Public inquiries have become more prominent in the UK but are increasingly slow, costly and ineffective, weakening public trust. This analysis identifies the underlying drivers and recommends targeted reforms to ensure inquiries are fit for purpose and better able to deliver meaningful outcomes for victims and the public.

This is the first paper to be published as part of the Institute for Government/Bennett Institute review of the UK constitution. It looks at the purpose of constitutions, how the UK constitution fulfils that purpose and some of the key problems that have been revealed over the last five years.

Repeated controversies over ministerial behaviour and failures in the process of investigating possible breaches of the ministerial code show that the ministerial code, in its current form, is no longer working. This paper offers recommendations on how Boris Johnson should overhaul the ministerial code to better reflect the complexities of modern government and restore public...

This report calls for new rules to extend the prohibition on former cabinet ministers lobbying government, new enforcement powers to ensure ministerial rules are followed, and greater transparency surrounding the outside interests of civil servants.