Opposition leader Bill Shorten, the national security cabinet and full cabinet were consulted ahead of the decision.
Inward investment, say Prime Minister May and her new chancellor, Philip Hammond, both consulted ahead of the announcement.
The decision to recruit Carr and make him foreign affairs minister caused Gillard acute grief with some of her close allies and supporters, many of whom were not consulted ahead of the decision.
Though there may now be a convention that parliament is consulted ahead of military action, it is not a legal requirement – whether or not the potential targets are UK citizens.
Shortly after Sullivan's removal, Peter Kiernan sent a mass e-mail disclosing that he had been consulted ahead of time and assuring the university that Dragas and Kington — both business-school alums — would be proceeding "with a focus on strategic dynamism".
"I'd like to thank both promotions for agreeing to take this step, congratulations to Peterborough and of course our commiserations go to Swindon". Swindon co-promotor added: "We have absolutely no problem with the way the issue has been handled and I would stress that both Peterborough and ourselves were consulted ahead of any decision being made.
However, the public will be consulted ahead of the next census in 2021 in order to "better formulate questions to serve all Canadians".
When people are consulted ahead of time, they will be more invested in the retreat and its outcomes.
While the negotiators toiled here, Mr. Arafat flew today to Cairo to see the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, the man with whom Mr. Arafat usually consults before forging ahead with a major negotiation with the United States.
But the scheme was criticised on Tuesday by the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, who said it was not a "clever" way to deal with the issue and insisted no Liberal Democrat ministers were consulted before it went ahead.
