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Current Inquiries

Inquiries

List of inquiries, consultations & calls for evidence

The Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish and UK legislatures and governments hold inquiries and consultations on a wide range of topics that accept evidence from academics and others. Below is a full list of inquiries at all of those institutions that are currently accepting written evidence. In each case, the link will usually take you to the page for that particular inquiry, which will provide a fuller scope and guidance on how to submit evidence.

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Name of consultation Institution Committee or Department Deadline
Football Banning Orders Scottish Government 2026-02-23
Bathing Water Designation 2026: Swing Bridge Llandeilo Welsh Government Water Branch (Bathing Water Consultation) 2026-02-23
Consultation on the Introduction of Mandatory Bovine Electronic Identification (EID) in Northern Ireland (NI) Northern Ireland Executive DAERA 2026-02-23
The Access to Work scheme UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-02-23
Unlocking land for housing UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-02-23
Changes to DHSC group accounting manual 2026 to 2027 UK Government Department of Health and Social Care 2026-02-23
The Road Races (North West 200) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-24
The Road Races (Craigantlet Hill Climb) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-24
The Road Races (Cookstown 100 Motor Cycle Road Race) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-24
Licensing for knife sales UK Government Home Office 2026-02-24
The Motor Vehicles (Exchangeable Licences) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-24
The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendments and Modifications) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-25
SL1 The Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-25
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-25
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill UK Parliament Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2026-02-25
SL1: THE CORONAVIRUS ACT 2020 (EXTENSION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIVE LINKS FOR COURTS AND TRIBUNALS) ORDER (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-25
March 2026 Catch Limit Review UK Government Marine Management Organisation 2026-02-25
SL1 The Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-25
Google’s general search services: proposed conduct requirements UK Government Competition and Markets Authority 2026-02-25
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of provisions relating to Live Links for courts and tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-25