Over 780 consultations have taken place since 1999, including the recent consultation on smoking in public places, which attracted over 53,000 responses.The evaluation of the successful achievement of policy outcomes is also at the heart of our approach to delivering professional policy, and this encourages the sharing of good practice and the development of policies better tailored to meet the needs of the people of Scotland.We will continue to consider every specific proposal for developing civic participation in public policy development on its own merits, in accordance with our principles, policy priorities, and the need to ensure value for money.