Constitutional implications of COVID‑19

Constitution Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 13 May 2020 Closed: 21 Jun 2022 Parliament page
The Covid-19 pandemic and the Government’s measures to respond to it have significant constitutional implications, as well as health, social and economic ones. These include: The ability of Parliament to hold the Government to account Scrutiny of emergency powers The operation of the courts The Constitution Committee is considering these … Read more
3 Reports
15 Oral sessions
4 Letters
24 Events
Activity timeline 48 events
1 Apr
2022
Correspondence
14 Mar
2022
Correspondence
16 Sep
2021
Report published
10 Jun
2021
Report published
31 May
2021
Report published
19 May
2021
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Virtual meeting
13 May
2021
Report published
12 May
2021
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Virtual meeting
28 Apr
2021
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Virtual meeting
14 Apr
2021
Correspondence
14 Apr
2021
Correspondence
30 Mar
2021
Report published
Oral evidence sessions 15 sessions
13 Jan 2021
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The Lord Bethell The Rt Hon. the Lord True CBE
16 Dec 2020
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Akash Paun · Institute for Government Professor Aileen McHarg · Durham University Professor Daniel Wincott · Cardiff University School of Law and Politics
9 Dec 2020
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Councillor James Jamieson · Local Government Association Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe · Local Government Association John Apter · Police Federation Paddy Tipping · Association of Police and Crime Commissioners
2 Dec 2020
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Lord Sumption · The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE · The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
18 Nov 2020
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Dr Joelle Grogan · Middlesex University Dr Joe Tomlinson · Public Law Project Kirsty Brimelow QC · The Criminal Bar Association Lord Sandhurst QC · One Crown Office Row Professor Alison Young · University of Cambridge Tom Hickman QC · Blackstone Chambers
11 Nov 2020
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David Allen Green · Financial Times Dr Ruth Fox · Hansard Society Raphael Hogarth · Institute for Government
29 Jul 2020
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The Rt Hon. the Baroness Evans of Bowes Park · House of Lords The Rt Hon. the Lord Ashton of Hyde · House of Lords
22 Jul 2020
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Rt Hon Robert Buckland · Ministry of Justice Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education
15 Jul 2020
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The Rt Hon. the Lord McFall of Alcluith
9 Jul 2020
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Caroline Goodwin QC · Criminal Bar Association Derek Sweeting QC · The Bar Council Simon Davis · Law Society
1 Jul 2020
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Carol Storer OBE · Legal Action Group Cris McCurley · Ben Hoare Bell LLP James Sandbach · Law Works
24 Jun 2020
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Dr Hannah White · Institute for Government Professor Meg Russell · Constitution Unit Sir David Natzler KCB · House of Commons The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Basildon · House of Lords The Rt Hon. the Lord Newby OBE · Liberal Democrat Peers
17 Jun 2020
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The Lord Harris of Haringey · Labour Peers The Rt Hon. the Lord Hunt of Wirral MBE · Association of Conservative Peers
10 Jun 2020
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Natalie Byrom · Legal Education Foundation The Baroness Walmsley · Liberal Democrats The Rt Hon. the Lord Judge · Crossbenchers
3 Jun 2020
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Professor Dame Hazel Genn · University College London Professor Richard Susskind OBE · Society for Computers and Law
Correspondence 4 letters
1 Apr 2022 To committee Letter from Lord Wolfson of Tredegar QC, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on the extension of provisions within the Coronavirus Act 2020 (24 March 2022)
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14 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from Lord Wolfson of Tredegar QC, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Committee, on the Royal Assent to the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act (11 March 2022)
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14 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Penelope Gibbs, Director of Transform Justice to Baroness Taylor of Bolton on video remand hearings, 31 March 2021
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14 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from Baroness Taylor of Bolton, in response to Penelope Gibbs letter of 31 March, on video remand hearings, 14 April 2021
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