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]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neill MP (Chair) | Conservative | Bromley and Chislehurst | ||
| Tahir Ali MP | Labour | Birmingham Hall Green | ||
| James Daly MP | Conservative | Bury North | ||
| Maria Eagle MP | Labour | Garston and Halewood | ||
| Rachel Hopkins MP | Labour | Luton South | ||
| Andy Carter MP | Conservative | Warrington South | ||
| Kieran Mullan MP | Conservative | Crewe and Nantwich | ||
| Chris Stephens MP | SNP | Glasgow South West | ||
| Edward Timpson MP | Conservative | Eddisbbury | ||
| Dehenna Davison MP | Conservative | Bishop Auckland | ||
| Karl Turner MP | Labour | Kingston upon Hull East | ||
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[9] [10]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neill MP (Chair) | Conservative | Bromley and Chislehurst | ||
| Kemi Badenoch MP | Conservative | Saffron Walden | ||
| Ruth Cadbury MP | Labour | Brentford and Isleworth | ||
| Alex Chalk MP | Conservative | |||
| Bambos Charalambous MP | Labour | |||
| Mr David Hanson MP | Labour | Delyn | ||
| John Howell MP | Conservative | Henley | ||
| Gavin Newlands MP | Scottish National Party | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | ||
| Laura Pidcock MP | North West Durham | |||
| Victoria Prentis MP | Conservative | |||
| Ellie Reeves MP | Labour | |||
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 5 February 2018 | Laura Pidcock MP (Labour) | North West Durham | → | Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 19 November 2018 | Ruth Cadbury MP (Labour) | Brentford and Isleworth | → | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 21 January 2019 | Alex Chalk MP (Conservative) | Cheltenham | → | Robert Courts MP (Conservative) | Witney | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 8 May 2019 | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | → | Andy Slaughter MP (Labour) | Hammersmith | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 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]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neill MP (Chair) | Conservative | Bromley and Chislehurst | ||
| Richard Arkless MP | Scottish National Party | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Richard Burgon MP | Labour | Leeds East | ||
| Alex Chalk MP | Conservative | Cheltenham | ||
| Alberto Costa MP | Conservative | South Leicestershire | ||
| Philip Davies MP | Conservative | Shipley | ||
| Sue Hayman MP | Labour | Workington | ||
| John Howell MP | Conservative | Henley | ||
| Victoria Prentis MP | Conservative | Banbury | ||
| Christina Rees MP | Labour and Co-op | Neath | ||
| Nick Thomas-Symonds MP | Torfaen | |||
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Stretford and Urmston | Hansard | |||
| Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | Keith Vaz MP (Labour) | 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]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Alan Beith MP (Chair) | Liberal Democrats | Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Robert Buckland MP | Conservative | South Swindon | ||
| Chris Evans MP | Labour and Co-op | Islwyn | ||
| Helen Grant MP | Conservative | Maidstone and The Weald | ||
| Siân James MP | Labour | Swansea East | ||
| Jessica Lee MP | Conservative | Erewash | ||
| Elfyn Llwyd MP | Plaid Cymru | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | ||
| Claire Perry MP | Conservative | Devizes | ||
| Yasmin Qureshi MP | Labour | Bolton South East | ||
| Linda Riordan MP | Halifax | |||
| Anna Soubry MP | Conservative | Broxtowe | ||
| Karl Turner MP | Kingston upon Hull East | |||