25 JUSTICE
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The Committee was nominated by the House of Commons
on 12 July 2010.
Members
Beith, Sir Alan (Chair)
Brine, Steve (added 5.12.11)
Buckland, Robert
Corbyn, Jeremy (added 16.5.11)
de Bois, Nick (added 1.11.11)
Evans, Chris
Grant, Helen (discharged 1.11.11)
Gummer, Ben (added 29.11.10)
James, Mrs Siân C (discharged 16.5.11)
Lee, Jessica (discharged 29.11.10)
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Malhotra, Seema (added 6.2.12)
Perry, Claire (discharged 5.12.11)
Qureshi, Yasmin
Riordan, Mrs Linda (discharged 6.2.12)
Soubry, Anna (discharged 29.11.10)
Truss, Elizabeth (added 29.11.10)
Turner, Karl
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
64 out of 65
9 out of 12
51 out of 65
28 out of 32
12 out of 15
40 out of 65
20 out of 50
38 out of 54
8 out of 33
4 out of 11
52 out of 65
2 out of 7
31 out of 53
37 out of 65
9 out of 58
7 out of 11
39 out of 54
23 out of 65
60.8 %
|
Total number of meetings:
| 65 |
Of which: |
|
Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 59 |
Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 0 |
Number of wholly private meetings
| 6 |
Other activities | |
Informal meetings |
7 |
Staff
Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during
the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Ms Helen Boocock, Professor Robert Canton, Mrs José
James, and Professor Judith Masson
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
Number of appearances by:
| |
Cabinet Ministers | 3
|
Ministers (other than Cabinet Ministers)
| 10 |
Attorney General | 1
|
Members of the House of Commons (excluding Ministers)
| 3 |
Members of the House of Lords
| 3 |
Members of the Judiciary
| 6 |
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
HM Inspectorate of Probation
| 1 |
Ministry of Justice |
17 |
Executive agencies |
|
Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS)
| 1 |
National Offender Management Service
| 1 |
Number of appearances by representatives of public bodies and non-Ministerial departments comprising:
| |
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
| 6 |
Crown Prosecution Service
| 2 |
Law Commission | 1
|
Judicial Appointments Commission
| 3 |
Legal Services Commission
| 3 |
Office of the Information Commissioner
| 3 |
Office of the Public Guardian
| 1 |
Sentencing Council |
3 |
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
| 5 |
Appearances by other witnesses:
| 142 |
Overseas Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
23-26.4.12 | Denmark and Norway
| Beith, Brine, Corbyn, Gummer, Llwyd
| 2 | Inquiries into Youth Justice and Budget and structure of the MoJ
| £ 15,115 (estimated outturn)
|
Visits to European Institutions
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
8.11.11 | Brussels
| Beith, Buckland, Corbyn, Llwyd
| 2 | Consideration of Justice and Home Affairs issues
| £3,227 |
UK Visits
Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
14.9.10 | Probation Service, London
| Beith, Buckland, Evans, Grant, Lee, Perry
| 3 | The role of the Probation Service
| £240 |
16.9.10 | JerseyA
| Beith |
| Dependency or Sovereignty? time to take stock conference
| £426 |
15.2.11 | Military Corrective Training Centre, Colchester
| Beith, Llwyd, Perry |
2 | The role of the Probation Service
| £467 |
1.4.11 | NewcastleA
| Beith | 1
| Justice Re-investment |
£519 |
24.5.11 | Brighton
| Beith, Corbyn, Evans, Gummer, Truss
| 4 | The role of the Probation Service: oral evidence session
| £301 |
11.7.11 | HMP Doncaster
| Beith, Corbyn, Gummer, Llwyd, Turner
| 1 | The work of HM Inspectorate of Prisons
| £536 |
1.12.11 | Legal Services Commission, London
| Beith, de Bois, Gummer |
2 | Work of the Legal Services Commission
| Nil |
17.1.12 | Ministry of Justice, London
| Beith, Brine, Buckland, Corbyn, de Bois, Evans, Gummer, Llwyd, Qureshi, Truss
| 4 | Budget and structure of the MoJ
| Nil |
13.3.12 | National Offenders Management Service, London
| Beith, Buckland, Corbyn, Gummer, Llwyd, Qureshi, Truss
| 3 | Budget and structure of the MoJ
| Nil |
15-16.3.12 | GuernseyA
| Beith | 1
| Follow-up work on Crown Dependencies
| £610 |
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
Title | HC No. (2010-12)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
First Report: Revised Sentencing Guideline: Assault
| 637 | 26.1.11
| Not applicable |
Second Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission
| 770 | 7.2.11
| Not applicable |
Third Report: Government's proposed reform of legal aid
| 681-I | 30.3.11
| Ministry of Justice response, Cm 8111, published 1.6.11
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Government's proposed reform of legal aid
| 681-II | 30.3.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Government's proposed reform of legal aid
| | 4.4.11
| Not applicable |
Fourth Report: Appointment of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales
| 1022 | 24.5.11
| Not applicable |
Fifth Report: Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of Probation
| 1021 | 21.6.11
| Not applicable |
Sixth Report: Operation of the Family Courts
| 518-I | 14.7.11
| Ministry of Justice response, Cm 8189, published 13.10.11
|
Oral and Written Evidence: Operation of the Family Courts
| 518-II | 14.7.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Operation of the Family Courts
| | 14.7.11
| Not applicable |
Seventh Report: Draft sentencing guidelines: drugs and burglary
| 1211 | 12.7.11
| Not applicable |
Eighth Report: The role of the Probation Service
| 519-I | 27.7.11
| Ministry of Justice response, Cm 8176, published 13.10.11
|
Oral and Written Evidence: The role of the Probation Service
| 519-II | 27.7.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The role of the Probation Service
| | 27.7.11
| Not applicable |
Ninth Report: Referral Fees and the theft of personal data: evidence from the Information Commissioner
| 1473 | 27.10.11
| Ministry of Justice response, Cm 8240, published 12.12.11
|
Tenth Report: The proposed abolition of the Youth Justice Board
| 1547 | 23.11.11
| Not applicable |
Written Evidence published on the Internet: The proposed abolition of the Youth Justice Board
| | 23.11.11
| Not applicable |
Eleventh Report: Joint Enterprise
| 1597 | 18.1.12
| Received 20.3.12: published as First Special Report, Session 2010-12
|
Written Evidence published on the Internet: Joint Enterprise
| | 17.1.12
| Not applicable |
Twelfth Report: Presumption of Death
| 1663 | 22.2.12
| Awaited |
First Special Report: Joint Enterprise: Government Response to the Committee's Eleventh Report of Session 2010-12
| 1901 | 20.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Ministry of Justice
| 378-i | 28.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Ministry of Justice and its resources
| 378-ii | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Judicial Appointments Commission
| 449-i | 15.11.10
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Court closures and other issues within the Minister's remit
| 520-i | 28.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Lord Chief Justice
| 521-i | 28.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
| 583-i | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
| 636-i | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Legal Services Commission
| 649-i | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Director of Public Prosecutions
| 745-i | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: Ministry of Justice Departmental Annual Report 2008-09
| 1016-i | 28.3.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The work of the Attorney General
| 1472-i | 26.4.12
| Not applicable |
Oral Evidence: The Annual Report of the Sentencing Council
| 1711-i | 31.1.12
| Not applicable |
Government replies to Reports for Session 2009-10
Reply to the Committee's Eighth Report: Crown
Dependencies, published as Cm 7965 (3.11.10).
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published
electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available
on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/formal-minutes/.
Divisions
None
Debates
The following Report was debated in Westminster Hall:
First Report, Session 2009-10, Cutting Crime:
the case for justice re-investment, HC 94, 21.10.10
The following Reports were tagged on the Order Paper
as being relevant to a debate in the House:
First Report, Session 2010-12, Revised Sentencing
Guideline: Assault, HC 637, 2.2.12
Third Report, Session 2010-12, Government's proposed
reform of legal aid, HC 681, 29.6.11; 24.10.11; and 15.3.12
Seventh Report, Session 2010-12, Draft Sentencing
Guidelines: Drugs and burglary,
HC 1211, 2.2.12
The following oral evidence was tagged on the Order
Paper as being relevant to a debate in the House:
Oral evidence taken before the Justice Committee
on 13 December 2011, The Annual Report of the Sentencing Council,
HC 1711-i, 2.2.12
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
Government's proposed reform of legal aid
| 7 |
Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of Probation
| 1 |
Appointment of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales
| 1 |
Court closures and other issues within the Minister's remit
| 1 |
Draft Sentencing Guideline: Assault
| 3 |
Draft Sentencing Guidelines: drug offences and burglary
| 2 |
Joint enterprise | 2
|
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
| 5 |
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
| 1 |
Presumption of death |
2 |
The budget and structure of the MoJ
| 6 |
The future of the Youth Justice Board and Youth Offending Teams
| 2 |
The Judicial Appointments Commission
| 2 |
The operation of the Family Courts
| 6 |
The role of the Probation Service
| 12 |
The work of the Attorney General
| 1 |
The work of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
| 1 |
The work of the Director of Public Prosecutions
| 1 |
The work of the Information Commissioner
| 1 |
The work of the Legal Services Commission
| 1 |
The work of the Lord Chief Justice
| 1 |
The work of the Ministry of Justice
| 2 |
The work of the Sentencing Council
| 1 |
Total | 62A
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A
On three occasions the Committee's meeting comprised evidence
in two separate inquiries
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