Advice to Matthew Smedley
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- Matthew Smedley
- Date advice given
- 14 December 2011
- Enquiry type
- Phone
Caller wished to confirm various statutory timescales
Advice given
The IPC is given a maximum of 28 days for acceptance and must conclude the examination no later than six months starting with the day afer the preliminary meeting. At present, a recommendation or decision (where there is a designated national policy statement) must be made within three months of the deadline for the close of the examination. Where the IPC makes a recommendation, the Secretary of State must make a decision within three months of the day afer the recommedation is received.