Fiona de Londras appointed to the Independent Commission on UK Public Health Emergency Powers

Fiona is one of 12 commissioners drawn from policy, academia, legal practice, and Parliament who have been selected for their expertise in assessing how legal frameworks and parliamentary procedures protected the Rule of Law and human rights, and promoted accountability, transparency, and parliamentary control of executive action during the pandemic.

Through this work, the Independent Commission aims to meet the need identified by the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution for "a review of the use of emergency powers by the Government, and the scrutiny of those powers by Parliament…to inform the public inquiry and planning for any future emergencies."

Professor de Londras’ appointment builds on the work of the COVID-19 Review Observatory, funded by the UKRI, which she led in Birmingham Law School. 

The Commission will make recommendations for changes in law, policy, practice and procedure, and intends to report in autumn 2023. More information about the Commission, its terms of reference, and the Commissioners is available here.