The committee has published a call for evidence for its new inquiry, which seeks to understand the extent to which the UK’s constitutional democracy is under threat.

Within this context, it aims to identify the constitutional safeguards that exist within the UK system, and understand the most significant strengths, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in how they operate.

It will also seek to determine ways in which the UK’s network of safeguards can be made more effective. In conducting this inquiry, the committee expects to identify areas that would benefit from further inquiry, and will therefore form the basis of future committee work.

The committee invites interested organisations and individuals to submit written evidence to the inquiry. The deadline for written evidence submissions is 9am on September 28.