The figures for DCSF and its predecessors the Department for Education and Employment and Department for Education and Skills are as follows:
Consultations completed 1997 (from 1 August) 2 1998 3 1999 3 2000 28 2001 63 2002 34 2003 40 2004 35 2005 56 2006 30 2007 67 2008 (to date) 37