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Article 7 – Good Administration and Consultation

1. The Signatory recognizes the right of women and men to have their affairs handled equally, impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time, including:

• The right to be heard before any individual decision which might affect them adversely is taken

• The duty of the authority to give reasons for its decisions

• The right to relevant information on matters affecting them.

2. The Signatory recognizes that, across the range of its competences, the quality of its policies and decision making are likely to be enhanced if all those who may be affected have an opportunity, at a formative stage, to be consulted, and that it is essential that women and men are given in practice equal access to relevant information, and equal opportunity to respond.

3. The Signatory therefore commits itself to take the following steps as appropriate:

• Ensuring that arrangements for providing information take into account the needs of women and men, including their respective access to information and communication technologies

• Ensuring that where consultation takes place, those whose views are otherwise least likely to be heard are able to participate equally in the consultation process, and that lawful positive actions are taken to ensure that this happens

• Conducting, where appropriate, separate consultation activities for women.