Call for Evidence

The Committee welcomes written evidence on:

• What are the actual and perceived threats to the UK and UK interests from state and non-state actor disinformation campaigns?
• The effectiveness of cross-departmental and inter-governmental coordination, alongside the private sector in countering state-sponsored disinformation?
• What lessons can the UK learn from allies in countering state-sponsored disinformation targeting democratic values and institutions?
• What are the actual and perceived threats to Europe, the Americas, Indo-Pacific and Africa from state-sponsored disinformation campaigns targeting democratic values and institutions? 
• Who are the main state and non-state actors spreading disinformation?
• What channels and technologies are state and non-state actors using to spread disinformation?
• How effective has the FCDO been in working with allies, and multilateral security organisations, to combat the spread of state-sponsored disinformation in Europe, the Americas, Indo-Pacific and Africa regions seeking to interfere with democratic institutions and democratic values? 

Each submission should be no longer than 3,000 words and contain a brief introduction about the author. Submissions should be in malleable format such as MS Word (not PDFs) with no use of colour, logos or photos. Further guidance is available on our Written Evidence Guidance. 

Deadline for submissions

The deadline for written submissions is 23:59pm on 24th February 2025. Written evidence may be submitted on the basis of anonymity (meaning that it will be published, but without your name), or in confidence (meaning that it won't be published at all). If you would like to submit evidence anonymously or in confidence, you will be able to select this option during the submission process. Please also state at the beginning of your evidence which of these you want to request, and tell us why.

For further guidance, you can contact fac@parliament.uk.

It is recommended that all submitters familiarise themselves with the Guidance on giving evidence to a Select Committee of the House of Commons which outlines particulars of word count, format, document size, and content restrictions.

Diversity

We encourage members of underrepresented groups to submit written evidence. We aim to have diverse panels of Select Committee witnesses and ask organisations to bear this in mind when we ask them to choose a representative. We are currently monitoring the diversity of our witnesses.