Committees

Human Rights Act Reform

Inquiry

The Government has launched a three-month consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998.

The consultation seeks views on the Government’s proposals to revise the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights.

It follows a report from the Independent Human Rights Act Review Panel which examined how the Human Rights Act is working after 21 years in operation.

This Report contains the Committee’s views on the topics which were the focus of that Independent Review.

The Committee will respond to the Government proposals which form the basis of its consultation.

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Past events

Wednesday 11 May 2022
2:45pm Private
3:00pm Public
Human Rights Act Reform - Oral evidence 11 May 2022
3:00pm
  • The Baroness Falkner of Margravine (Chair at Equality and Human Rights Commission)
  • Alyson Kilpatrick (Chief Commissioner at Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)
  • Barbara Bolton (Head of Legal and Policy at Scottish Human Rights Commission)
3:45pm
  • Professor Aileen McHarg (Professor of Public Law and Human Rights at Durham Law School, Durham University)
  • Charles Whitmore (Research Associate at Wales Governance Centre and Wales Council for Voluntary Action)
  • Brian Gormally (Director at Committee on the Administration of Justice)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 9 February 2022
2:40pm Private
3:00pm Public
Human Rights Act Reform - Oral evidence 9 February 2022
3:00pm
  • Professor Conor Gearty QC (Professor of Human Rights Law at The London School of Economics)
  • Elizabeth Prochaska (Barrister at 11 King's Bench Walk)
  • Schona Jolly QC (Barrister at Clositers Chambers)
  • Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC (Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 2 February 2022
2:40pm Private
3:00pm Public
Human Rights Act Reform - Oral evidence 2 February 2022
3:00pm
  • The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC (Minister at Ministry of Justice)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 26 January 2022
2:40pm Private
3:00pm Public
Human Rights Act Reform - Oral evidence 26 January 2022
3:00pm
  • Lord Mance (Former Justice at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)
  • Professor Alison Young (Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law at University of Cambridge)
  • Professor Adam Tomkins (John Millar Chair of Public Law at Glasgow University)
  • Dr Hélène Tyrrell (Lecturer at Newcastle University)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

The Committee is unable to look into individual cases

  • Email: jchr@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 0207 219 2793 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8430 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament. London. SW1A 0AA