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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| Baroness Berridge (Conservative)
Baroness Buscombe (Conservative)
Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws (Labour)
Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour)
Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench)
| Dr Hywel Francis MP (Labour, Aberavon) (Chair)
Mr Robert Buckland MP (Conservative, South Swindon)
Sir Edward Garnier MP (Conservative, Harborough)
Gareth Johnson MP (Conservative, Dartford)
Mr Virendra Sharma MP (Labour, Ealing Southall)
Sarah Teather MP (Liberal Democrat, Brent Central)
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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 http://www.parliament.uk/jchr
Current Staff
The current staff of the Committee is:
Mike Hennessy (Commons Clerk), Megan Conway (Lords Clerk), Murray
Hunt (Legal Adviser), Natalie Wease (Assistant Legal Adviser),
Lisa Wrobel (Senior Committee Assistant), Michelle Owens (Committee
Assistant), Holly Knowles (Committee Support 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 London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number
for general inquiries is: 020 7219 2797; the Committee's e-mail
address is jchr@parliament.uk
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