8 February 2022 - Human Rights Act Reform - Oral evidence

MPs hear from lawyers and legal experts on Government’s proposals to reform the Human Rights Act

The session will evaluate the Government’s proposals to replace the Act with a Bill of Rights, set out in a consultation published in December.

In the first panel, the Committee will examine how the Government’s proposals would affect the separation of powers and relationship between the executive, legislature and judiciary. The second panel will focus on n the Government’s proposals to include a qualified right to trial by jury in the new Bill of Rights and the role of jury trials in the criminal justice system.

On 1 February the Committee questioned Sir Peter Gross QC, Chair of the Independent Review of the Human Rights Act, on the Review’s recommendations and the extent to which they are reflected in the Government’s consultation.