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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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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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The Life in the UK test
Opened 29 March 2022
ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System)
Opened 26 May 2021
New technologies and the application of the law
Report:
Published
On 30 March 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 23 June 2022
Opened 26 May 2021

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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Technology used in the justice system is outpacing scrutiny and regulation
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes its report - Technology rules? The advent of new technologies in the justice system
30 March 2022
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Rights and liberties of UK citizens must be protected in new EU travel rules, says Lords committee
The Justice and Home Affairs committee has published a letter to the Home Secretary and warned that the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and the Entry/Exit System (EES) could have serious consequences in the UK and for the rights and liberties of UK citizens.
22 November 2021
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Home Secretary Priti Patel to appear before Lords Committee
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee will be questioning the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP.
26 October 2021

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (private meeting)
28 June 2022 - 10am to 12:30pm
Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Formal meeting (private meeting)
5 July 2022 - 10am to 12:30pm
To be confirmed

Latest publications

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1st Report - Technology rules? The advent of new technologies in the justice system
Inquiry New technologies and the application of the law
Committees Justice and Home Affairs Committee
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Response to this report
Government Response to the Report "Technology rules? The advent of new technologies in the justice system"
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Government Response
Government Response to the Report "Technology rules? The advent of new technologies in the justice system"
Inquiry New technologies and the application of the law
Committees Justice and Home Affairs Committee
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Government Response
Letter dated 15 June 2022 from Victoria Atkins MP, Minister of State for Justice, to Baroness Hamwee, Chair Justice and Home Affairs Committee about improving the criminal justice system response to rape
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Correspondence

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