Parliamentary engagement opportunities

Consultation on Make Work Pay: fire and rehire - changes to expenses, benefits, and shift patterns - DBT Consultation

Consultations on Local government reorganisation - MHCLG Consultation

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views on 14 different local government reorganisation proposals received from councils. Responses to these consultations will inform the Ministry's decision on which proposals, if any, to implement. Councils from Derbyshire and Derby, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire are some of those seeking reorganisation.

Deadline: 26 March

Reforms to driving regulations - DfT consultations

The Government have announced a number of reforms affecting drivers, including: 

• Improving moped and motorcycle training, testing and licensing
• Changes to penalties for motoring offences
• Introducing a minimum learning period for learner drivers
• Introducing mandatory eyesight testing for older drivers
• Mandating vehicle safety technologies in GB type approval

The deadline for all of these consultations is 31 March

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Call for Evidence on Fostering for the future: improving the foster care system - DfE Consultation

The Department for Education is seeking views on a range of issues in fostering, evidence of what works, best practice and innovative ideas. This call for evidence accompanies an overarching vision and action plan for the future of fostering in England, renewing fostering: homes for 10,000 more children.

Deadline: 17 March

Children and Young People's Mental Health - Select Committee Inquiry

The Education and Health and Social Care Committees have jointly launched an inquiry into the mental health of children and young people. This inquiry will examine mental health support and services provided in education and community settings, available to children and young people up to the age of 25. The Committees wish to understand how this provision is integrated with specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), acute and other statutory NHS services.

Deadline: 27 March

The Use of Artificial Intelligence and EdTech in Education - Select Committee Inquiry

The Education Committee is looking to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) and EdTech are reshaping education across England, from early years settings to schools, colleges and universities. The Committee will explore the opportunities these technologies present for improving learning and teaching, as well as the risks they pose - including their potential impact on children’s digital rights, safeguarding, inequalities and assessment.

Deadline: 10 April

The Use of AI in Children's Social Care - DfE Consultation
To help understand how Government can support the use of AI and other digital technology in the delivery of children's social care, DfE is consulting on: where AI and other technology are being used and developed; the impact it’s having; and barriers local authorities face in implementing new tech.

Deadline: 1 May

SEND reform: putting children and young people first - DfE consultation 

The Department of Education are seeking views on their proposed changes to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND, including: early, local and fair support, effectively grounded in evidence, and with shared accountabilities across local partners.

Deadline: 10 May

Children's Digital Wellbeing - Government Consultation

The Government has launched its major consultation which will examine children's use of social media, AI, and gaming platforms to determine if policy interventions are needed. Key questions include: whether there should be a minimum age for social media, and if so, what it should be; whether platforms should be required to switch off addictive features; whether mandatory overnight curfews should be applied; and whether children should be able to use AI chatbots without restriction.

Deadline: 26 May

The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods - Select Committee Inquiry

The Home Affairs Committee is examining the extent of the linkage between serious and organised crime and neighbourhood crime and explore the capacity of neighbourhood policing to support the wider police response to SOC.

Deadline: 20 March

DWP Administrative-based Benefit statistics - DWP Consultation
 User views are sought on the Department for Work and Pension's plans to change the scheduling and alignment and reduce the frequency of some of our routine administrative-based benefit Official Statistics, including Universal Credit. Proposal one on reducing the frequency of Universal Credit statistics from monthly to quarterly and improve alignment of key metrics has a deadline of 31 March. The remaining four have a deadline of 12 May.

Deadline: 31 March & 12 May

Defence in the High North - Select Committee Inquiry

The Defence Committee is examining the current and emerging threats in the region. The inquiry will ask what the UK's defence and security interests are, and whether we have the correct strategies, capabilities and alliances to counter these threats, particularly from Russia.

Deadline: 25 March

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Consultation on the Home Energy Model: Energy Performance Certificates - DESNZ

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is consulting on how the Home Energy Model (HEM) will be used to carry out Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessments, which will use new metrics to evaluate a dwelling's energy performance. The changes aim to provide better information to consumers, supporting warmer, cheaper-to-run homes, and contribute to the UK’s commitments to reach net zero by 2050 and alleviate fuel poverty.

Deadline: 18 March

Reviewing the electricity market - Select Committee Inquiry

The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee is inquiring into what reforms are needed to the UK electricity market to enable the transition to clean, lower cost energy by 2023. The Committee is inviting evidence on the range of possible reforms open to Government to implement and their impacts on reaching the UK’s twin goals of 95% clean energy generation by 2030 and bringing down energy bills.

Deadline: 27 March

Risks and Opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK - Select Committee Inquiry

MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee are exploring how growing AI use might accelerate the need for data centres and whether planning authorities will take account of their impact on the environment. They will consider how new technologies could minimise their environmental impact, what lessons the UK could learn from other countries, how much energy and water data centres are likely to use, and how this could impact net zero goals.

Deadline: 6 April

Future of the UK downstream Oil Sector - DESNZ Consultation

The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero are seeking evidence to inform an upcoming strategy for the downstream oil sector that promotes economic growth, energy security and ensures that the sector can support the UK’s energy transition.

Deadline: 20 April