Committee
Justice Committee
Departmental select committee
Commons
What it does
The Justice Committee examines the policies and spending of the Ministry of Justice (and associated public bodies). This includes courts, legal aid, prisons, probation and the rule of law. It also advises on sentencing guidelines. It cannot consider individual cases.
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Members
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Andy Slaughter MP
Labour
Chair
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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP
Conservative
Member
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Janet Daby MP
Labour
Member
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Matt Bishop MP
Labour
Member
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Pam Cox MP
Labour
Member
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Sarah Russell MP
Labour
Member
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Sir Ashley Fox MP
Conservative
Member
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Tessa Munt MP
Liberal Democrat
Member
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Tony Vaughan KC MP
Labour
Member
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Vikki Slade MP
Liberal Democrat
Member
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Warinder Juss MP
Labour
Member
Recent outputs
- Correspondence Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, dated 17 July 2026 relating to a consultation on the funding and oversight of youth justice services 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 16 July 2026: Follow-up to the oral evidence session held on 30 June 2026 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from The Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP, Chair of the House of Commons Modernisation Committee, dated 16 July 2026: Acting Select Committee Chairs 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 16 July 2026 relating to a consultation on further judicial review reforms 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 15 July 2026 relating to the re-appointment of His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Probation 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Baroness Levitt KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, dated 15 July 2026 relating to Weddings Law reform 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 15 July 2026: Update on prison function change at HMP Brixton 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 15 July 2026 relating to the launch of a consultation on Criminal Legal Aid Advocate fees 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 15 July 2026 relating to the expansion of court transparency measures 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Vicky Fox, Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Supreme Court, dated 14 July 2026: Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 17 Jul 2026
- Report 3rd Report – Access to Justice: Legal Aid 17 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Formal Minutes 2024-26 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence to The Rt Hon Lady Justice May, Chair of the Sentencing Council, dated 14 July 2026: Assault PC Consultation 15 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence to Dr Jo Farrar CB OBE, Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary, dated 14 July 2026: Post-legislative scrutiny 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence to Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 14 July 2026: Probate fees 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 13 July 2026: Government Response to Jonathan Fisher KC’s Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, and Part II, Chapter Five of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of Criminal Courts 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 13 July 2026: Public Bodies Review of the Legal Services Board 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Dr Monisha Shah, Chair of the Legal Services Board, dated 13 July 2026: Independent Review of the Legal Services Board 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence to The Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 9 July 2026: Independent Review of the Prison System 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Catherine Atkinson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls to Matt Storey, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland, dated 13 July 2026: PCC victims funding in Cleveland 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 10 July 2026: Imprisonment for Public Protection Annual Report 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Josh MacAlister OBE MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families and Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 8 July 2026: Children with parents in prison: launch of test and learn pilots 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing and Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 7 July 2026: Publication of HM Inspectorate of Prisons Annual Report 2025-26 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Alison Clarke, Executive Director of the Youth Custody Service (HMPPS), dated 14 May 2026: Follow-up to the oral evidence session held on 21 April 2026 8 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 6 July 2026 relating to the Trowler Review into Youth Custody Safeguarding 7 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 6 July 2026 relating to Probate fees 7 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 6 July 2026: Follow-up to the oral evidence session held on 16 June 2026 7 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 3 July 2026 relating to the Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2026 7 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Chris Parsons, Project Director at LandWorks, dated 1 July 2026: Rehabilitation and Resettlement 7 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Correspondence from Alex Norris MP, Minister for Border Security and Asylum, dated 1 July 2026 relating to the Immigration and Asylum Bill 7 Jul 2026
Source: the official committee page.