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Select Committee Inquiry
The impact of serious and organised crime on local neighbourhoods
Inquiry Opened: 5th Feb 2026
Home Affairs Committee

The impacts of serious and organised crime (SOC) in local communities can make residents feel unsafe and affect confidence in policing.

SOC covers a range of crimes, including child sexual exploitation and abuse; illegal drugs trafficking; fraud; money laundering; organised immigration crime; modern slavery and human trafficking and cybercrime. …


Select Committee Inquiry
Routes to Settlement
Inquiry Opened: 21st Oct 2025
Home Affairs Committee

The Government has announced major changes to eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), also known as settlement, and is planning to consult on the proposed changes later this year.  

The purpose of this inquiry is to evaluate the evidence for, and potential impact of, the planned changes to …


Select Committee Inquiry
Border security and irregular migration
Inquiry Opened: 8th Oct 2025
Home Affairs Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
Border security and irregular migration: The work of the Border Security Command
Inquiry Opened: 10th Sep 2025
Home Affairs Committee

This is the first time the Border Security Commander will be appearing before the Committee to answer questions about his role in implementing Government policy on combatting organised immigration crime.


Select Committee Inquiry
Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification
Inquiry Opened: 12th Jun 2025
Home Affairs Committee

Digital ID can refer to many different aspects of a person’s identity which can be recorded and stored digitally, including names and demographic information, digital versions of government-issued documents such as visas, or even biometric information like a fingerprint or face scan.

In an increasingly digital world, several countries …


Select Committee Inquiry
Combatting New Forms of Extremism
Inquiry Opened: 14th May 2025
Home Affairs Committee

This inquiry will examine the drivers of extremism in the UK, with a focus on emerging trends of young people being drawn into extremism, violence and crime through online radicalisation. It will assess whether the Government’s approach is keeping pace with the evolving threat and evaluate the effectiveness of measures …


Select Committee Inquiry
Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding
Inquiry Opened: 26th Feb 2025
Home Affairs Committee

This short inquiry is aimed at influencing the content of the Government’s new VAWG strategy, which is expected later this year.

The aim is to examine the link between funding and outcomes. The inquiry will explore themes around funding that the Government needs to address in its strategy to …


Select Committee Inquiry
Asylum accommodation
Inquiry Opened: 17th Dec 2024
Home Affairs Committee

The Home Office has a duty to provide housing and subsistence to asylum seekers who are awaiting a decision on their claim and are destitute.

Asylum accommodation is primarily delivered by private providers through the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts (AASC). Home Office spending on asylum accommodation and …


Select Committee Inquiry
Summer 2024 disorder
Inquiry Opened: 12th Nov 2024
Home Affairs Committee

Disorder took place in several UK cities between 30 July and 7 August 2024, following the violent events in Southport on 29 July.

The Government has reported that over 40,000 additional officer shifts were worked by public order officers over the course of ten days, with 6,600 officers deployed …


Select Committee Inquiry
Fire and Rescue Service
Inquiry Opened: 27th Feb 2024
Home Affairs Committee

The Home Affairs Committee holds a two-part inquiry to examine the workplace culture in the Fire and Rescue Service, following on from the Committee’s previous work on the culture in the police service