Committee news
House of Lords committees following dissolution
Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.
30 May 2024
Committee launches an inquiry into tackling shoplifting
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is launching a short inquiry into tackling shoplifting.
21 May 2024
Lords Committee questions UK’s preparedness for forthcoming border changes
Justice and Home Affairs Committee publish letter to government on the committe's inquiry into electronic border management systems
21 May 2024
Call for evidence launched on Electronic Border Management
The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee today invites written contributions to its inquiry on electronic border management systems.
1 March 2024
Lords Committee questions legality of Live Facial Recognition Technology
Justice and Home Affairs Committee publish letter to Home Secretary on live facial recognition
27 January 2024
Better use of community sentences would help cut crime and ease pressure on prisons
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes its report Cutting crime: better community sentences.
28 December 2023
Committee launches an investigation into Live Facial Recognition
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is launching a short investigation into the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) by police.
11 December 2023
Lord Chancellor to appear before Lords Committee
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is questioning Rt. Hon. Alex Chalk MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
20 October 2023
Lords Committee finds that post-Brexit UK-EU security cooperation is sub-optimal
Justice and Home Affairs Committee publish letter assessing UK-EU cooperation on law enforcement and criminal justice
26 July 2023
Call for evidence launched on community sentences
Justice and Home Affairs Committee launch inquiry on community sentences
5 May 2023
Deputy Prime Minister to appear before Lords Committee
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee takes evidence from the Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice
11 March 2023
Committee launches follow-up inquiry on post-Brexit security cooperation
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee launches a follow-up inquiry into post-Brexit UK-EU cooperation on law enforcement and criminal justice.
3 March 2023
Migration policies are harming families and society
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes its report All families matter: An inquiry into family migration. The report explores the impact of family migration policies on families and society, including the experience of separated families and the situation of the NHS.
28 February 2023
Home Secretary Suella Braverman to appear before Lords Committee
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee will be questioning the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP.
16 December 2022
Call for evidence launched on family migration
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee invites written contributions to its inquiry into family migration.
20 July 2022
Lords Committee requests urgent review of the Life in the UK Test
Justice and Home Affairs Committee writes to Government urging review of Life in the UK Test
30 June 2022
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
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
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
Call for evidence launched on new technologies in law enforcement
Justice and Home Affairs Committee launch call for evidence on new technologies for law enforcement
22 July 2021