| Inter-Parliamentary Forum | |
| Predecessor: | Inter-Parliamentary Forum on Brexit |
| Status: | Joint committee |
| Purpose: | Interparliamentary relations |
| Region Served: | United Kingdom |
| Membership: | House of Lords House of Commons Northern Ireland Assembly Scottish Parliament Senedd |
The Inter-Parliamentary Forum (IPF; Welsh: Fforwm Rhyngseneddol) is a mechanism for dialogue and cooperation between the members of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the House of Lords and the House of Commons, and the three devolved governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – the Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament and the Senedd (Welsh Parliament).[1] It is composed of the chairs or conveners of relevant committees of each legislature.
The forum was established in 2022 as the successor to the Inter-Parliamentary Forum on Brexit which first met in 2017 to help coordinate the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.[2]
The forum's terms of reference were adopted following its first meeting in February 2022 and are as follows:[3]
"The Interparliamentary Forum provides a collective space to share information about, and does not supplant, each parliament's scrutiny of its executive.
Initial priorities for the forum will include oversight of:
The Interparliamentary Forum will aim to improve scrutiny in these areas through both a mutual exchange of information and best practice at a parliamentary level and in seeking a consistent approach to improving accountability at both a Ministerial and inter-governmental level."
The Inter-Parliamentary Forum usually meets twice a year, in spring and in autumn.