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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
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
The U7487 Vicarage Road, Portadown (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2026-02-26
Retirement and participation UK Parliament Retirement and Participation Committee 2026-02-26
SL1 The Climate Change (Just Transition Commission) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-02-26
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act DWP Codes of Practice: Verifying Eligibility in the Welfare System, Obtaining Information and Recovering Debt UK Government Department for Work and Pensions 2026-02-27
Consultation on PSFA Civil Penalty Powers: Code of Practice UK Government Public Sector Fraud Authority 2026-02-27
Consultation on the UK Treasury bill market UK Government HM Treasury, UK Debt Management Office 2026-02-27
Common biomass sustainability framework UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2026-02-27
The work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman UK Parliament Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee 2026-02-27
Second consultation on towing guidance for offshore floating structures UK Government Maritime and Coastguard Agency 2026-02-28
COM/2023/769 Proposal for Regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability Northern Ireland Assembly 2026-03-01
Armed Forces Bill 2026 UK Parliament Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill 2026-03-02
The Comber Road, Dundonald (Abandonment and Stopping-Up) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2026-03-02
Strategic review of CMA markets remedies UK Government Competition and Markets Authority 2026-03-02
Air Pollution in England UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee 2026-03-03
Consultation on changes to the TI&A Standard UK Government Regulator of Social Housing 2026-03-03
Amending legislation ensuring watercraft accidents are investigated by MAIB UK Government Department for Transport 2026-03-03
Draft Budget 2026-2029/30 Northern Ireland Executive Department of Finance 2026-03-03