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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
Interest on Lawyers' Client Accounts Scheme UK Government Ministry of Justice 2026-03-09
Laying hen welfare: proposal to ban keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages Welsh Government 2026-03-09
Lamb welfare: proposed changes to castration and tail docking methods UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-03-09
Cage reform: proposed ban on keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-03-09
Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-03-10
National Planning Policy Framework: proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-03-10
Proposals for permitting of waste motor vehicles: standard rules consultation 33 UK Government Environment Agency 2026-03-10
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2026-03-10
Future regulatory regime for benchmarks and benchmark administrators UK Government HM Treasury 2026-03-11
Proposed Joint UK Fisheries Management Plans for demersal fish stocks Welsh Government 2026-03-11
11 Proposed Joint UK Fisheries Management Plans for Demersal Fish Stocks Scottish Government 2026-03-11
Growth and proposed regulation of stablecoins in the UK UK Parliament Financial Services Regulation Committee 2026-03-11
The Schools (Part-Time 20mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 Northern Ireland Executive Department for Infrastructure 2026-03-12
Transparency to freehold homeowners who pay an administration charge on privately managed estates Welsh Government Social Housing Regulator and Strategic Business Division 2026-03-12
Reducing the prevalence of private estate management arrangements UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-03-12
Enhanced protections for homeowners on freehold estates UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-03-12
Licensing of contractors who carry out security services and in-house CCTV operators UK Government Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Industry Authority, Home Office 2026-03-12
Road Safety Strategy UK Parliament Transport Committee 2026-03-13
Children and Young Adults in the Secure Estate UK Parliament Justice Committee 2026-03-13
Charging regime for offshore oil and gas activities UK Government Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2026-03-13