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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
Support provisions for victims of human trafficking in Scotland: published guidance Scottish Government 2026-06-17
Applying the new NPM to advertising and promotions restrictions UK Government Department of Health and Social Care 2026-06-17
Proposed West Coast of Scotland Nephrops and North Sea Nephrops Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) Scottish Government 2026-06-17
Corporate Civil Enforcement Reforms UK Government The Insolvency Service, Blair McDougall MP 2026-06-17
Call for input on potential powers to protect the UK from adverse economic pressure UK Government Department for Business and Trade 2026-06-18
Fire risk assessors profession UK Government Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2026-06-18
Assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance UK Government Department for Education 2026-06-18
Significant Water Management Issues Northern Ireland Executive DAERA 2026-06-18
Proposals to prohibit trail hunting in England and Wales UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2026-06-18
Legal aid for inquests: changes to fee schemes UK Government Ministry of Justice 2026-06-19
Open for business: implementing a UK corporate re-domiciliation regime UK Government Department for Business and Trade 2026-06-19
Protections in the justice system for women and girls Scottish Government 2026-06-19
Guidance on the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026 Welsh Government Education Infrastructure, Governance and Finance Division , Education Directorate 2026-06-19
Consultation on the regulation of Gene therapy medicinal products UK Government Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 2026-06-22
Consultation on a Museums Policy for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Executive Department for Communities 2026-06-22
UK-wide consultation on proposed amendments relating to the updating of legislative definitions of a class of medicines called Gene Therapy Medicinal Products (GTMPs), to allow for advances in manufacturing and technologies. Northern Ireland Executive Department for Health 2026-06-22
Product regulation: fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture UK Government Office for Product Safety and Standards, Department for Business and Trade 2026-06-23
Product regulation: the UK’s new product safety framework UK Government Department for Business and Trade, Office for Product Safety and Standards 2026-06-23
Product regulation: market surveillance and enforcement framework UK Government Office for Product Safety and Standards, Department for Business and Trade 2026-06-23
Reforming the General Medical Council legislative framework UK Government Department of Health and Social Care, The Scottish Government 2026-06-23