Committees

Covid-19 and the criminal law

Inquiry

This inquiry examines the way in which the Government has created new criminal offences to ensure people follow restrictions and lockdown, how the criminal law has been adapted to deal with the pandemic, and how covid-19 offences have been enforced, applied and reviewed by the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the courts.

Read the terms of reference to find out more about the inquiry.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 27 April 2021
2:30pm Public
Covid-19 and the criminal law - Oral evidence 27 April 2021
2:30pm
  • Beverley Higgs JP (Chair at Magistrates Association)
3:00pm
  • Gregor McGill, Director, Legal Services, Crown Prosecution Service (Director of Legal Service at Crown Prosecution Service)
3:30pm
  • Kit Malthouse MP (Minister of State (Minister for Crime and Policing) at Ministry of Justice)
  • Lord Wolfson QC of Tredegar (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Justice)
  • The Lord Bethell (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department of Health and Social Care)
Virtual meeting
Tuesday 20 April 2021
2:30pm Public
Covid-19 and the criminal law - Oral evidence 20 April 2021
2:30pm
  • Sir Jonathan Jones QC
3:15pm
  • Tristan Kirk (Court Reporter at Evening Standard)
  • Joshua Rozenberg QC
  • Pippa Woodrow (Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers)
Virtual meeting

Contact us

  • Email: justicecom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6684 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 3051 (media enquiries)
  • Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA