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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
Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): Ensuring fair access to CO2 infrastructure UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2026-02-20
Equality Scheme for Department for Culture, Media and Sport UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2026-02-20
Vision for Kinship Care Scottish Government 2026-02-21
Consultation on the Introduction of Mandatory Bovine Electronic Identification (EID) in Northern Ireland (NI) Northern Ireland Executive DAERA 2026-02-23
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
Unlocking land for housing UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-02-23
The Access to Work scheme 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
Licensing for knife sales UK Government Home Office 2026-02-24
Google’s general search services: proposed conduct requirements UK Government Competition and Markets Authority 2026-02-25
Retirement and participation UK Parliament Retirement and Participation Committee 2026-02-26
The U7487 Vicarage Road, Portadown (Abandonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2026-02-26
Consultation on PSFA Civil Penalty Powers: Code of Practice UK Government Public Sector Fraud Authority 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
Common biomass sustainability framework UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2026-02-27
Consultation on the UK Treasury bill market UK Government HM Treasury, UK Debt Management Office 2026-02-27
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
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