For information about the work of committees before 2020 please go to inquiries before 2020 and publications before 2020. For information on former committees before 2020, please visit former committees.
8 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
The work of the Lord Chancellor
Opened 10 March 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19): The impact on prison, probation and court systems
Report:
Published
On 3 August 2020
Opened 31 March 2020
Ageing prison population
Report:
Published
On 27 July 2020
Opened 15 April 2020
Children and young people in custody
Opened 2 June 2020
Private prosecutions: safeguards
Opened 23 June 2020
The Coroner Service
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 2 September 2020
Opened 7 July 2020
The future of the Probation Service
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 7 September 2020
Opened 20 July 2020
Court Capacity
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 7 September 2020
Opened 30 July 2020
Non-inquiry work
Pre-appointment hearings
People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.
Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.
Latest news
Support lawyers now or they may not be there when justice is needed
Committee publish report Coronavirus (COVID-19): the impact on the legal professions in England and Wales
3 August 2020
Inquiry launched as Covid-19 stretches delays in justice
Committee launch inquiry into court capacity
30 July 2020
Prisons: challenges of an ageing inmate population and Covid-19
Justice Committee publish two reports on the ageing inmate population and the effect of Covid-19 in prisons
27 July 2020
Latest publications
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