Select Committee · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

The Government’s Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission

Status: Closed Opened: 22 Sep 2020 Closed: 12 Jan 2022

At the last election, the Government committed, in its first year, to setting up a “Constitution, Democracy & Rights Commission” to look at “the broader aspects of our constitution” and “come up with proposals to restore trust in our institutions and in how our democracy operates”. The Government has outlined a range of areas the …

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions
Date Witnesses
8 Dec 2020 Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP View ↗
3 Nov 2020 Bill Puddicombe, Jacqueline Rana, Mahdi Murtaza, Mason Bell, Rohaan Saleem View ↗
6 Oct 2020 Dr Andrew Blick, Graham Allen, Lord Sumption · The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Professor Meg Russell · Constitution Unit, The Lord Lisvane KCB DL View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
8 Dec 2020 To cttee Letter from Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of Stat…
17 Nov 2020 Correspondence with Chloe Smith MP, Minister of State for Constitution and Devo…