"Consult was generally good at identifying the themes in a given consultation response."

By Lucy Makinson, James Lowe, Alex Moore, Michael Pryse-Davies, Harry Banton, Katie French, Charlotte Ryall, Nina Menezes, Rachael Robinson, Jude Webb, Rishav Punatar

"Consult has the potential to save substantial time and money for Government, but it is critical that this is not at the expense of high quality analysis that captures the public’s views. We are therefore carrying out several evaluations to ensure that Consult is suitable for wider use, and continually improving its delivery. We have conducted several retrospective evaluations using historic consultation data. "