Procedures for an effective interministerial consultation process

Procedure for interministerial consultation of acts adopted by government is established

Assesses whether regulations set out the procedure for interministerial consultation of all draft legislation (primary and secondary) approved or adopted by the government and for draft sector policy planning documents adopted by the government.

Procedure for interministerial consultation of ministerial secondary legislation is established

Assesses whether regulations set out the procedure for interministerial consultation of ministerial secondary legislation that impacts the responsibility areas of other ministries (e.g. at minimum to consult with the ministry or agency responsible for finance in case of impact on the state budget).

A minimum duration is set for written interministerial consultation

The regulation must stipulate a clear minimum duration for interministerial consultation, which the author ministry of the draft cannot shorten on its own initiative. A maximum duration of the consultation process (within which the author ministry can, on its own initiative, set a shorter deadline for responding to other ministries) is not considered sufficient for awarding points.

The obligation to consult all affected government bodies is stipulated

Assesses whether regulation establishes the explicit requirement to consult with all affected government bodies, e.g. line ministries.

The obligation to inform about the outcomes of the interministerial consultation is stipulated

Regulations can stipulate the obligation to inform the government about the outcomes of the consultation process either by a table of opinions and responses or in any similar way.

Conflict resolution mechanisms are built into the decision-making process at top administrative level

Interministerial co-ordination and conflict resolution mechanisms are considered integrated into the decision-making process at the top administrative level when, at a minimum, there is a possibility to discuss outstanding conflicting views of line ministries at the top administrative level meeting prior to discussion in the government.