Participation Statistics
| Response type | Participated in main consultation | Participated in technical consultations |
|---|---|---|
| Online response | 2043 (of which 237 requested confidential treatment) |
94 (of which 9 requested confidential treatment) |
| Response by post, email or fax | 685 (of which 24 requested confidential treatment)* |
35 (of which 1 requested confidential treatment) |
| Total | 2728 (of which 261 requested confidential treatment) |
129 (of which 10 requested confidential treatment) |
The consultation website had 3,756 people registering until the close of the consultation on 10 October 2007 (this figure only refers to the online consultation and does not include people who responded by post, email or fax).
Due to the national postal strike the consultation continued to accept letters until the 18 October 2007 (8 days after the consultation officially closed). Any responses received after the 18th of October are listed on the website in the section Late responses (the figures on this page exclude late responses).
* At request, one further response was set to confidential after the opening of the review session.
| Sector | Participated in main consultation | Participated in technical consultations |
|---|---|---|
| Academic or consultancy | 173 | 14 |
| Energy Industry | 306 | 15 |
| Government agency or sponsored body | 27 | 7 |
| Individual | 1784 | 71 |
| Local or regional government | 112 | 8 |
| Other | 109 | 3 |
| Other business | 91 | 5 |
| Trade Union | 17 | 3 |
| Voluntary or environmental organisation | 109 | 3 |
| Total | 2728 | 129 |