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.
Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration and Asylum Bill
Written evidence:
Accepting
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.
16 July 2026
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.
15 July 2026
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.
9 July 2026
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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