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

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Ninth Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill HC 611 25 Jan 2023 0 Overdue

Oral evidence sessions

4 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

4 letters
DateDirectionTitle
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…