Committee news
Do quashed Post Office cases mean the law needs changing?
Committee to hold an evidence session seeking to identify the implications for the justice system of the quashing by the Court of Appeal of the convictions of 39 Post Office workers who were wrongly accused of theft
24 May 2021
Women in prison inquiry launched
Justice Committee examines issues including what progress has been made on commitments to reduce the number of women in custody
26 April 2021
Crime and Policing Minister testifies on issues around Covid-19 laws
Justice Committee hears from Minister for Crime and Policing, Kit Malthouse
26 April 2021
Committee reports on new model for probation services
The Justice Committee publishes a report on its inquiry into the future of probation services in England and Wales
23 April 2021
Mental health in prison inquiry launched
The Justice Committee inquiry seeks to understand the scale of mental health need within prisons
21 April 2021
Experts and practitioners testify on the laws shaped to tackle Covid-19
Justice Committee scrutinises laws designed to limit the spread of Covid-19
19 April 2021
Children locked up 23.5 hours a day – MPs “shocked and appalled”
Committee publishes their report on Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
29 March 2021
Is justice being done quickly enough?
The Justice Committee continues its inquiry into how delays in court cases and strains on the legal aid system have been exacerbated by the Covid–19 pandemic.
22 March 2021
Committee looks at Justice Ministry plans for police, prisons and courts
The Justice Committee takes evidence from the Ministry of Justice, the HM Courts & Tribunals Service and the HM Prison & Probation Service.
22 March 2021
Committee consults widely on court and tribunal case backlog
Committee is to take further evidence on the strains faced by courts and tribunals in dealing with a backlog in cases
15 March 2021
Inquiry into new laws for covid-19 pandemic
Committee launches new inquiry into covid-19 and the criminal law
10 March 2021
Lord Chancellor questioned on detained children at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
The Justice Committee examines findings by government inspectors that children were locked in their rooms for 23.5 hours a day
8 March 2021
Government commits to change law to make private prosecutions fairer
Justice Committee publishes the Government's response to its report on Private Prosecutions: safeguards
4 March 2021
Victims’ Commissioner to testify in Justice Committee inquiries
Committee to question Dame Vera Baird, Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales
1 March 2021
Lawyers questioned on courts and legal aid during the pandemic
The Justice Committee examines the capacity of the courts in England and Wales to dispense justice and on the future of the legal aid system
22 February 2021
‘Secure schools’ call as Committee welcomes drop in youth detention
The Justice Committee publishes report on Children and Young People in Custody (part 2): The Youth Secure Estate and Resettlement
10 February 2021
How is Justice done, and how it is paid for, in the time of Covid-19?
Committee to hold a third evidence session in its inquiries into Court Capacity and The Future of Legal Aid
8 February 2021
Committee to question advisory body on court sentencing
MPs to question Chairman and Head of the Office of The Sentencing Council on its work
1 February 2021
Justice Committee quizzes experts on court capacity and legal aid
Justice Committee hears from experts in immigration, criminal and family law
25 January 2021
Committee gets early sight of criminal justice system report
Committee to question Chief Inspectors of the CPS, Probation, Prisons, and Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services
18 January 2021