Covid-19 and the criminal law

Justice Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 10 Mar 2021 Closed: 13 Sep 2023 Parliament page
This inquiry examines the way in which the Government has created new criminal offences to ensure people follow restrictions and lockdown, how the criminal law has been adapted to deal with the pandemic, and how covid-19 offences have been enforced, applied and reviewed by the police, the Crown Prosecution Service … Read more
21 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
7 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 10 events
8 Sep
2022
Report published
28 Jun
2022
Correspondence
14 Jun
2022
Correspondence
8 Jun
2022
Correspondence
22 Feb
2022
Correspondence
24 Sep
2021
Report published
13 Jul
2021
Correspondence
13 Jul
2021
Correspondence
8 Jul
2021
Correspondence
20 Apr
2021
Formal meeting · Virtual meeting
Title HC No. Published Items Response
4th Report - Covid-19 and the criminal law HC 71 24 Sep 2021 34 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
14 Recommendation Accepted in Part
4th Report - Covid-19 and the crim…
To facilitate effective scrutiny of new criminal offences in statutory instruments, it would be helpful...
To facilitate effective scrutiny of new criminal offences in statutory instruments, it would be helpful if the Government would ensure that the accompanying explanatory memorandum should contain a specific section detailing any new offences, the reasons behind their creation, and … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected the idea of a specific heading for new criminal offences in explanatory memoranda, deeming it disproportionate, but committed to updating guidance to ensure the 'Policy background' section clearly explains any new offences.
Ministry of Justice
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Government Response AI assessment · 34 of 21 classified
Accepted 10
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 7
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 8
Rejected 6
Total 21 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
28 Jun 2022 From committee Letter to Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 21 June 2022, regarding Covid-19 and the criminal law
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14 Jun 2022 To committee Letter from Dominic Raab MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 9 June 2022, on Covid-19 and the Criminal Law Report response
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8 Jun 2022 From committee Letter to Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 25 May 2022, regarding Covid-19 and the criminal law
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22 Feb 2022 To committee Letter from Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 7 February 2022, on government responses to Covid-19 and the Criminal Law report and the Coroner Service report
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13 Jul 2021 Letter dated 24 June 2021 from Lord Wolfson QC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, on Limitation period for prosecutions under coronavirus regulations
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13 Jul 2021 Letter dated 4 May from Lord Wolfson QC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, on Limitation period for prosecutions under coronavirus regulations
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8 Jul 2021 Letter dated 30 June 2021 from Lord Wolfson QC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on Funding for not-for-profit providers of legal advice
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