Consultation Hub

This site lists consultations that are run by the Ministry of Justice.

For more information on current government consultations go to GOV.UK.

Open Consultations

  • Law Commission call for evidence on decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs)

    This is a call for evidence by the Law Commission for England and Wales. The Law Commission has been asked to undertake a 15-month scoping study to explore and describe the current treatment of DAOs under the law of England and Wales and identify options for how they should... More

    Closes 24 March 2023

  • Personal Injury Discount Rate: Exploring the option of a dual/multiple rate

    This call for evidence examines how a dual/multiple personal injury discount rate system might work and what its effects on claimants and defendants might be. It is aimed at people with an interest in high value personal injury claims in England and Wales and how damages awarded are... More

    Closes 11 April 2023

  • Revising the ‘Help with Fees’ remission scheme

    This consultation seeks views on a number of changes to the ‘Help with Fees’ remission scheme for courts and tribunal fees. This consultation proposes a series of reforms to make the Help with Fees scheme more generous, target financial assistance at those... More

    Closes 30 May 2023

  • 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. More

    Closes 31 December 2050

Closed Consultations

  • Totality guideline consultation

    What is this consultation about? The Sentencing Council is proposing to revise the Totality guideline. In summary, when sentencing an offender for more than one offence, or where the offender is already serving a sentence, courts must consider whether the total sentence is just and... More

    Closed 11 January 2023

  • Implementing the Nationality and Borders Act 2022: Amendments to tribunal fees

    The implementation of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 will introduce new forms of appeal routes in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First-tier and Upper Tribunal. This consultation seeks views on a number of changes to the fees structure in force in the Immigration and Asylum... More

    Closed 4 January 2023

  • Law Commission Consultation: Review of the Arbitration Act 1996

    This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. This project reviews the Arbitration Act 1996, to consider whether any reform is necessary, to ensure the Act remains state of the art. For more information about this project, click ... More

    Closed 15 December 2022

  • Miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines 2022

    What is this consultation about? The Sentencing Council has built up a large body of sentencing guidelines and accompanying materials that are in use in courts throughout England and Wales. Over time guidelines require updating because users have pointed out issues (often using the... More

    Closed 30 November 2022

  • Law Commission consultation on digital assets

    This is a public consultation by the Law Commission for England and Wales. The UK Government asked the Law Commission to make recommendations for reform to ensure that the law is capable of accommodating both crypto-tokens and other digital assets in a way which allows... More

    Closed 25 November 2022