Committees

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.

 

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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First Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Public Order Bill
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Second Special Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Public Order Bill: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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HC 649
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Second Special Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Public Order Bill: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Fourth Report - Protecting human rights in care settings
Inquiry Protecting human rights in care settings
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HC 216 / HL 51
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Oral evidence transcripts

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7 September 2022
Work Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
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7 September 2022
Work Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Sir Peter Gross QC (Chair at Independent Human Rights Act Review Panel)
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Oral Evidence
18 May 2022
Inquiry Protecting human rights in care settings
Witnesses Gillian Keegan (Minister of State for Care at Department of Health and Social Care), Michelle Dyson (Director General for Adult Social Care at Department of Health and Social Care), and Lyn Romeo (Chief Social Worker for Adults at Department of Health and Social Care)
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Written evidence

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BOR0002 - Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill
Witnesses Jenny Kaye
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BOR0003 - Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill
Witnesses Angela Waller (Retired tutor and local government officer, now an upaid carer to a family member with severe ME at Previously at Cambridge City Council and MPW Cambridge)
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BOR0006 - Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill
Witnesses Dr Alan Greene (Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights at Birmingham Law School)
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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
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
127 published
Formal Minutes
Formal minutes produced for committee meetings.
4 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
2 published
Attendance statistics
Statistics for the attendance at committee meetings.
5 published

Contact us

The Committee is unable to look into individual cases

  • Email: jchr@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 4710 (General enquiries) / 020 7219 8430 (Media enquiries)
  • Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA