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<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">In Aug-2023 the BC
<a href="https://cbu.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/positions-statements/2023/2023_08August_31_ICANN%20BC%20comment%20on%20Powers%20in%20relation%20to%20UK-related%20domain%20name%20registries.pdf">
commented</a> on the public consultation on the powers in Relation to UK-related Domain Name Registries, thanks to drafting by Mason, Margie, and Marie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Today, the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published the summary of responses to
the consultation on powers in Relation to UK-related Domain Name Registries public consultation on the
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://gov.uk"><span lang="EN-GB">gov.uk</span></a></span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> website
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/powers-in-relation-to-uk-related-domain-name-registries" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1155CC">here.</span></span></a></span><span class="gmail-normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span class="gmail-eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Their
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updated outcome doc</a> summarizes responses to consultation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#0B0C0C">Detail of outcome<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#0B0C0C">The consultation asked respondents 17 open questions. For each of these questions, every response was reviewed, and while not every point that was
made by each respondent can be reflected, responses were assessed to identify common themes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#0B0C0C">For inclusion in the consultation analysis, participants had to have answered at least one of the 17 questions. These questions are listed on pages 16 -17 of this document. Responses were excluded from the consultation
analysis if they did not meet this criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:22.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#0B0C0C">Detail of feedback received<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#0B0C0C">We received 39 responses, from a range of organisations, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#0B0C0C">charities and not for profit organisations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#0B0C0C">commercial owners of domain names<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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