Yes, we agree. But if in fact one of your companies doesn't consent, then that's it, end of story.
It actually gets worse than that. If a complaint is received about a company, and they don't consent, at the end of the year the counsellor publishes a report saying, “Company X was complained about. It did not consent, and we have no report.”
That is the worst of all possible worlds for a company that may, for reasons best known to itself, not wish to consent.