Source · Select Committee · House of Commons
Justice Committee
Scrutinises: Ministry of Justice
153 reports
796 conclusions & recs
49 govt responses
5 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 181
Accepted in Part: 37
Acknowledged: 71
Deferred: 187
Not Addressed: 11
Rejected: 43
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights Act Reform Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 25 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Law Officers Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 Jan 2022 | — | — | — |
| Fraud and the Justice System Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 2 Dec 2021 | 2 | 43 | Responded |
| Urgent Notification - Rainsbrook and Oakhill STCs Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Nov 2021 | — | — | — |
| Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 21 Sep 2021 | 2 | 22 | Responded |
| Open justice: court reporting in the digital age Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 17 Sep 2021 | 2 | 45 | Responded |
| The constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Jul 2021 | 2 | 22 | Responded |
| Secure Training Centres and Secure Schools Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Crown Prosecution Service Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 8 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Judicial diversity Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Women in Prison Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 26 Apr 2021 | 2 | 44 | Responded |
| Mental Health in Prison Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Apr 2021 | 2 | 33 | Responded |
| Work of the Ministry of Justice Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 16 Mar 2021 | — | — | — |
| Covid-19 and the criminal law Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 10 Mar 2021 | 2 | 34 | Responded |
| Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Closed | 2 Mar 2021 | 3 | 17 | Responded |
| Work of the Sentencing Council Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Jan 2021 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing: Chief Inspector of HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Open | 5 Jan 2021 | 1 | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements (IMA) Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Open | 17 Nov 2020 | 2 | — | — |
| Work of the Law Commission Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 17 Nov 2020 | — | — | — |
| The Future of Legal Aid Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 7 Sep 2020 | 2 | 43 | Responded |
| Pre-appointment hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons Pre-appointment hearing | Report | Closed | 2 Sep 2020 | 1 | — | — |
| Court Capacity Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 30 Jul 2020 | 2 | 33 | Responded |
| The future of the Probation Service Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Jul 2020 | 2 | 26 | Responded |
| Work of the Attorney General Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 Jul 2020 | — | — | — |
| The Coroner Service Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 7 Jul 2020 | 2 | 28 | Responded |
| Private prosecutions: safeguards Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 23 Jun 2020 | 2 | 9 | Responded |
| Children and young people in custody Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 2 Jun 2020 | 4 | 45 | Responded |
| Work of the Crown Prosecution Service Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 12 May 2020 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Victims' Commissioner Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Apr 2020 | — | — | — |
| Ageing prison population Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 15 Apr 2020 | 2 | 21 | Responded |
| Coronavirus (COVID-19): The impact on prison, probation and court systems Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 31 Mar 2020 | 6 | 42 | Responded |
| Work of the Lord Chief Justice Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints Pre-appointment hearing | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Lord Chancellor Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 10 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Prison Service inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Lord Chancellor inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Victims' Commissioner inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 27 Aug 2019 | — | — | — |
| Ageing prison population - inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 2 Jul 2019 | — | — | — |
| Children and young people in custody - inquiry Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 2 Jul 2019 | — | — | — |
| HM Chief Inspector of Probation inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Apr 2019 | — | — | — |
| Prison governance inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 4 Apr 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 25 Mar 2019 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Solicitor General inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 25 Mar 2019 | — | — | — |
| Progress in the implementation of the Lammy Review's recommendations inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Mar 2019 | — | — | — |
| Pre-appointment hearing for HM Chief Inspector of Probation inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 26 Feb 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Court and Tribunal Reforms inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 9 Jan 2019 | 1 | — | — |
| Work of the Attorney General inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 9 Jan 2019 | — | — | — |
| Bailiffs: Enforcement of debt inquiry Inquiry | Report | Closed | 13 Dec 2018 | 3 | — | — |
| Serious Fraud Office inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 11 Dec 2018 | — | — | — |
| HMP Birmingham inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 11 Dec 2018 | — | — | — |