
The next highest duration is 21 working days (5 weeks).
The data were the first 100 items, in order of recency of update, on the Government's Consultations website, including both open and closed consultations.
[data source: https://www.gov.uk/search/policy-papers-and-consultations?content_store_document_type%5B%5D=closed_consultations&content_store_document_type%5B%5D=open_consultations&order=updated-newest&page=1]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q24olizdo2jyy2adtk3kkjg5/bafkreifz2s3lpehxgt3omts323m3t4ss7jy7qj35j43mveucwzfnlpbkzi)
![Screenshot from BBC News feed:
'published at 10:51
[Heading] Judges say Palestine Action ban is 'disproportionate'
[Text] As we continue to bring you reaction to the High Court's ruling, here's a quick look at the summary of their decision.
Dame Victoria Sharp said while reading out the 46-page judgement that the court considered the proscription of Palestine Action "disproportionate".
"A very small number of Palestine Action's activities amounted to acts of terrorism within the definition of section 1 of the 2000 Act," she said.
"For these, and for Palestine Action's other criminal activities, the general criminal law remains available.
"The nature and scale of Palestine Action's activities falling within the definition of terrorism had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence to warrant proscription."'
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8x90q9nyzyt](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q24olizdo2jyy2adtk3kkjg5/bafkreia2insmesprpay2ywdqyhtiigayxorkzqtnttdbra34jrjnnchraa)