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We are in the process of trying to mainstream that in a more formalised way than would otherwise have been the case. One portfolio that may have the biggest impact is local government and planning.
The amendment proposes that the period in which a challenge may be launched to the result of the referendum via judicial review should be eight weeks, rather than the six-week period that is set out in the bill.
Perhaps, through our process, a dam may burst in the Parliament and the balance between damage limitation, which is often the focus of a political party when there is negative publicity, and doing the right thing might be tilted more in favour of the latter approach.