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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative scrutiny: Courts and Tribunals Bill Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 27 Feb 2026 | — | — | — |
| Children and Young Adults in the Secure Estate Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 12 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Reform of the Criminal Court Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 5 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Independent Review of the Criminal Courts Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 3 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Reform of the Family Court Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 28 Oct 2025 | — | — | — |
| Section 28 - Pre-Recorded Cross Examination Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 1 Sep 2025 | — | — | — |
| Access to Justice Inquiry | Evidence/session | Open | 23 Jul 2025 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Parole Board Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 23 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| The Independent Sentencing Review Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Open | 9 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Re-offending Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 6 Nov 2024 | — | — | — |
| Work of the President of the Family Division Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Lady Chief Justice Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 9 Jan 2024 | — | — | — |
| Regulation of the legal professions Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Probate Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| The Coroner Service: follow-up Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Nov 2023 | — | — | — |
| Recent urgent notifications on the prison estate Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 19 Oct 2023 | — | — | — |
| Future prison population and estate capacity Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Sep 2023 | — | — | — |
| Government consultation on supporting earlier resolution of private family law arrangements Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Master of the Rolls Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 May 2023 | — | — | — |
| Victims and Prisoners Bill Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Apr 2023 | — | — | — |
| Work of the immigration and asylum tribunals Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| Prepayment meters: warrants and forced installations Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| Proposed changes to the Totality sentencing guideline Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Attorney General and the Solicitor General Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 9 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| The prison operational workforce Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 Nov 2022 | — | — | — |
| Criminal Bar Association strike action Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 31 Aug 2022 | — | — | — |
| Sentencing Council consultations on draft guidelines Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Jul 2022 | — | — | — |
| Bill of Rights Bill Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 Jun 2022 | — | — | — |
| Prisons update Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 May 2022 | — | — | — |
| Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Apr 2022 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Serious Fraud Office Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 21 Mar 2022 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Criminal Justice Inspectorates Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 28 Feb 2022 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Urgent Notification - Rainsbrook and Oakhill STCs Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Nov 2021 | — | — | — |
| Secure Training Centres and Secure Schools Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 29 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Judicial diversity Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 8 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Crown Prosecution Service Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 8 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Ministry of Justice Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 16 Mar 2021 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Sentencing Council Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Jan 2021 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Law Commission Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 17 Nov 2020 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Attorney General Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 Jul 2020 | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Lord Chief Justice Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Lord Chancellor Regular evidence sessions | Evidence/session | Open | 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 Prison Service inquiry Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |