As far as we know there has been no involvement of allotment associations in any discussion of how a central waiting list might operate other than the short-term working group convened by GAF on this topic in 2022. The requirement: “The local authority must give written notice to a person who made a request under subsection (1) confirming receipt of the request before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which the request is received by the authority.”