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Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Joint Select Committee

The Joint Committee on Human Rights consists of twelve members, appointed from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, to examine matters relating to human rights within the United Kingdom, as well as scrutinising every Government Bill for its compatibility with human rights.

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5 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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Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration and Asylum Bill

Written evidence:

Deadline 1 September 2026

Opened 9 July 2026

Security, safety and protest: the role of Human Rights

Opened 11 March 2026

Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

Opened 30 October 2025

Human Rights and the Regulation of AI

Opened 25 July 2025

Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England

Opened 15 July 2025

Non-inquiry work

Remedial order scrutiny

Remedial orders address an incompatibility of the law with human rights standards following a judgment.

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.

Pre-appointment hearings

People nominated to certain public offices may be examined by a committee to assess their suitability and plans for the role.

Legislative scrutiny

Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.

Latest news

Chair comment: Hillsborough Law

Lord David Alton has welcomed the Hillsborough Bill returning to be debated in the House of Commons.

Comment: JCHR Chair welcomes stronger forced labour supply chain safeguards in Immigration and Asylum Bill

Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Lord David Alton, has welcomed some of the measures in the Immigration and Asylum Bill.

JCHR launches legislative scrutiny of the Asylum and Immigration Bill

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has announced it will undertake legislative scrutiny of the Immigration and Asylum Bill.

Latest publications

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Correspondence to to the Director General National Crime Agency regarding an update on NCA decision on imported cotton, 15 July 2026

Published 15 July 2026

Correspondence

Formal Minutes Session 24-26

Published 14 July 2026

Formal Minutes

Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the NI Troubles Remedial Order and the NI Troubles Bill

Work Legislative Scrutiny: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Inquiry), and Northern Ireland Legacy Remedial Order (Remedial order scrutiny)

Published 9 July 2026

Correspondence

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

Email: jchr@parliament.uk
Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA