Source · Select Committee · Joint Committee
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Scrutinises: Ministry of Justice
134 reports
312 conclusions & recs
41 govt responses
15 overdue
Government Response
Accepted: 76
Accepted in Part: 12
Acknowledged: 52
Deferred: 12
Not Addressed: 60
Rejected: 68
Committee work
| Inquiry | Type | Status | Opened | Reports | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights Act Reform Inquiry | Report | Closed | 11 Jan 2022 | 2 | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Judicial Review and Courts Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report | Closed | 2 Dec 2021 | 1 | — | — |
| 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 | Closed | 23 Sep 2021 | 2 | — | — |
| Protecting human rights in care settings Inquiry | Report | Closed | 20 Sep 2021 | 3 | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Nationality and Borders Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report | Closed | 21 Jul 2021 | 6 | — | — |
| Proposal for a draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2021 Remedial order scrutiny | Report | Closed | 21 Jul 2021 | 2 | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Youth Justice Non-inquiry session | Report | Closed | 21 Jun 2021 | 2 | — | — |
| Judicial Review and human rights Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 7 Jun 2021 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Electoral Integrity Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report | Closed | 18 May 2021 | 2 | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report | Closed | 15 Mar 2021 | 6 | — | — |
| The Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review Inquiry | Report | Closed | 21 Jan 2021 | 1 | — | — |
| The Government's response to covid-19: human rights implications of long lockdown Inquiry | Report | Closed | 30 Nov 2020 | 4 | — | — |
| Freedom of Expression Inquiry | Evidence/session | Closed | 6 Nov 2020 | — | — | — |
| Ministerial Scrutiny: Human Rights Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 5 Nov 2020 | — | — | — |
| Judicial Review and enforcing human rights Non-inquiry session | Evidence/session | Closed | 2 Oct 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report | Closed | 28 Sep 2020 | 2 | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill Legislative scrutiny | Report | Closed | 27 Jul 2020 | 2 | — | — |
| Black people, racism and human rights Inquiry | Report | Closed | 1 Jul 2020 | 3 | — | — |
| Draft Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2020: Second Report Remedial order scrutiny | Report | Closed | 19 Mar 2020 | 1 | — | — |
| The Government’s response to Covid-19: human rights implications Inquiry | Report | Closed | 19 Mar 2020 | 2 | — | — |
| Mental Health Act reform Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Espionage legislation Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Building Safety Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Counter Terrorism (Sentencing and Release) Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Health Service Safety Investigations Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Fire Safety Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Environment Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Police Powers and Protections Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Domestic Abuse Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Serious Violence Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Sentencing Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Renters' Reform Bill Legislative scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 12 Mar 2020 | — | — | — |
| Draft Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2019 Remedial order scrutiny | No report yet | Closed | 17 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order – Second Report Remedial order scrutiny | Evidence/session | Closed | 17 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Health Service Safety Investigations Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Foreign National Offenders Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Serious Violence Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Sentencing Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 15 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Inquiry | No report yet | Closed | 14 Oct 2019 | — | — | — |
| Fatal Accidents Act 1976 (Remedial) Order 2019 Remedial order scrutiny | Report | Closed | 15 May 2019 | 1 | — | — |