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The UK Human Genetics Commission (HGC) recently published its strategy for involving the public in its deliberations. The strategy document commits the HGC to continuing to hold its plenary meetings in public and to publishing full, attributable minutes of both the full Commission and its subgroups on its website. Future work will be informed by public consultations such as the one carried out in connection with the HGC’s work on personal genetic information, and by information-gathering days that are open to the public. The HGC has also established a 106-member Consultative Panel whose views will be sought both by correspondence and at meetings. The HGC recognises that there is no ideal way to involve "the public" in its activities, but pledges to try to move beyond traditional methods of public consultation towards "new ways of engaging people in the future debate and the decision making process".