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
| HOUSE OF LORDS
| HOUSE OF COMMONS
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| Lord Bowness
Lord Dubs
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Morris of Handsworth OJ
The Earl of Onslow
Baroness Prashar
| John Austin MP (Labour, Erith & Thamesmead)
Mr Andrew Dismore MP (Labour, Hendon) (Chairman)
Dr Evan Harris MP (Liberal Democrat, Oxford West & Abingdon)
Mr Virendra Sharma MP (Labour, Ealing, Southall)
Mr Richard Shepherd MP (Conservative, Aldridge-Brownhills)
Mr Edward Timpson MP (Conservative, Crewe & Nantwitch)
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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: Mark Egan (Commons Clerk), Rebecca Neal (Lords Clerk), Murray
Hunt (Legal Adviser), Angela Patrick and Joanne Sawyer (Assistant
Legal Advisers), James Clarke (Senior Committee Assistant), and
Emily Gregory and John Porter (Committee Assistants).
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 Committee's
e-mail address is jchr@parliament.uk
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