Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill
Status: Closed
Opened: 12 Jul 2022
Closed: 29 Jul 2022
1 report
Background On 22 June 2022 the Bill of Rights Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons. The Bill, if enacted, would repeal and replace the Human Rights Act 1998. The introduction of the Bill of Rights follows: a 2019 manifesto commitment to “update” the Human Rights Act; the Independent Human Rights Act …
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill | HC 611 | 25 Jan 2023 | 0 | Overdue |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2022 | Rt Hon Dominic Raab · Ministry of Justice | View ↗ |
| 15 Sep 2022 | Daisy Long · British Institute of Human Rights, Debaleena Dasgupta · Centre for Women's Justice, Representative to be confirmed · INQUEST | View ↗ |
| 14 Sep 2022 | Session | View ↗ |
| 7 Sep 2022 | Kate O'Regan · The University of Oxford, Lord Sumption · The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Professor Tom Hickman QC · Blackstone Chambers, Sir Peter Gross QC · Independent Human Rights Act Review Panel | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Lord Chancellor relating to the Bill of Rights Bill, dated 14 N… |
| 1 Nov 2022 | From cttee | Letter to the Lord Chancellor Dominic Raab MP relating to the proposed Bill of … |
| 20 Oct 2022 | To cttee | Letter from the Lord Chancellor relating to the proposed Bill of Rights Bill, d… |
| 30 Sep 2022 | From cttee | Letter to the Lord Chancellor Brandon Lewis relating to the proposed Bill of Ri… |