Source · Select Committee · Joint Committee
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Scrutinises: Ministry of Justice
206 reports
1293 conclusions & recs
50 reports with response document linked
156 without response document linked
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The work of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Non-inquiry session | No report yet | Closed | 29 Apr 2026 | — | — | — |
| The human rights implications of the UK-Mauritius Agreement Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| The Role of the Independent Public Advocate Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jan 2026 | — | — | — |
| Work of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International at Ministry of Justice Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Potential impact on the Human Rights of disabled people Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Nov 2025 | — | — | — |
| Proposal for a draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2025 Remedial order scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 23 Jul 2025 | 2 | 14 | No response document linked |
| Universal Periodic Review Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 18 Jun 2025 | — | — | — |
| The work of the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 23 Apr 2025 | — | — | — |
| Crime and Policing Bill Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 27 Mar 2025 | 2 | 25 | Response document linked |
| Attorney General Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 26 Mar 2025 | — | — | — |
| Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 14 Mar 2025 | 2 | 118 | Response document linked |
| Mental Health Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 19 Dec 2024 | 2 | 29 | Response document linked |
| The European Court of Human Rights and Climate Change: Recent Judgments and Implications for the UK Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 14 May 2024 | — | — | — |
| The role of human rights in the UK democratic process Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 30 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Ministerial Scrutiny: the UK's engagement with its international human rights obligations Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Apr 2024 | — | — | — |
| Government proposals on extremism Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 Mar 2024 | — | — | — |
| Draft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023 Remedial order scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 10 Jan 2024 | 1 | 18 | No response document linked |
| Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 15 Dec 2023 | 2 | 13 | Response document linked |
| Sentencing Bill 2023 Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 5 Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| Criminal Justice Bill 2023 Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill 2023 Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 5 Dec 2023 | — | — | — |
| Accountability for Daesh crimes Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 12 Oct 2023 | 2 | 17 | Response document linked |
| Hillsborough Law Non-inquiry session | Report findings | Closed | 11 Jul 2023 | 2 | 14 | Response document linked |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Victims and Prisoners Bill Legislative scrutiny | Evidence/session | Closed | 22 Jun 2023 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Legislative scrutiny | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Apr 2023 | — | — | — |
| Proposal for a Draft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023 Remedial order scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 23 Mar 2023 | 1 | 12 | No response document linked |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Illegal Migration Bill Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 16 Mar 2023 | 2 | 52 | Response document linked |
| Human rights and assisted dying Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 1 Mar 2023 | — | — | — |
| Human Rights at Work Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 10 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Feb 2023 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill 2022-2023 Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 20 Jan 2023 | 2 | 14 | Response document linked |
| Children's Commissioner Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 13 Jan 2023 | — | — | — |
| Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 3 Nov 2022 | — | — | — |
| SLAPPs: Human Rights Implications Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 25 Oct 2022 | — | — | — |
| Draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022 Remedial order scrutiny | Evidence/session | Closed | 20 Oct 2022 | — | — | — |
| Draft State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order 2022 Remedial order scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 13 Oct 2022 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 12 Jul 2022 | 1 | 52 | No response document linked |
| Parliament and human rights Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 27 Jun 2022 | — | — | — |
| Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 26 May 2022 | 2 | 23 | Response document linked |
| The UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership and Human Rights Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 24 May 2022 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: National Security Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 19 May 2022 | 1 | 40 | No response document linked |
| Proposal for a draft State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order Remedial order scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 19 May 2022 | 1 | 9 | No response document linked |
| Human Rights Ombudsperson Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 12 May 2022 | 2 | 9 | Response document linked |
| Human Rights Act Reform Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 11 Jan 2022 | 2 | 62 | Response document linked |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Judicial Review and Courts Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 2 Dec 2021 | 1 | 5 | No response document linked |
| Ministerial Scrutiny: Human Rights Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 16 Nov 2021 | — | — | — |
| The right to family life: adoption of children of unmarried women 1949-1976 Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 23 Sep 2021 | 2 | 20 | Response document linked |
| Protecting human rights in care settings Inquiry | Report findings | Closed | 20 Sep 2021 | 2 | 28 | Response document linked |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Nationality and Borders Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 21 Jul 2021 | 6 | 123 | Response document linked |
| Proposal for a draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2021 Remedial order scrutiny | Report findings | Closed | 21 Jul 2021 | 2 | 24 | No response document linked |
Reports without a committee inquiry (71)
Parliament published these reports with no official committee inquiry attached, so they do not appear in the inquiry list above.
Showing the 50 most recent.
- Seventh Report - Draft State Immunity Act 1978 (Remedial) Order 2022: Second Report 29 November 2022 · HC 895 · HL 103
- Second Special Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Public Order Bill: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report 8 September 2022
- First Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Public Order Bill 17 June 2022 · HC 351 · HL 16
- Ninth Special Report - Human Rights and the Government’s Response to Covid-19: Digital Contact Tracing: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2019–21 18 March 2022
- Fourth Special Report - The Government response to covid-19: freedom of assembly and the right to protest: Government Response to the Committee’s Thirteenth Report of Session 2019–21 22 July 2021
- Thirteenth Report: The Government response to covid-19: freedom of assembly and the right to protest 19 March 2021 · HC 1328 · HL 252
- Letter from Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, regarding the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 14 January 2021
- Letter (and Government Response) from Lucy Frazer MP, Minisiter of State for Justice, regarding the Committee's Report on Human Rights and the Government’s response to COVID-19: children whose mothers are in prison, dated 2 September 10 November 2020
- Government Response: the Detention of Young People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism and the implications of the Government's COVID-19 response 22 October 2020
- Eighth Report: Legislative Scrutiny: The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 22 October 2020 · HC 901 · HL HL 154
- Sixth Report - Human Rights and the Government’s response to COVID-19: children whose mothers are in prison 3 July 2020 · HC 518 · HL 90
- Fifth Report - Human Rights and the Government’s response to COVID-19: the detention of young people who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities 12 June 2020 · HC 395 · HL 72
- Third Report - Human Rights and the Government’s Response to Covid-19: Digital Contact Tracing 7 May 2020 · HC 343 · HL Paper 59
- Second Report - Draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order: Judicial Immunity: Second Report 20 March 2020 · HC 148 · HL 41
- First Report - Draft Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2019: Second Report 13 March 2020 · HC 146 · HL 37
- 5th Special Report - Second Legislative Scrutiny Report: Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill: Government Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report of Session 2017–19 13 December 2018
- 11th Report - Second Legislative Scrutiny Report: Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 12 October 2018 · HC 1616 · HL 195
- 8th Report - The UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 24 March 2015 · HC 1016 · HL Paper 144
- 7th Report - Human Rights Judgments 11 March 2015 · HC 1088 · HL Paper 130
- 5th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill 12 January 2015 · HC 859 · HL Paper 86
- 4th Report - Protocol 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights 2 December 2014 · HC 837 · HL Paper 71
- 3rd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Modern Slavery Bill and (2) Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill 13 November 2014 · HC 779 · HL Paper 62
- 2nd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Serious Crime Bill, (2) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill (second Report) and (3) Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill 17 October 2014 · HC 746 · HL Paper 49
- 1st Report - Legal aid: children and the residence test 30 June 2014 · HC 234 · HL Paper 14
- 14th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill and (2) Deregulation Bill 11 June 2014 · HC 1293 · HL Paper 189
- 12th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill (Second Report) 3 March 2014 · HC 1120 · HL Paper 142
- 11th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Care Bill (Report, together with formal minutes) 27 January 2014 · HC1027 · HL Paper 121
- 10th Report - Post-Legislative Scrutiny: Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 (Report, together with formal minutes) 23 January 2014 · HC 1014 · HL Paper 113
- 9th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (second Report) (Report, together with formal minutes) 6 January 2014 · HC 951 · HL Paper 108
- 8th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill (Report, together with formal minutes) 18 December 2013 · HC 935 · HL Paper 102
- 6th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Offender Rehabilitation Bill (Report, together with formal minutes) 18 November 2013 · HC 829 · HL Paper 80
- 5th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill (Report, together with formal minutes and written evidence) 18 October 2013 · HC 755 · HL Paper 61
- 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (Report, together with formal minutes and written evidence) 11 October 2013 · HC 713 · HL Paper 56
- Government Response to the Report on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill 10 July 2013
- Legislative Scrutiny: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - Written Evidence 4 July 2013
- 3rd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Children and Families Bill; Energy Bill 27 June 2013 · HC 452 · HL Paper 29
- 2nd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Report, together with formal minutes) 14 June 2013 · HC 157 · HL Paper 24
- Committee's 23rd Report of Session 2005-06 21 May 2013
- 9th Report - Legislative Scrutiny Update 15 April 2013 · HC 107 · HL 157
- 8th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill (second Report) 28 February 2013 · HC 101 · HL 128
- 7th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Defamation Bill (Report, together with formal minutes and written evidence) 12 December 2012 · HC 810 · HL Paper 84
- 6th Report - Reform of the Office of the Children's Commissioner: draft legislation (Report, together with formal minutes and written evidence) 7 December 2012 · HC 811 · HL Paper 83
- 5th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Crime and Courts Bill (Report, together with formal minutes and written evidence) 26 November 2012 · HC 771 · HL Paper 67
- 4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill (Report, together with formal minutes and written evidence) 13 November 2012 · HC 370 · HL Paper 59
- 3rd Report - Appointment of the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (Report, together with formal minutes and appendices) 18 October 2012
- 2nd Report - Implementation of the Right of Disabled People to Independent Living: Government Response to the Committee's Twenty-third Report of Session 2010-12 2 July 2012 · HC 429 · HL Paper 23
- 1st Report - Draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012: second Report 28 May 2012 · HC 166 · HL Paper 8
- 22nd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 19 December 2011 · HC1717 · HL Paper 237
- 21st report - Legislative Scrutiny: Welfare Reform Bill (Drawing special attention to: Welfare Reform Bill) 12 December 2011 · HC 1704 · HL Paper 233
- 20th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill (second Report) (Report, together with formal minutes and appendices) 19 October 2011 · HC 1571 · HL Paper 204
Other source-listed committee work
These are held source observations, not a claim that this committee's publication history is complete. Items without a verified local inquiry link are separate from the inquiry counts above.
Business also listed for this committee (2)
- Appointment of the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Primary page: Women and Equalities Committee
- Pre-appointment hearing for Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Primary page: Women and Equalities Committee
Publications with unresolved business links (1)
- Twelfth Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Business link unresolved · Parliament publication 3737