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Senior Research Fellow
Room: 2.02, 31 Tavistock Square
Telephone: 020 3987 2965 (Internal: 02965)
Email:Ìýpatrick.thomas@ucl.ac.uk

Career

Dr Patrick Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit, leading ourÌý'Developing Detailed Plans for the Constitutional Policy Implementation under the Next Government' project, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. Patrick joinedÌýthe Constitution Unit from the House of Commons, where he was the constitution specialist for the . In this role he was the main source of constitutional expertise and advice to the committee and also providedÌýknowledge and support to the House of Commons service more widely.

Patrick has a broad and detailed knowledge of theÌýUK constitution and of both the politics and practicalities of policy implementation. His work forÌýPACACÌýcovered areas including: devolution; the governance of England; House of Lords reform; electoral law; prerogative power; the role and function of the House of Commons; scrutiny of international agreements; balance between the legislature, executive and judiciary; and the place of convention and practice in the UK political system. Patrick was also the lead Commons official in the establishment and running of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum.

Patrick was also recently the consultant constitution specialist to the and Ìý''.