We want to hear your suggestions for potential law reform projects. Our independent status and wide consultations help us to build consensus on sensitive issues across different interest groups.
The Law Commission has a strong reputation for tackling complex areas such as planning law in Wales, electronic signature or the Sentencing Code. We have also undertaken projects aimed at reforming high profile areas of the law such as hate, crime, harmful online communications, weddings and surrogacy.
How we assess projects
When considering whether to take on a project, we look at the:
- impact on individuals, business, third sector and Government
- suitability of the Law Commission to carry out the work
- level of support from Ministers / Whitehall, the public, senior judiciary
- amount of short, medium and long-term work in progress
- balance of work across areas of the law, government departments and our own resources
Projects we cannot consider
While we want to hear a wide range of ideas, we are not able to consider proposals that involve:
- party political work – we cannot consider subjects that oppose current Government policy
- practical implementation of the law – such as whether a specific area needs more funding
- how the law applies to one individual – it must be a more general topic
- issues that only apply in Scotland or Northern Ireland – we cover England and Wales
Submitting your idea
You can submit your proposal online. We would recommend that you include as much information as possible when going through the online questions as this will help us consider your proposal.
We will then review your suggestion and consider whether we can take it forward. If so, we may contact you to ask for more details in line with our GDPR policy.
It may also help your proposal if you write to your local MP and the relevant government department. This can raise the profile of your suggestion and make it easier for the Law Commission to work with you.