The departmental annual reports published by the Ministry of Justice and by its predecessor the Department for Constitutional Affairs provide the following information on public consultations conducted in the last five years:
Public consultations conducted 2004-05 132 2005-06 229 2006-07 326 2007-08 430 1 Department for Constitutional Affairs Annual Report 2004-05. 2 Department for Constitutional Affairs Annual Report 2005-06. 3 Department for Constitutional Affairs Annual Report 2006-07. 4 Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2007-08.
Between 1 April 2008 and 12 March 2009, a total of 31 public consultations were conducted by my Department.