SGF Submissions & Consultations

The SGF Policy & Public Affairs Department continually give input to decision-making consultations, which will in turn lead to developments of legislation and regulations which our members have to comply with.  Here you will find the recent consultation responses completed by SGF.

Some SGF consultation responses are submitted online through web forms and surveys. If you are looking for information about a consultation response that does not appear in the list below, please contact SGF directly for more details.  

• Alcohol Licensing and Public Health Bill

• Scottish Deposit Return

• Standardised Packaging Regulations

• West Dunbartonshire Licensing Policy Consultation

• Primary Authority Consultation Response

• Further Options for Alcohol

• Scottish Planning Consultation

• SG Business Rates Consultation

• HM Consultation on Standardised Tobacco Packaging

• Scottish Labour’s Consultation on Proposed Alcohol Bill

• Edinburgh Licensing Board Consultation on Overprovision

• SGF response - Restriction of Alcohol Adverting & Promotion (consultation) - 9th March 2023

• HFSS consultation - SGF response - September 2022

• SGF response to Low Pay Commission consultation 2023

• SGF response to Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan (May 23)

• SGF response to Draft regulations - The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) (Amendment) Regulations (May 23)

• SGF response to Draft regulations VAT provisions for drink deposit return schemes (May 23)

• SGF response to Portman Group Consultation - Revised Rule 3.2(h) (June 23)

• SGF response to PSR call for views on Direction 12 (LINK)

• SGF response to Retained EU Employment Law consultation (June 2023)

• Ofcom consultation response on regulation of advertising of less healthy food and drink

• SGF response to Scotland's pavement parking prohibitions - consultation on enforcement regulations for local authorities (July 2023)

• SGF response to MR221.6 Recent changes to scheme and processing fees working paper (July 2023)

• SGF response to Consultation on updates to Food Standards Scotland's Technical Guidance on food allergen labelling and information requirements (Aug 23)

• SGF response to Scottish Government Review of Permitted Development Rights - Phase 3 Consultation (Aug 23)

• SGF response to Finance and Public Administration Committee - Scotland's Finances (Aug 2023)

• SGF response to Effective community engagement in local development planning guidance consultation (Sept 23)

• SGF response to FSA and FSS call for evidence on CPTPP (Sept 23)

• SGF response to International Agreements Committee Call for Evidence CPTPP (Sept 23)

• SGF response to Ofgem - non-domestic market review - consultation (Sept 23)

• SGF MUP consultation

• SGF response to Midlothian Council - Local Development Plan 2 draft Evidence Report (Jan 24)