Review of treaty scrutiny

Inquiry by the International Agreements Committee, 15 May 2024 to 16 March 2026. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

• 10th Report - Treaty Scrutiny in Westminster: Addressing the Accountability Gap (11 September 2025)
• Gov Response to IAC's Report on Treaty Scrutiny in Westminster: Addressing the Accountability Gap Report (3 December 2025)

Evidence sessions

• 1 April 2025: Alexander Horne, Hackett & Dabbs LLP; Alexander Horne, Durham University; Alexander Horne, UK Parliament; Jill Barrett, 6 Pump Court Chambers; Jill Barrett, (self-employed); Jill Barrett, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• 23 April 2025: Professor Katja Ziegler, University of Leicester; Arabella Lang, Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex; Professor Mario Mendez, Queen Mary University London
• 6 May 2025: Professor Holger Hestermeyer, Monckton Chambers; Professor Emily Jones, University of Oxford; Professor Lorand Bartels MBE, University of Cambridge
• 13 May 2025: Curtis Bradley, University of Chicago; Andrew Keller, US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• 3 June 2025: Glenn Worthington, House of Representatives, Parliament of Australia; Klara Fay, Parliament of Australia; Julia Morris, Parliament of Australia
• 10 June 2025: Catherine West MP, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office; Naomi Davey, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)