Committees

Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee was appointed to consider justice and home affairs, including the domestic criminal justice system, and international cooperation in respect of criminal justice, civil justice, migration and asylum.

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2 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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Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Opened 30 October 2024
Electronic border management systems
Opened 21 February 2024

Non-inquiry work

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

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Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration appears before committee
Justice and Home Affairs Committee questions the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
19 June 2025
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Prisons Minister to appear before Lords Committee
Minister for Prisons questioned by Committee
28 March 2025
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Minister for Migration and Citizenship to appear before Lords Committee
Justice and Home Affairs Committee hears from Minister for Migration and Citizenship
4 December 2024

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 8 July 2025
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
Home Office oral evidence session - Oral evidence 8 July 2025
2:00pm
  • Rt Hon Yvette Cooper (Home Secretary at Home Office)
To be confirmed
Tuesday 1 July 2025
10:30am Private
Private meeting 1 July 2025
To be confirmed
Tuesday 24 June 2025
10:30am Public
12:15pm Private
Work of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration - Oral evidence 24 June 2025
10:30am
  • David Bolt, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (Chief Inspector at Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Letter dated 19 May 2025 from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding Legal Aid Agency cyber security incident.
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Correspondence
Letter dated 13 May 2025 from the Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Major Review of the Judicial Salary Structure terms of Reference.
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Correspondence
Letter dated 7 May 2025 from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Government's report on the implementation of Law Commission recommendations.
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Correspondence

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