Consultation, the involvement of the people in the Government's work, is now an integral part of the policy making process in the UK.

Consultation enables the Government to be more open and its policies more effective by inviting and taking note of the views of relevant industries and other involved organisations and the public.

In line with Government policy the CAA consults on matters that include changes to legislation, the issue of new policy documents and Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs). Once we have published the final document ie amendment to the Air Navigation, the consultation is moved over to the archive.

Current CAA Consultations

Consultation Title	Closing Date	Purpose of Consultation	Sponsor
Monitoring and Enforcement of the NATS (En-Route) PLC Licence	3 October 2008	This document seeks views from interested parties on a consolidated document which sets out the CAA’s policies and procedures for the monitoring and enforcement of the air traffic services licence held by NATS (En route) plc (known as NERL)	Economic Regulation
Consultation - Proposal to Amend CAP 482, BCAR Section S	15 September 2008	Extension of Applicability and Experience Gained in the Application of the Requirements.	Airworthiness
Consultation - Proposed changes to the UK Aerodrome Severe Weather Warning Service	12 September 2008	This consultation provides details on the proposed changes to the UK aerodrome warnings for severe weather service. These proposals have been issued in light of a review that was carried out by the UK Met Authority at the CAA.	Airspace Policy
Proposal to amend the Air Navigation Order to require the introduction of Safety Management Systems.	14 August 2008	To seek views on the proposal to amend Article 41 and Schedule 9 of the Air Navigation Order to require operators and maintenance organisations to introduce a Safety Management System	Flight Operations
Introduction of BRNAV below FL 95.	13 August 2008	Proposal to permit a mix of area navigation system based and conventional ground navigation aid based routes and procedures in a controlled airspace environment and the removal of the mandatory requirement for carriage of ADF equipment for IFR flight in controlled airspace	Airspace Policy
Proposal to amend the Air Navigation Order to bring Unmanned Aircraft of less than 7 kg mass within the scope of regulatory oversight.	11 August 2008	The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the proposal to amend Article 98 of the Air Navigation Order to require operators of certain Unmanned  Aerial Systems to apply to the CAA for permission to operate.	Flight Operations
Extraordinary Consultation - SRG Charges	4 August 2008	This extraordinary consultation is in respect of amendments proposed to the current Airworthiness Scheme of Charges (Official Record Series 5 No. 229) in light of the publication of the EASA Comment Response Document to the Notice of Proposed Amendment 2007-08 on Part-M requirements.	Safety Regulation
Proposal to amend Articles 6 and 138 of the Air Navigation Order 2005 to prohibit the advertising of illegal public transport flights.	29 July 2008	This consultation invites comments on the proposal to amend the Air Navigation Order for the purpose of making it an offence to advertise flights considered to be illegal public transport.	Flight Operations