Home Affairs Committee
Welcome to the Home Affairs Committee’s website.
The Committee was nominated on 13 July 2005 and consists of fourteen Members of Parliament, drawn from the three largest political parties. The House of Commons has appointed the Committee with the task of examining the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Home Office and its associated public bodies.
The Committee chooses its own subjects of inquiry and seeks written and oral evidence from a wide range of relevant groups and individuals. At the end of an inquiry the Committee will usually produce a report setting out its findings and making recommendations to the Government. The Government must respond to each of the report’s recommendations within two months of publication.
Submitting evidence | Attending a meeting | Publications | Formal Minutes |
WHAT'S NEW
Oral Evidence Sessions (see meetings for further details)
Tuesday 9 February Wilson Room
The Government's Approach to Crime Prevention
At 10.30 am
Professor Gloria Laycock, Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science
At 11.00 am
Maria Eagle MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, and Rt Hon Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families
At 11.30 am
The Safer Sutton Partnership
Andy Sellins, Acting Chief Executive, Cricket for Change
Adam Hall, Development Manager, Cricket for Change
Rt Hon Keith Vaz MP, Chairman of the Committee, said:
““The causes of crime are multi-faceted and are best dealt with using a multi-agency approach. Although the Home Office has overall responsibility for policing matters, tackling the root causes of crime is a matter for the Government as a whole. In this session we are therefore pleased to establish what the Ministry of Justice and Department for Children, Schools and Families are doing to prevent crime. We will also be hearing from local examples of projects which deter young people from crime.”
2 February 2010
The Home Office's Response to Terrorist Attacks
Publication of Report
Press Release
1 February 2010
The Cost of Policing Football Matches
Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2008–09
27 January 2010
Policing of the G20 Protests
Government Response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2008-09
26 January 2010
Police Service Strength
Publication of Report
Press Release
22 January 2010
Police Service Strength
Press release
15 January 2010
Work of the Committee in 2008-09
Publication of Report
18 December 2009
The e-Borders Programme
Publication of Report
Press release
14 December 2009
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Programmes
14 December 2009
Knife Crime Seminar follow-up
Knife Crime Recommendations - Next Steps
9 December 2009
The Government's Approach to Crime Prevention
Scope of Inquiry
8 December 2009
The work of the UK Border Agency
Publication of Report
Press Release
CURRENT INQUIRIES
DNA Database
The Government's Approach to Crime Prevention
The Home Office's Response to Terrorist Attacks
The Cocaine Trade
