The Justice Select Committee of the United Kingdom is a select committee of the House of Commons which scrutinizes the policy, administration, and spending of the Ministry of Justice. In addition, the committee examines the work of the Law Officers of the Crown, the Serious Fraud Office, and the Crown Prosecution Service. The committee also reviews draft Sentencing Guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council (formerly the Sentencing Guidelines Council.) [1]
The committee scrutinises the work of the Secretary of State for Justice, Attorney General, Solicitor General and the Minister of State for Prisons among others. [2]
Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, chairs and member of committees are yet to be appointed. [3]
The committee had the following members in the 2019 parliament: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017. [9] [10]
Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | ||
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5 February 2018 | Laura Pidcock MP (Labour) | North West Durham | → | Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | Hansard | ||
19 November 2018 | Ruth Cadbury MP (Labour) | Brentford and Isleworth | → | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | Hansard | ||
21 January 2019 | Alex Chalk MP (Conservative) | Cheltenham | → | Robert Courts MP (Conservative) | Witney | Hansard | ||
8 May 2019 | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | → | Andy Slaughter MP (Labour) | Hammersmith | Hansard | ||
15 July 2019 | Kemi Badenoch MP (Conservative) | Saffron Walden | → | Andrew Griffiths MP (Conservative) | Burton | Hansard |
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015. [11] [12]
Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | ||
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26 October 2015 | Richard Burgon MP (Labour) | Leeds East | → | David Hanson MP (Labour) | Delyn | Hansard | ||
Sue Hayman MP (Labour) | Workington | Rupa Huq MP (Labour) | Ealing Central and Acton | |||||
Christina Rees MP (Labour) | Neath | Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | |||||
Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Labour) | Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency) | Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | |||||
13 June 2016 | Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | → | Chris Elmore MP (Labour) | Ogmore | Hansard | ||
31 October 2016 | Rupa Huq MP (Labour) | Ealing Central and Acton | → | Kate Green MP (Labour) [lower-alpha 1] | Stretford and Urmston | Hansard | ||
Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | Keith Vaz MP (Labour) [lower-alpha 1] | Leicester East | |||||
13 March 2017 | Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | → | Jo Stevens MP (Labour) | Cardiff Central | Hansard |
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010. [13] [14]
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That Ms Diane Abbott and Laura Farris be discharged from the Justice Committee and Janet Daby and Edward Timpson be added.
That Stuart C McDonald be discharged from the Justice Committee and Chris Stephens be added.
That Janet Daby be discharged from the Justice Committee and Rachel Hopkins be added.—(Sir Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Committee of Selection).
That Paul Maynard be discharged from the Justice Committee and Andy Carter and Dehenna Davison be added.