Joint Committee on Human Rights
(Chairman)
The Joint Committee on Human Rights, chaired by Andrew Dismore MP, consists of twelve members appointed from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Committee is charged with considering human rights issues in the UK but cannot take up individual cases.
The Committee undertakes thematic inquiries on human rights issues and reports its findings and recommendations to the House. It scrutinises all Government Bills and picks out those with significant human rights implications for further examination.
The Committee also looks at Government action to deal with judgments of the UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights where breaches of human rights have been found. As part of this work, the Committee looks at Remedial Orders, the legislative mechanism that allows legislation to be amended in response to these judgments. Please see links to 'Human Rights Judgments' and 'Remedial Orders' below.
If you would like further information regarding the Committee's scrutiny of Bills please click on the link below 'Legislative Scrutiny'.
If you would like further information regarding the Committee's inquiries, which it is currently undertaking please click on the link below 'Thematic inquiries'.
Thematic inquiries | Legislative Scrutiny | About the Committee | Relevant Debates in either House | Remedial Orders | Human Rights Judgments | Formal minutes | Papers available on request
What's new
The work of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Committee has heard evidence from Trevor Phillips, Chair of the EHRC and from four former EHRC Commissioners. The Committee also heard oral evidence from the Rt. Hon. Harriet Harman QC MP, Minister for Equality and Women and Jonathan Rees, Director General, Government Equalities Office on Tuesday 15 December. Uncorrected transcripts and written memoranda submitted to the Committee are available on the EHRC page.
Human Trafficking
The Committee heard oral evidence on human trafficking from Alan Campbell MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office, on Tuesday 26 January 2010.
Counter-terrorism policy and human rights: control orders
The Committee heard oral evidence from special advocates and solicitors for controlees on Wednesday 3 February 2010.
Recent publications
The Committee published its Sixth Report of Session 2009-10, Demonstrating respect for Rights? Follow Up: Government Response to the Committee's Twenty-second Report of Session 2008-09, on Wednesday 3 February 2010
The Committee published its Fifth Report of Session 2009-10, Legislative Scrutiny: Digital Economy Bill, on Friday 5 February 2010
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