facilities for more private exchanges and may even wish to ensure confidentiality in some situations. It may also be necessary to invite advocates or legal representatives of the affected people, as appropriate. 7.4 Participation through comment or other contributions No matter how effective a face-to-face consultation process may be, direct communication will be possible only with a minority of potentially interested members of the public. It is therefore important to make provision for dissemination of information about the plan to a wide spectrum of the interested public and to ensure that there is a capacity to receive and incorporate comments and submissions from the public, including from individuals. This should be part of the interactive media strategy discussed in greater detail in section 10.4. 59