Joint Committee on Human Rights
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is appointed
by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to consider matters
relating to human rights in the United Kingdom (but excluding
consideration of individual cases); proposals for remedial orders,
draft remedial orders and remedial orders.
The Joint Committee has a maximum of six Members
appointed by each House, of whom the quorum for any formal proceedings
is two from each House.
Current Membership
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| Lord Bowness
Lord Campbell of Alloway
Lord Judd
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Plant of Highfield
Baroness Stern
| Mr Douglas Carswell MP (Conservative, Harwich)
Mary Creagh MP (Labour, Wakefield)
Mr Andrew Dismore MP (Labour, Hendon) (Chairman)
Nia Griffith MP (Labour, Llanelli)
Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrat, Oxford West & Abingdon)
Mr Richard Shepherd MP (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills)
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Powers
The Committee has the power to require the submission
of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, to meet
at any time (except when Parliament is prorogued or dissolved),
to adjourn from place to place, to appoint specialist advisers,
and to make Reports to both Houses. The Lords Committee has power
to agree with the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Joint Committee are
published by The Stationery Office by Order of the two Houses.
All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are
on the internet at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/hrhome.htm.
Current Staff
The current staff of the Committee are: Nick Walker
(Commons Clerk), Ed Lock (Lords Clerk), Murray Hunt (Legal Adviser),
Jackie Recardo (Committee Assistant), Pam Morris (Committee Secretary)
and Tes Stranger (Senior Office Clerk).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk
of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Committee Office, House
of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number
for general inquiries is: 020 7219 2467; the Committees e-mail
address is jchr@parliament.uk.
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