Simon Jones: Little consolation in consultation

Well, that’s it. Finished. The once in a generation opportunity to have a say in shaping optical legislation in the General Optical Council’s call for evidence closed earlier this week (Monday, July 18).

But in a week where Britain basks in record temperatures, the call for evidence runs the risk of going down as something of a damp squib. Maybe it’s just me, but I felt the figure of 350 responses submitted to the GOC was rather disappointing. ‘Stakeholders’ included members of the public, registrants, sector bodies and employers, but no details on the numbers of different respondents have been released yet.