Consultation responses
We received a good response to the consultation, in terms of the number of responses and the comments provided on our proposals. This provides a helpful basis for the PSAA Board to consider the consultation feedback in setting the final fee scale.
There were 124 responses to the consultation (24% of consultees):
- 117 from opted-in bodies;
- 2 from contracted firms; and
- 5 from national stakeholders.
This is a good level of response for a fee scale consultation compared with previous years. For comparison, we received 70 responses to the 2021/22 fee scale consultation, and 54 responses to the 2020/21 consultation.
The majority of consultation responses (80%) broadly support the proposed approach to setting the 2022/23 fee scale, although more than half these positive responses also raised some concerns or issues. A relatively small proportion of consultees (18%) do not support the fee scale proposals, and 2% of responses did not comment specifically on the proposals.