6th Report - Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK constitution
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- 28 Jan 2025
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Select Committee · Constitution Committee
Executive oversight and responsibility for the UK Constitution
Status: Closed
Opened: 17 Oct 2024
Closed: 4 Jul 2025
1 report
Inquiry scope
Responsibility for specific areas of the constitution is spread broadly across government and roles are often overlapping. The Committee is conducting a short inquiry into where executive responsibility for the UK constitution as a whole lies within the new Government, with a focus on how responsible ministers are to work effectively together to ensure a common understanding of the integrity of the UK constitution. The report was published on 28 January 2025, the Government response was published on 31 March 2025 and debated in the House of Lords on 4 July 2025Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 4 Dec 2024 |
Oral Evidence
The Lord Sedwill GCMG · UK Government
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| 28 Nov 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Rt Hon Michael Gove · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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| 20 Nov 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Darren Tierney · Department for International Trade,
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · UK Government,
Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP · UK Government
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| 30 Oct 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Alex Thomas · Institute for Government
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Thomas · Programme Director | Institute for Government | 1 |
| Darren Tierney · Director General, GTI Policy, Programmes, and UK Regions | Department for International Trade | 1 |
| Rt Hon Michael Gove · Secretary of State | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) | UK Government | 1 |
| Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations | UK Government | 1 |
| The Lord Sedwill GCMG · Former Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser | UK Government | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 15 Jan 2025 | To committee | Letter from Lord Sedwill GCMG to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Committee (9 January 2025) |
Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
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| 11 Dec 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Formal Meeting (Private Meeting) · Room 1, Palace of Westminster |