Open Consultations
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Regulation of the debt enforcement sector consultation
This consultation invites views on how to ensure that there is independent oversight of firms that employ enforcement agents and High Court Enforcement Officers to enforce debts using the Taking Control of Goods procedure in England and Wales. This consultation is aimed at anyone with...
Closes 21 July 2025
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Law Commission consultation on New Funerary Methods
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. New Funerary Methods are potential alternatives to the established funerary methods of burial, cremation and burial at sea. Although not currently regulated in England and Wales, some new funerary methods, such as...
Closes 4 September 2025
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Law commission consultation on digital assets and (electronic) trade documents in private international law
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. This project reviews the rules of private international law in the context of electronic trade documents and digital assets. For more information about this project, click here . ...
Closes 8 September 2025
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Law Commission Consultation on Chancel Repair Liability and Registration
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. We are consulting on provisional proposals for reform to the law governing the registration of chancel repair liability. We recommend that consultees read the consultation paper before responding to the...
Closes 15 November 2025
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Law Commission of England and Wales: your ideas for law reform
Please use this questionnaire to tell us where you think there is a significant problem with the law. We want to know what you think is wrong and what practical problems arise. Please give us as much information as you can, even if you cannot answer all the questions.
Closes 31 December 2050
Closed Consultations
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Law Commission consultation on uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management ("UTM")
This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. The Law Commission has been asked by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Department for Transport (DfT) to review the law around highly automated and autonomous flight. The three-year review is partly funded...
Closed 18 July 2025
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Criminal Legal Aid: Proposals for Solicitor Fee Scheme Reform
The consultation sets out proposals and their associated next steps for changes to the criminal legal aid solicitor fee schemes. This covers work carried out by legal aid providers at police stations, in magistrates' courts, in the Crown Court, and in prisons. This consultation is...
Closed 4 July 2025
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Proposal on the future of Lancaster Crown Court consultation
Lancaster Crown Court is currently closed and has not been utilised for either crime or civil hearings since 2019. We are proposing that Lancaster Crown Court is permanently closed and that crime hearings continue to be heard in Preston Crown Court, a modern and accessible building with capacity to...
Closed 2 July 2025
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New prison in Buckinghamshire
In January 2024, Outline Planning Permission was granted for the new prison. The next step for the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is the submission of the Reserved Matters Application (RMA) to consider landscaping and appearance in more detail. MOJ is now undertaking a period of engagement with the...
Closed 29 June 2025
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Law Commission Consultation on Criminal Appeals (full paper)
NEW CONSULTATION CLOSE DATE - FRIDAY 27 JUNE 2025. As a law reform body we are unable to provide legal advice on individual cases. This is a public consultation by the Law Commission of England and Wales on Criminal Appeals ( https://lawcom.gov.uk/project/criminal-appeals/ ). We are...
Closed 27 June 2025