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 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 & Nantwich)
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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), Chloe Mawson (Lords Clerk), Murray Hunt (Legal Adviser),
Angela Patrick and Joanne Sawyer (Assistant Legal Advisers), James
Clarke (Senior Committee Assistant), Lori Verwaerde (Committee
Assistant), John Porter (Committee Assistant), Joanna Griffin
(Lords Committee Assistant) and Keith Pryke (Office Support Assistant).
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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