Committees

Home Affairs Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Home Affairs Committee is a cross-party committee of MPs responsible for scrutinising the work of the Home Office and its associated bodies. It examines government policy, spending and the law in areas including immigration, security and policing.

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These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Third Report - The Macpherson Report: Twenty-two years on
Inquiry The Macpherson Report: twenty-two years on
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HC 139
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Response to this report
First Special Report - The Macpherson Report: twenty-two years on: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2021–22
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HC 274
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First Special Report - The Macpherson Report: twenty-two years on: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2021–22
Inquiry The Macpherson Report: twenty-two years on
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HC 274
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Sixth Report - Police Conduct and Complaints
Inquiry Police conduct and complaints
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HC 140
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Fourth Special Report - Police conduct and complaints: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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22 June 2022
Work Work of the Home Office (Regular evidence sessions)
Witnesses Matthew Rycroft CBE (Permanent Secretary at Home Office), and Tricia Hayes CB (Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office)
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15 June 2022
Inquiry Drugs
Witnesses Serena Kennedy (Chief Constable at Merseyside Police), David Thorne (Assistant Chief Constable at South Wales Police), John Campbell QPM (Chief Constable at Thames Valley Police), Andy Dunbobbin (North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner), Zoe Metcalfe (Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire and the City of York), and David Sidwick (Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset)
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8 June 2022
Work Migration and asylum (Non-inquiry session)
Witnesses David Neal (Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration)
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Written evidence

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DRU0105 - Drugs
Witnesses Baroness Meacher, and Neil Woods
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DRU0106 - Drugs
Witnesses Transform Drug Policy Foundation
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DRU0103 - Drugs
Witnesses Anonymised
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
269 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
4 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
1 published
Estimate memoranda
Explanatory memoranda that accompany Government Estimates.
13 published

Contact us

  • Email: homeaffcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General) 020 7219 6856 (Media) 020 7219 8430/07834 172 099 perryg@parliament.uk