St George's House Consultations are run on the understanding that all discussion and conversation takes place under the Chatham House Rule. Accordingly, while participants are free to use the information received, neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be divulged; nor may it be mentioned that the information was received at a meeting at St George’s House, unless corporately a decision is reached at the Consultation to publish a summary of the proceedings.