Justice Committee
Welcome to the Justice Committee's website.
The Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the administration, expenditure and policy of the Ministry of Justice
The Committee also examines the work of the Attorney General, Solicitor General and the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The Justice Committee also scrutinises draft Sentencing Guidelines issued under the authority of the Sentencing Guidelines Council
Until 6 November 2007 the Justice Committee was known as the Constitutional Affairs Committee
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Latest news
- Committee publishes report on prison officers (HC 361)
- Government repiles to Committee reports on family legal aid and Constitutional reform and renewal published (HC 1018)
- Committee launches inquiry into the role and peformance of the Ministry of Justice in relation to the Crown Dependencies
Inquiries / One-off sessions
Inquiries
- The UK and the Crown Dependencies: call for evidence published
- Sentencing Guidelines (on-going scrutiny of draft guidelines)
- Justice issues in Europe call for evidence published
- Justice reinvestment (oral evidence concluded, report in preparation)
One-off oral evidence sessions
- Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, on the works of the Ministry of Justice, 24 November 2009
The latest details of all committee meetings are available on the Select Committee Calendar
Live audio-visual webcast coverage of some committee meetings is now available on www.parliamentlive.tv
Coverage of committees meeting in public but which are not being televised or webcast live will be available in audio-only. Webcasts are available via the on-demand searchable archive for 28 days from their original transmission.
The Parliamentary Recording Unit continues to supply tape recordings of televised commitee meetings on request and can be contacted at pru@parliament.uk or on 020 7219 5511.
