On Tuesday 4 May 2004, the Commission published a consultation paper proposing a pilot of a project named CDS Direct. The consultation period closed on Wednesday 16 June 2004 and a summary of the responses received and the Commission's intentions are available on this page (please see Related documents).

A revised consultation paper has been sent to the professional bodies and can be downloaded from the Related documents section. You are more than welcome to send any response to the paper to: john.sirodcar@legalservices.gov.uk. The closing date for this further consultation is 30 November 2004.