<p>The stakeholder events are supplementary to the consultation on a revised siting process for a geological disposal facility (GDF), which follows standard Government consultation procedure and is a full 12 weeks long. The events have been planned to cover as wide a geographical spread as is proportionate and cost-effective.</p><p>Nuclear waste policy is a devolved issue and since policy in Scotland for the management of higher level radioactive waste is not geological disposal, the consultation has not been issued by the Scottish Government.</p>