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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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Report - Better prisons: less crime
Inquiry Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
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HL Paper 153
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1st Report - Cutting crime: better community sentences
Inquiry Community sentences
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HL Paper 27
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Response to this report
Government response to the Committee’s report: Cutting crime: better community sentences
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1st Report - All families matter: An inquiry into family migration
Inquiry Family Migration
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HL Paper 144
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Government response to the Committee’s report All families matter: an inquiry into family migration
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Correspondence

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Letter dated 18 June 2025 from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, Ministry of Justice, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation.
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Letter dated 10 June 2025 from the Right Honourable Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025.
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Letter dated 2 June 2025 from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, to the Chair, Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (Permitted Disclosures) Regulations 2025.
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Oral evidence transcripts

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8 July 2025
Work Home Office oral evidence session (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Home Office, Home Office, and Home Office
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Oral Evidence
24 June 2025
Work Work of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
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Oral Evidence
1 April 2025
Inquiry Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
Witnesses Ministry of Justice, and HMPPS
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Written evidence

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Howard James Futcher (PRI0047)
Inquiry Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
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Inquiry Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
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Inquiry Prison culture: governance, leadership and staffing
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
7 published
Minutes and decisions
After each meeting, domestic committees may publish the decisions that were taken and a record of the discussion.
3 published
Declarations of interest
Members of the House of Lords must declare relevant interests in committee work.
3 published

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