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Defending Democracy

Inquiry

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The deadline for submissions was 12:00am on 24 September 2025.

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Past events

Monday 9 February 2026
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Defending Democracy - Oral evidence 9 February 2026
4:30pm
  • Graeme Biggar CBE (Director-General at National Crime Agency)
  • Rachael Herbert (Director of the National Economic Crime Centre at National Crime Agency)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 12 January 2026
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Defending Democracy - Oral evidence 12 January 2026
4:30pm
  • Natasha Powell (Chief Compliance Officer UK at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange)
  • Dr Sam Power (Lecturer at University of Bristol)
  • Tom Keatinge (Director of the Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI)
  • Duncan Hames (Director of Policy and Programmes at Transparency International UK)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 8 September 2025
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Defending Democracy - Oral evidence 8 September 2025
4:30pm
  • Peter Geoghegan
  • Dr Susan Hawley (Executive Director at Spotlight on Corruption)
  • Ian Taylor (Board Advisor at CryptoUK)
5:15pm
  • Vijay Rangarajan (Chief Executive at Electoral Commission)
  • Jackie Killeen (Director of Electoral Administration and Regulation at Electoral Commission)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 17 March 2025
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
Defending Democracy - Oral evidence 17 March 2025
4:30pm
  • Dan Jarvis MP (Minister of State (Minister for Security) at Home Office)
  • Shaun Hipgrave (Director of Protect and Prepare at Home Office)
  • The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Nanyamka Brown (Deputy Director for Information Threats and Security at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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  • Email: jcnss@parliament.uk
  • Address: Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA