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Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee was appointed to consider justice and home affairs, including the domestic criminal justice system, and international cooperation in respect of criminal justice, civil justice, migration and asylum.

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2 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Tackling Shoplifting
Opened 13 May 2024
Electronic border management systems
Opened 21 February 2024

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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House of Lords committees following dissolution
Following the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024, all select committees have ceased to exist.
30 May 2024
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Committee launches an inquiry into tackling shoplifting
The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is launching a short inquiry into tackling shoplifting.
21 May 2024
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Lords Committee questions UK’s preparedness for forthcoming border changes
Justice and Home Affairs Committee publish letter to government on the committe's inquiry into electronic border management systems
21 May 2024

Latest publications

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Letter dated 5 September 2024 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice, to Lord Foster of Bath, Chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding Imprisonment for Public Protection: Changes to Licence.
Correspondence
Letter dated 10 September 2024 from HM Chief Inspector of Prisons to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee regarding publication of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons' Annual Report 2023-24
Correspondence
Letter dated 1 August 2024 from Lord Foster of Bath, Chair of Justice and Home Affairs Committee to the Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Home Secretary, regarding Committee activity and inviting her to appear before them.
Work Home Office oral evidence session (Non-inquiry session)
Correspondence

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