3 current inquiries
Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.
Non-inquiry work
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.
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.
Latest news

Committee writes to Home Secretary for update on missing asylum-seeking children
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has written to the Home Secretary, The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, with questions on the treatment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK
30 January 2025

New inquiry: Transnational repression in the UK
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched a new inquiry into transnational repression in the UK
24 January 2025

New inquiry: Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains
The inquiry will examine the UK’s legal and voluntary frameworks underpinning the UK’s response to forced labour in international supply chains.
21 January 2025
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