Justice Committee

Commons Justice Committee scrutinises the administration of justice and the work of the Ministry of Justice. Operating as a House of Commons select committee, it calls witnesses to give oral evidence and examines policy and practice across courts, prisons, probation and legal services. Recent sessions have focused on the Ministry of Justice's courts and prisons reform programme and the Courts and Tribunals Bill's provisions on trial bias and diversity. The committee has examined access to justice issues including regulator oversight and funding for the Independent Legal Casework Agency, alongside pre-appointment hearings for senior appointments including the Law Society Board Chair and Office of the Legal Complaints Commissioner Chair. Work on probation services has covered rehabilitation and resettlement delivery across different regions in Wales, Greater Manchester and Kent, Surrey and Sussex, whilst inquiry sessions have explored employment support in rehabilitation and its connection to reoffending rates.