4 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Higher Education and Funding: Threat of Insolvency and International Students
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 31 July 2025
Opened 12 June 2025
Further Education and Skills
Opened 29 January 2025
Solving the SEND Crisis
Opened 20 December 2024
Children’s social care
Report:
Published
On 10 July 2025
Govt. response:
Due by
On 10 September 2025
Opened 22 November 2024
Non-inquiry work
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
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How to fix children’s social care and restore care leavers’ life chances – report
Overstretched children’s social care services, in the face of rising need, has led to an alarming number of children leaving the care system and becoming homeless, not in employment or not in education.
10 July 2025
Why are so many children still missing school? Education Committee announces evidence session
The Education Committee will hold a deep-dive evidence session on Tuesday 22 July to examine whether the Government has the right strategies in place to tackle school absence.
4 July 2025
Universities on the brink? Education Committee launches new inquiry
The Education Committee has today launched a new inquiry into the financial viability of universities as they face the challenges of rising costs and falling numbers of international students after years of tuition fee freezes.
12 June 2025
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