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The Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review

Inquiry

The Government have set up an independent panel to review the operation of the Human Rights Act. 

In this short inquiry, we are seeking views to help inform its response to the independent review and its outcome. We will submit written evidence to the inquiry, but our own inquiry will continue to run alongside the Independent Review. 

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Third Report - The Government’s Independent Review of the Human Rights Act
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Correspondence

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Letter to the Chair of the Liaison Committee relating to the absence of an adequate Government response to the JCHR's Report 'The Government’s Independent Review of the Human Rights Act', dated 28 March 2022
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A letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice relating to the Government Response to the JCHR’s IHRAR Report, dated 23 February
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A letter from the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice relating to a consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998, dated 14 December
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Oral evidence transcripts

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24 March 2021
Inquiry The Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review
Witnesses Joshua Rozenberg QC, Professor Graham Gee (Professor of Public Law at The University of Sheffield), Helen Mountfield QC (Barrister at Matrix Chambers), and Richard Hermer QC (Barrister at Matrix Chambers)
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Oral Evidence
17 March 2021
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Witnesses Sanchita Hosali (Director at British Institute of Human Rights), Carl Foulkes (Chief Constable at National Police Chiefs' Council), Gregor McGill (Director, Legal Services at Crown Prosecution Service), and Sarah Dallal (Equality and Diversity Lead at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust)
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10 March 2021
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Witnesses Baroness Falkner (Chair at Equality and Human Rights Commission), Judith Robertson (Chair at Scottish Human Rights Commission), and Les Allamby (Chief Commissioner at Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)
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Written evidence

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Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRA0051)
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Amnesty International UK, and Migrant Voice (HRA0052)
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Redress, and Hogan Lovells International LLP (HRA0053)
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Other publications

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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