Consultations & Drafts for Public Comments (DPCs)

ECA encourages all Members to get involved in public consultations and drafts for public comments (DPCs).

The comments that Members provide make a huge difference in how legislation and Standards are developed. All comments are considered, and appreciated.

This is an opportunity for Members to be the difference, make an impact and become change makers.

Get your voice heard - view the latest consultations and DPCs you can contribute to below...

Technical Consultations

What is a draft for public comment?

BSI, the UK's National Standards Body (NSB), develops standards with a dedicated panels of experts, within technical committees. As soon as a draft is ready, it is made available for anyone to view and comment and is called a draft for public comment (DPC). Every public comment BSI receives on a draft standard is considered by the relevant panel of experts and BSI staff and the final published standard is updated as appropriate.

BS EN ISO 9001 ISO 9001 Quality management systems.

This document specifies requirements for a quality management system when an organization:

a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and

b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

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Status: Public comments open until 20 October 2025

Contact details to comment or for more information:

technical@eca.co.uk

Business Resilience Consultations

Late payments consultation

The Department for Business & Trade has opened a consultation seeking views on a package of proposed legislative measures to address late, long and disputed business to business payments.

Learn more about the consultation >

With the launch of this new consultation, ECA has developed a template response to help Members input in it. All you need to do is download ECA's template, copy and adapt to your business and then send. It's that easy!

Download the template here >

Status: Consultation closes on 23 October 2025

You can then either complete the consultation via:

online form
Email your response to: promptpayment@businessandtrade.gov.uk

See how your comments impacted past consultations:

The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023 consultation

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Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: implementation

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Building regulation

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The Electrical Safety Standards for Private Tenancies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

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NI Call for Evidence on Renewable Energy

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