The Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review

Human Rights (Joint Committee) Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Jan 2021 Closed: 6 Dec 2023 Parliament page
The Government have set up an independent panel to review the operation of the Human Rights Act. In this short inquiry, we are seeking views to help inform its response to the independent review and its outcome. We will submit written evidence to the inquiry, but our own inquiry will … Read more
1 Report
5 Oral sessions
3 Letters
5 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
31 Mar
2022
Correspondence
24 Feb
2022
Correspondence
3 Feb
2022
Correspondence
8 Jul
2021
Report published
24 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
17 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
10 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
3 Feb
2021
Oral evidence
27 Jan
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 5 sessions
24 Mar 2021
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Helen Mountfield QC · Matrix Chambers Joshua Rozenberg QC Professor Graham Gee · School of Law, University of Sheffield Richard Hermer QC · Matrix Chambers
17 Mar 2021
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Carl Foulkes · National Police Chiefs' Council Gregor McGill · Crown Prosecution Service Sanchita Hosali · British Institute of Human Rights Sarah Dallal · Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
10 Mar 2021
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Baroness Falkner · Equality and Human Rights Commission Judith Robertson · Scottish Human Rights Commission Les Allamby · Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
3 Feb 2021
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The Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
27 Jan 2021
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Dominic Grieve QC PC · Temple Garden Chambers Eve Samson · House of Commons Saira Salimi · House of Commons The Rt Hon. the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - The Government’s Independent Review of the Human … HC 89 8 Jul 2021 0 No response document linked
Correspondence 3 letters
31 Mar 2022 From committee Letter to the Chair of the Liaison Committee relating to the absence of an adequate Government response to the JCHR's Report 'The Government’s Independent Review of the Human Rights Act', dated 28 March 2022
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24 Feb 2022 From committee A letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice relating to the Government Response to the JCHR’s IHRAR Report, dated 23 February
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3 Feb 2022 To committee A letter from the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice relating to a consultation to reform the Human Rights Act 1998, dated 14 December
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