Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Human Rights Act Reform
Status: Closed
Opened: 11 Jan 2022
Closed: 2 Oct 2023
1 report
The Government has launched a three-month consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998. The consultation seeks views on the Government’s proposals to revise the Human Rights Act and replace it with a Bill of Rights. It follows a report from the Independent Human Rights Act Review Panel which examined how the Human Rights Act …
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirteenth Report - Human Rights Act Reform | HC 1033 | 13 Apr 2022 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2022 | Alyson Kilpatrick · Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Barbara Bolton · Scottish Human Rights Commission, Brian Gormally · Committee on the Administration of Justice, Charles Whitmore · Wales Governance Centre and Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Professor Aileen McHarg · Durham Law School, Durham University, The Baroness Falkner of Margravine · Equality and Human Rights Commission | View ↗ |
| 9 Feb 2022 | Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC · Doughty Street Chambers, Elizabeth Prochaska · 11 King's Bench Walk, Professor Conor Gearty QC · The London School of Economics, Schona Jolly QC · Bar Human Rights Committee | View ↗ |
| 2 Feb 2022 | The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC · Ministry of Justice | View ↗ |
| 26 Jan 2022 | Dr Hélène Tyrrell · Newcastle University, Lord Mance · The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Professor Adam Tomkins · University of Glasgow, Professor Alison Young · University of Cambridge | View ↗ |