Committees

The UK’s constitutional safeguards

Inquiry

This inquiry will seek to identify the constitutional safeguards that exist within the UK system, and understand the most significant strengths, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in how they operate. It will also seek to identify ways in which the UK’s network of safeguards can be made more effective.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 9:00am on 28 September 2026.

Upcoming events

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Wednesday 4 November 2026
10:15am Private
10:30am Public
The UK’s constitutional safeguards - Oral evidence 4 November 2026
10:30am
  • Sir Brian Langstaff (former senior judge, president of the Employment Appeal Tribunal and chair at Infected Blood Inquiry)
  • Sir John Saunders (former senior judge and chair at Manchester Arena Inquiry)
11:30am
  • Daniel Greenberg (Parliamentary Commissioner at Standards)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Past events

Wednesday 28 October 2026
10:00am Private
10:10am Public
The UK’s constitutional safeguards - Oral evidence 28 October 2026
10:10am
  • Professor Anne Twomey (Professor Emerita at University of Sydney Law School)
  • Professor Vanessa MacDonnell (University Research Chair in Democratic Constitutionalism and Associate Professor at University of Ottawa)
11:05am
  • Danny Kruger MP
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 21 October 2026
10:15am Private
Private meeting 21 October 2026
GR-13, Fielden House
Wednesday 14 October 2026
10:15am Private
10:30am Public
The UK’s constitutional safeguards - Oral evidence 14 October 2026
10:30am
  • Dominic Cummings (Former Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister at Cabinet Office)
Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 16 September 2026
10:15am Private
10:30am Public
The UK’s constitutional safeguards - Oral evidence 16 September 2026
10:30am
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Young of Old Windsor GCB GCVO (former Principal Private Secretary at The Royal Household)
11:30am
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Case CVO (Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service at UK Government)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: constitution@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3871 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8286 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Constitution Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW