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 … Show more
Reports
| 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
| 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 ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Baroness Falkner · Chair | Equality and Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Carl Foulkes · Chief Constable | National Police Chiefs' Council | 1 |
| Dominic Grieve QC PC · Barrister | Temple Garden Chambers | 1 |
| Eve Samson · Clerk of the Journals | House of Commons | 1 |
| Gregor McGill · Director of Legal Services | Crown Prosecution Service | 1 |
| Helen Mountfield QC · Barrister | Matrix Chambers | 1 |
| Joshua Rozenberg QC | — | 1 |
| Judith Robertson · Chair | Scottish Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Les Allamby · Chief Commissioner | Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Professor Graham Gee · Head of School and Professor of Public Law | School of Law, University of Sheffield | 1 |
| Richard Hermer QC · Barrister | Matrix Chambers | 1 |
| Saira Salimi · Speaker's Counsel | House of Commons | 1 |
| Sanchita Hosali · CEO | British Institute of Human Rights | 1 |
| Sarah Dallal · Equality and Diversity Lead | Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | 1 |
| The Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | — | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury | — | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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… |