Common use of Fair Interpretation Clause in Contracts

Fair Interpretation. The Council will gather considerable information and viewpoints through consultation exercises during the plan process that will have to be collated and assessed. This task will be undertaken objectively. Only in exceptional circumstances will the decision- makers themselves (elected Members) be involved with primary assessment of the data, normally primary assessment will be undertaken by professional officers of the Council in consultation with relevant expert bodies. Weighting methods may be used to assist in the assessment process. These methods will be disclosed to participants and to decision-makers through the consultation output and will be derived in an equitable and transparent way. We will always ensure that as part of a genuine two way iterative process participants will receive feedback via a “feedback form” placed on the council website. An example of the feedback form is shown at Appendix 7. Publications will also be made available in public libraries, Customer First Centres, Council Offices and on the Council’s web site.