Crime, civil law, justice and rights
Crime, civil law, justice and rights news from UK Parliament.

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill focus of Lords debate
Members discuss draft law to bolster competition in digital markets and protect consumers. Catch up
06 December 2023

Criminal Justice Bill: call for evidence
Criminal Justice Bill: call for evidence
30 November 2023

Lords debates Automated Vehicles Bill at second reading
Members discuss draft law to regulate safe rollout of self-driving vehicles in Great Britain.
29 November 2023

House of Commons Committee launches public survey on fraud
The cross-party committee of MPs wants to find out more about the different types of fraud that people are experiencing in the UK
24 November 2023

Lords considers case for recognising the Ukrainian Holodomor as a genocide
Members discuss calls to ratify 1932-1933 famine as mass murder. Find out more
24 November 2023

Justice Committee launches new inquiry into probate amid concerns over delays and consumer protection
The Justice Committee has launched a new inquiry into probate, the legal term for sorting out a will, amid concerns over delays in processing applications.
22 November 2023

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill debated in the Lords
Members discuss draft law to update UK's investigatory framework in face of emerging threats. Catch up.
21 November 2023

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill completes parliamentary scrutiny
Members discuss small businesses and trail costs as anti-fraud bill set to become law. Catch up
26 October 2023

New inquiry: Justice Committee launches new inquiry on the work of the County Court amid capacity and resource concerns
New inquiry: Justice Committee launches new inquiry on the work of the County Court amid capacity and resource concerns
26 October 2023

Public debate on sentencing is “stuck in a dysfunctional and reactive cycle” Justice Committee warns
The Committee calls on Government and Parliament to identify where there may be genuine and sustained gaps between sentencing policy and public opinion
24 October 2023

New inquiry: Justice Committee launches new inquiry examining the use of pre-recorded cross-examination
Committee launches new inquiry examining the use of pre-recorded cross-examination
23 October 2023

MPs to debate knife crime
MPs to debate knife crime
10 October 2023

MoJ must investigate Official Injury Claim Service case backlog after whiplash reforms, Justice Committee says
There are a “growing number” of unresolved cases in the Official Injury Claim Service portal, the Justice Committee warns
19 September 2023

Government rejects MPs’ calls to legally define honour-based abuse
The Government has rejected calls by MPs to introduce a statutory definition of so-called honour-based abuse, despite warnings that it risks remaining a hidden crime without improved understanding of its complexities
14 September 2023

Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into fraud
Fraud is the most common crime in England and Wales, accounting for 40% of all offences
14 September 2023