Justice Committee
The Justice Committee
is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure,
administration and policy of the Ministry of Justice and its associated
public bodies (including the work of staff provided for the administrative
work of courts and tribunals, but excluding consideration of individual
cases and appointments, and excluding the work of the Scotland
and Wales Offices and of the Advocate General for Scotland); and
administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office,
the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Crown Prosecution Service
and the Serious Fraud Office (but excluding individual cases and
appointments and advice given within government by Law Officers).
Current membership
Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith (Liberal Democrat, Berwick-upon-Tweed)
(Chair)
Steve Brine (Conservative, Winchester)
Mr Robert Buckland (Conservative, South Swindon)
Jeremy Corbyn (Labour, Islington North)
Nick de Bois (Conservative, Enfield North)
Christopher Evans (Labour/Co-operative, Islwyn)
Ben Gummer (Conservative, Ipswich)
Rt Hon Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru, Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
Yasmin Qureshi (Labour, Bolton South East)
Mrs Linda Riordan (Labour/Co-operative, Halifax)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative, South West Norfolk)
Karl Turner (Labour, Kingston upon Hull East)
The following Members were also members of the
Committee during the Parliament:
Mrs Helen Grant (Conservative, Maidstone and The
Weald); Mrs Siân C James (Labour, Swansea East);
Jessica Lee (Conservative, Erewash); Claire Perry (Conservative,
Devizes);
and Anna Soubry (Conservative, Broxtowe).
Powers
The Committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No 152. These are available on the internet
via www.parliament.uk.
Publication
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the internet
at www.parliament.uk/justicecttee . A list of Reports of the Committee
in the present Parliament is at the back of this volume.
The Reports of the Committee,
the formal minutes relating to that report, oral
evidence taken and some or all written evidence are
available in a printed volume.
Additional written evidence may be published on the
internet only.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Tom Goldsmith
(Clerk), Sarah Petit (Second Clark), Hannah Stewart (Committee
Legal Specialist), John-Paul Flaherty (Inquiry Manager), Ana Ferreira
(Senior Committee Assistant), Sonia Draper (Committee Assistant),
Greta Piacquadio (Committee Support Assistant), Frances Haycock
(Sandwich Student) and Nick Davies (Committee Media Officer).
Contacts
Correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of
the Justice Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P
3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 8196
and the email address is justicecom@parliament.uk
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