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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
Mandating vehicle safety technologies in GB type approval UK Government Department for Transport 2026-05-11
Introducing a minimum learning period for learner drivers UK Government Department for Transport 2026-05-11
Proposed changes to penalties for motoring offences UK Government Department for Transport 2026-05-11
DWP administrative-based benefit statistics: proposed changes to scheduling and frequency of releases UK Government Department for Work and Pensions 2026-05-12
Amendments to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation 2026 UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-05-13
Security, safety and protest: the role of Human Rights UK Parliament Human Rights (Joint Committee) 2026-05-13
NICE Equality Consultation: NICE Clinical Guideline NG257 - Fertility problems: assessment and treatment (updates and replaces CG156) Northern Ireland Executive Department for Health 2026-05-13
Industrial emissions: proposed UK Best Available Techniques UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-05-14
Low-energy computing UK Parliament Science, Innovation and Technology Committee 2026-05-14
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: consultation on regulatory changes and scheme delivery UK Government Department for Business and Trade 2026-05-14
Investment in research infrastructure UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee 2026-05-14
Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Section 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 Scottish Government 2026-05-15
Eskdalemuir seismic array: revised approach to managing onshore wind turbine interference UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 2026-05-15
Bordesley railway station closure UK Government Department for Transport 2026-05-15
Improving protection for huntable wild birds UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-05-17
UK trade with the EU UK Parliament Business and Trade Committee 2026-05-18
School age childcare: a new legal definition Scottish Government 2026-05-18
SEND reform: putting children and young people first UK Government Department for Education 2026-05-18
Animal Health and Welfare Pathway: mandatory proposals UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-05-18
Fees for planning applications UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-05-18