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Justice Committee

Commons Select Committee

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. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) on @CommonsJustice.

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3 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Latest publications

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Serious Fraud Office Main Estimate Memorandum 2025-26
Estimate memoranda
Correspondence to Sir Brian Leveson, Chair of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, dated 10 June 2025: Justice Committee submission to the Independent Review of Criminal Courts
Correspondence
Correspondence from Professor Katrin Hohl OBE, Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice, City St George's University London, dated 16 May 2025 relating to Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
Inquiry The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
Correspondence

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