Committee
Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Select committee
Lords
What it does
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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Members
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath
Liberal Democrat
Chair
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The Baroness Berridge
Conservative
Member
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The Baroness Bertin
Conservative
Member
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The Baroness Buscombe
Conservative
Member
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The Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC
Crossbench
Member
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The Lord Bach
Labour
Member
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The Lord Dubs
Labour
Member
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The Lord Empey Kt OBE
Ulster Unionist Party
Member
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The Lord Hogan-Howe QPM
Crossbench
Member
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The Lord Moraes OBE Labour Member
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The Lord Tope CBE
Liberal Democrat
Member
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The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Labour
Member
Recent outputs
- Declarations of interest Declarations of interest for the follow-up letter on shop theft 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 17 July 2026 from the Chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee to Sarah Jones MP, Minister of State (Minister for Policing and Crime) following up on the Committee's 2024 inquiry and letter on shop theft in 2024 17 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 14 July 2026 from the Chair of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee to the Home Secretary following up on her oral evidence session of 7 July 2026 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 10 July 2026 from the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate to the Chair providing supplementary evidence following their oral evidence session 30 June 2026 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 13 July 2026 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice to the Chair regarding follow-up questions from his oral evidence session with the Committee 30 June 2026 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 8 July 2026 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice, Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Josh MacAlister OBE MP, Minister for Children and Families to the Chair regarding the launch of a new programme of test-and-learn pilots to improve recognition and support for children affected by parental imprisonment 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 7 July 2026 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice and Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the publication of the HMI Prisons Annual Report 2025-2026 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 6 July 2026 from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the Trowler Review into Youth Custody Safeguarding 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 6 July 2026 from the Police Leadership Commission to the Chair regarding the publication of the Police Leadership Commission Report 14 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Formal Minutes for House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee 7th Meeting 26-27 7 July 2026 14 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 30 June 2026 from The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the launch of an Independent Review of the Prison System in England and Wales 13 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 30 June 2026 from The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding domestic murder sentencing 13 Jul 2026
- Formal Minutes Formal Minutes for House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee 6th Meeting 26-27 30 June 2026 13 Jul 2026
- Correspondence Letter from James McEwen Chief Executive Officer HM Prisons and Probation Service Ministry of Justice to the Chair following his oral evidence session 9 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter from the Howard League to the Chair following up on their oral evidence session on 16 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 23 June 2026 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the Prison (governor’s and adjudicator’s punishments) (amendment) Rules 2026 statutory instrument 30 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 19 June 2026 from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to the Chair regarding amendments to Ministry of Justice court and tribunal fees 30 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Formal Minutes for House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee 5th Meeting 26-27 23 June 2026 30 Jun 2026
- Declarations of interest Declarations of interest for the fire safety in prisons inquiry 29 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Formal Minutes for House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee 4th Meeting 26-27 16 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Formal Minutes for House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee 3rd Meeting 26-27 9 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
- Formal Minutes Formal Minutes for House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee 2nd Meeting 26-27 2 June 2026 24 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 12 June 2026 from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the reopening of Oasis Restore Secure School 23 Jun 2026
- Report 1st Report - Settlement, Citizenship and Integration 23 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 11 June 2026 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the expansion of the intensive supervision courts 19 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 10 June 2026 from Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Justice and Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding publication of the IMB National Annual Report 2025 19 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 9 June 2026 from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the signed Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Latvia on justice cooperation 19 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 4 June 2026 from The Baroness Levitt KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the launch of a consultation on cohabitation and financial remedies reform 19 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 4 June 2026 from The Right Honourable David Lammy MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair informing the Committee of proposals to modernise the structure of the High Court, specifically through the creation of a new Business and Property Division 19 Jun 2026
- Correspondence Letter dated 3 June 2026 from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services to the Chair regarding the introduction of secondary legislation to reverse some of the operational contingency measures introduced following a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) online digital services 19 Jun 2026
Source: the official committee page.