Constitutional Watchdogs

Constitutional watchdogs are the guardians of the system for upholding standards. The Constitution Unit has long had an interest in constitutional watchdogs, from one of our earliest reports in 1997 to one of our most recent, on parliament’s watchdogs published in 2022. The Unit published a further report on the watchdogs which regulate the executive in March 2024.

The Constitution Unit's work on constitutional watchdogs is led by Professor Robert Hazell.

Research