Statutory inquiries: slow, expensive, ineffective?

The Statutory Inquiries Committee has published a call for evidence on potential improvements to the Inquiries Act 2005 (IA 2005), on how effective statutory inquiries are, on the challenges and risks facing statutory inquiries and whether other methods might work better. 

Currently, there are 14 statutory inquiries ongoing. Statutory inquiries are often criticised for taking too long to complete, costing too much and for lacking any formal system through which to follow up on recommendations. 

Submissions should be made by 22 March. The committee must report by 30 November. 

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