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Advice to Mark de Pulford

Enquiry

• From: Mark de Pulford
• Date advice given: 5 June 2018
• Enquiry type: Email

Unfortunately I did not find that your reply dealt with the question, which was:

"could you kindly clarify if PINS have in place any targets regarding the publication of notes of meetings with DCO applicants and, if not, what the public may reasonably expect in terms of your performance in this area.?"

Advice given

• There is not an established target in place regarding the publication meeting notes. Our commitment is to publish as soon as practicable. • The three months elapsed in this case was exceptional, but not unprecedented. The average time it takes to prepare, review, finalise and publish a meeting note is around a month. • Because we understand that the content of our meeting notes is relied upon by individuals and organisations, they are subject to a rigorous internal review process, which takes time. Meeting attendees (other than the Inspectorate) are also given an opportunity to fact-check prior to publication. • In some circumstances, for specific reasons, the publication of a meeting note can be delayed by up to six months (see our Pre-application Prospectus: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/application-process/pre-application-service-for-applicants/).

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