Justice Committee

Commons select committee, since 6 November 2007. Its page on the Parliament website.

The Justice Committee examines the policies and spending of the Ministry of Justice (and associated public bodies). This includes courts, legal aid, prisons, probation and the rule of law. It also advises on sentencing guidelines. It cannot consider individual cases.

Inquiries

• Work of His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons (28 August 2026)
• Immigration and Asylum Appeals (1 July 2026)
• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission (3 June 2026 to 21 October 2026)
• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Legal Services Board (9 March 2026 to 21 October 2026)
• Legislative scrutiny: Courts and Tribunals Bill (27 February 2026)
• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints (25 February 2026 to 11 May 2026)
• Children and Young Adults in the Secure Estate (12 January 2026)
• Reform of the Criminal Court (5 January 2026)
• Independent Review of the Criminal Courts (3 November 2025)
• Reform of the Family Court (28 October 2025)
• Section 28 - Pre-Recorded Cross Examination (1 September 2025)
• Pre-appointment hearing: Standing Advocate (27 August 2025)
• Access to Justice (23 July 2025)
• Work of the Parole Board (23 June 2025)
• The Independent Sentencing Review (9 June 2025)
• Leadership of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (26 March 2025)
• Work of the County Court (21 January 2025 to 22 April 2026)
• Tackling drugs in prisons (17 December 2024 to 22 April 2026)
• Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending (26 November 2024)
• Work of the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Re-offending (6 November 2024)
• Work of the President of the Family Division (15 April 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill (10 April 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Work of the Lady Chief Justice (9 January 2024)
• Pre-appointment hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Probation (6 December 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Probate (22 November 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Regulation of the legal professions (22 November 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• The Coroner Service: follow-up (20 November 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Recent urgent notifications on the prison estate (19 October 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Future prison population and estate capacity (15 September 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Government consultation on supporting earlier resolution of private family law arrangements (7 June 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024)
• Work of the Master of the Rolls (22 May 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Victims and Prisoners Bill (27 April 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Former Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody: Chair’s end of term report (5 April 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Work of the immigration and asylum tribunals (13 March 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Prepayment meters: warrants and forced installations (7 March 2023 to 24 April 2023)
• Proposed changes to the Totality sentencing guideline (27 February 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Work of HM Chief Inspector of Probation (20 February 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Whiplash Reform and the Official Injury Claim service (10 February 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Work of the Attorney General and the Solicitor General (9 February 2023)
• Pre-appointment hearing: Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (13 January 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission (28 November 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• The prison operational workforce (24 November 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Criminal Bar Association strike action (31 August 2022 to 19 November 2023)
• Sentencing Council consultations on draft guidelines (27 July 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Bill of Rights Bill (29 June 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Public opinion and understanding of sentencing (7 June 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill (26 May 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Prisons update (18 May 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (27 April 2022 to 19 November 2023)
• Work of the Serious Fraud Office (21 March 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• The role of adult custodial remand in the criminal justice system (4 March 2022 to 14 September 2023)
• Work of the Criminal Justice Inspectorates (28 February 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Human Rights Act Reform (25 January 2022 to 19 November 2023)
• Work of the Law Officers (17 January 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Fraud and the Justice System (2 December 2021 to 14 September 2023)
• Urgent Notification - Rainsbrook and Oakhill STCs (1 November 2021 to 19 November 2023)
• Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences (21 September 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Open justice: court reporting in the digital age (17 September 2021 to 14 September 2023)
• The constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies (20 July 2021 to 30 May 2024)

Organisations it has heard from most

• Ministry of Justice (52)
• HM Prison and Probation Service (26)
• HM Inspectorate of Prisons (14)
• Crown Prosecution Service (13)
• HM Courts and Tribunals Service (11)
• Bar Council (8)
• HM Inspectorate of Probation (8)
• Law Society (7)
• Independent Monitoring Boards (6)
• Magistrates Association (6)
• Prison Reform Trust (6)
• Clinks (5)
• Criminal Bar Association (5)
• Parole Board (5)
• University of Oxford (5)