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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 245 matching items · closed

Filter counts show committee work items (inquiries and other recorded sessions), not individual reports or findings.

All work · 245 Has published report · 71 Has conclusions or recs · 33 Findings, no response link · 10 Evidence or correspondence only · 119 Open, no report yet · 0

All (253) Open (8) Closed (245)

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Inquiry	Type	Status	Opened	Reports	Items	Response
Legislative Scrutiny: Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Inquiry	Report	Closed	10 Oct 2018	1	—	—
The right to family life: children whose mothers are in prison inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	13 Sep 2018	1	—	—
Legislative Scrutiny: Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	3 Sep 2018	—	—	—
Legislative Scrutiny: Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	3 Sep 2018	—	—	—
Immigration detention inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	24 Jul 2018	2	—	—
Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 Remedial order scrutiny	Report	Closed	23 Jul 2018	1	—	—
Proposal for a draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019 Remedial order scrutiny	Report	Closed	17 Jul 2018	1	—	—
Proposal for a draft Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2018 Remedial order scrutiny	Report	Closed	13 Jul 2018	1	—	—
Twenty years of the Human Rights Act inquiry Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	10 Jul 2018	—	—	—
Legislative Scrutiny: Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2018 Inquiry	Report	Closed	12 Jun 2018	4	—	—
Detention of Windrush generation inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	8 May 2018	2	—	—
Youth Detention: Solitary confinement and restraint inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	24 Apr 2018	2	—	—
British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order 2018 Remedial order scrutiny	Report	Closed	16 Mar 2018	1	—	—
The Right to Freedom and Safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	7 Feb 2018	1	—	—
The work of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation inquiry Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	22 Jan 2018	—	—	—
Enforcing Human Rights Inquiry	Report	Closed	4 Dec 2017	2	—	—
Proposal for a Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 Remedial order scrutiny	Report	Closed	30 Nov 2017	1	—	—
Freedom of Speech in Universities inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	15 Nov 2017	3	—	—
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	Report	Closed	1 Nov 2017	1	—	—
Legislative Scrutiny: Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	1 Nov 2017	—	—	—
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	Report	Closed	1 Nov 2017	1	—	—
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	Report	Closed	1 Nov 2017	3	—	—
Data Protection Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	1 Nov 2017	—	—	—
Mental Health and Deaths in Prison inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	13 Dec 2016	2	—	—
The Government’s proposed derogation from the ECHR inquiry Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	13 Dec 2016	—	—	—
UK’s proposed derogation from ECHR Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	8 Dec 2016	—	—	—
The human rights implications of Brexit inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	15 Sep 2016	1	—	—
UK’s record on children’s rights inquiry Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	5 Sep 2016	—	—	—
Human Rights and Business inquiry Inquiry	Report	Closed	16 Jun 2016	2	—	—
Criminal Finances Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	15 Jun 2016	—	—	—
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	15 Jun 2016	—	—	—
Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	15 Jun 2016	—	—	—
Overseas Electors Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	15 Jun 2016	—	—	—
Prison and Courts Reform Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	15 Jun 2016	—	—	—
Children and Social Work Bill Scrutiny Inquiry	Report	Closed	15 Jun 2016	1	—	—
Investigatory Powers Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Report	Closed	12 Apr 2016	1	—	—
Energy Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	3 Feb 2016	—	—	—
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	14 Jan 2016	—	—	—
Appointment of Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission hearing Inquiry	Report	Closed	25 Nov 2015	1	—	—
Policing and Crime Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Immigration Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Counter Extremism Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Report	Closed	5 Nov 2015	2	—	—
Welfare Reform and Work Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Trade Union Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Report	Closed	5 Nov 2015	1	—	—
Housing and Planning Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Armed Forces Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Votes for Life Bill Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	No report yet	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Investigatory Powers draft Legislative Scrutiny Inquiry	Evidence/session	Closed	5 Nov 2015	—	—	—
Government's policy on use of drones for targeted killing Inquiry	Report	Closed	29 Oct 2015	2	—	—

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