Consultations
Consultations for the Department for Work and Pensions are listed according to the year they started. The latest consultations for each year are at the top. Each page lists:
- full public consultation documents launched under the Cabinet Office Code of Practice on Consultation
- targeted consultations aimed at specific stakeholders
- details of other issues on which the Department seeks the views of members of the public and stakeholders.
Full public consultations are identified by this label Full public consultation
DWP website content is normally available for the current and the previous calendar year. Older web material is available from the Electronic archive.
Social Security Advisory Committee consultations
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) is an independent statutory body set up to advise the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on social security matters. SSAC is solely responsible for its own consultations.
- Social Security Advisory Committee consultations (this link takes you to the SSAC website)
The Government’s draft legislative programme 2008-09

The Government has set out its plans for legislative and key non-legislative action in 2008-2009. You can read about the Government’s draft legislative programme on the website of the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. You can also comment on the legislative programme and find out what is going on in your region.
- Draft legislative programme (this link takes you to the website of Office of the Leader of the House of Commons)