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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
Guaranteed minimum pension conversion provisions UK Government HM Revenue & Customs 2026-07-13
New Towns: Bricks and Mortar UK Parliament Built Environment Committee 2026-07-13
Pensions 2050: Evidence and Future Priorities – interim report Northern Ireland Executive Department for Communities 2026-07-14
The Parking Places (Disabled Persons’ Vehicles) (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-14
High Value Council Tax Surcharge UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, HM Revenue & Customs, HM Treasury 2026-07-14
Information sharing duty statutory guidance UK Government Department for Education 2026-07-14
Developing a new College of Fire and Rescue UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-07-15
The Surrender of Offensive Weapons (Compensation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-15
The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-15
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment, Surrender and Compensation) Order (Northern Ireland ) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-15
The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of provisions relating to Live Links for courts and tribunals) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-15
Consultation on the Draft Fisheries Management Plan for Non-Quota Shellfish in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Executive DAERA 2026-07-17
Strengthening seafarer protections on UK-France routes UK Government Department for Transport 2026-07-17
The Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-07-17
The Crown Estate and associated properties: governance and management UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-07-17
Multilateralism UK Parliament International Relations and Defence Committee 2026-07-20
Reforming the General Medical Council legislative framework UK Government Department of Health and Social Care, The Scottish Government 2026-07-21
16 to 19 performance measures UK Government Department for Education 2026-07-21
Office for Students’ fee charging model UK Government Department for Education 2026-07-21
Protecting Pension Savers - Proposals to Amend the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Conditions for Transfers) Regulations 2021 UK Government Department for Work and Pensions 2026-07-21