Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)

The Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review

Status: Closed Opened: 21 Jan 2021 Closed: 6 Dec 2023 1 report

The Government have set up an independent panel to review the operation of the Human Rights Act. In this short inquiry, we are seeking views to help inform its response to the independent review and its outcome. We will submit written evidence to the inquiry, but our own inquiry will continue to run alongside the …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - The Government’s Independent Review of the H… HC 89 8 Jul 2021 0 Overdue

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
24 Mar 2021 Helen Mountfield QC · Matrix Chambers, Joshua Rozenberg QC, Professor Graham Gee · School of Law, University of Sheffield, Richard Hermer QC · Matrix Chambers View ↗
17 Mar 2021 Carl Foulkes · National Police Chiefs' Council, Gregor McGill · Crown Prosecution Service, Sanchita Hosali · British Institute of Human Rights, Sarah Dallal · Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust View ↗
10 Mar 2021 Baroness Falkner · Equality and Human Rights Commission, Judith Robertson · Scottish Human Rights Commission, Les Allamby · Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission View ↗
3 Feb 2021 The Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom View ↗
27 Jan 2021 Dominic Grieve QC PC · Temple Garden Chambers, Eve Samson · House of Commons, Saira Salimi · House of Commons, The Rt Hon. the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
31 Mar 2022 From cttee Letter to the Chair of the Liaison Committee relating to the absence of an adeq…
24 Feb 2022 From cttee A letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State f…
3 Feb 2022 To cttee A letter from the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State…