NICE indicator process guide

6.1 Public access to meetings for NICE's indicator advisory committee

Committee meetings are open to members of the public and press. This enables stakeholders and respondents and the public to understand how indicators are developed and how consultation comments are taken into account.

To promote public attendance at committee meetings, NICE publishes a notice with a draft agenda alongside a registration form on its website at least

20 working days before the meeting. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should return the completed registration form 10 working days before the meeting. Most committee meetings for the indicator work programme are held at NICE's office in Manchester, which is accessible to the public, including people with limited mobility. Up to 20 places are available, depending on the size of the venue. To allow wide public access, NICE reserves the right to limit attendees to 1 representative per organisation. The final meeting agenda is published on the website 5 working days before the meeting. For further details see information for people attending a NICE committee meeting.

If an item on the agenda includes in-confidence information, either commercial or academic, it is discussed at a separate session of the meeting from which the public is excluded. The decision to hold a separate session is made by the Committee Chair and the responsible NICE Director.

6.2 Access to documents

To ensure that the process is as transparent as possible, NICE makes information relevant to the development of indicators publicly available. The following supporting documents for the indicator advisory committee are therefore published on the NICE website:

6.3 Freedom of Information Act 2000

Nothing in this document will restrict any disclosure of information by NICE that is required by law (including, in particular but without limitation, the Freedom of Information Act 2000).