Committee news
Justice Committee takes evidence on safety and wellbeing of women in prison
Committee to take evidence on safety and wellbeing of women in prison
19 October 2021
Justice Committee calls for root and branch reform of prison mental health support
Committee publishes their report on Mental health in prison
29 September 2021
Government must learn lessons from the use of criminal law in the covid-19 pandemic
Committee publishes report on Covid-19 and the criminal law
24 September 2021
Justice Committee launches inquiry into IPP sentences
The Justice Committee launches an inquiry into indeterminate sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)
21 September 2021
New inquiry – Open Justice: Court reporting in the digital age
Committee launches a new short inquiry into open justice and court reporting in the digital age
17 September 2021
Justice Committee examines health and education support for women in prison
Committee continues its inquiry into women in prison with a session focussing on health and education.
13 September 2021
Government’s response to Coroner Service published
Justice Committee publishes the Government’s response to it’s report into the Coroner Service
10 September 2021
Constitutional relationship with Crown Dependencies examined
Justice Committee questions senior members of the governments of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man
6 September 2021
Legal aid needs urgent reform to secure fairness of the justice system
Legal aid is in urgent need of reform to protect the fairness of the justice
27 July 2021
Response to Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre report published
The Justice Committee publishes the Government’s response to its report into Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
19 July 2021
Former prisoners and prison charities questioned on women in prison
The Justice Committee examines the experiences of women who have been through the prison system
19 July 2021
Committee questions Justice Minister on future of youth custody centres
Justice Committee questions Justice Minister Alex Chalk MP, on the circumstances surrounding the removal of children from Rainsbrook and the future of the youth detention system in general
9 July 2021
Justice Committee examines impact of women in prison strategy
The Justice Committee takes evidence from Centre for Justice Innovation, Changing Lives and the Centre for Women’s Justice
5 July 2021
Publication of Government Response: The future of the Probation Service
The Justice Committee has published the Government’s response to its report into the future of the Probation Service
2 July 2021
Judicial Appointments Commission questioned on judicial diversity
The Justice Committee will examine progress in improving diversity in the judiciary in evidence session with the Judicial Appointments Commission
28 June 2021
Ministry of Justice still has questions to answer over Rainsbrook
The Justice Committee publishes follow-up Report on Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
24 June 2021
Justice Minister questioned on mental health in prisons
Justice Committee hears from Alex Chalk, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for prisons, on mental health in prisons
21 June 2021
Justice Committee questions Director of Public Prosecutions on fall in rape prosecutions, court capacity and collapse of Hillsborough trial
Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, questioned by Justice Committee
14 June 2021
Justice Committee probe into mental health in prisons
Justice Committee hears from healthcare professionals on mental health in prisons
7 June 2021
Call for ‘equality of arms’ and other major reforms in Coroners Courts
Committee publishes its report, The coroner service
26 May 2021