Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill and (2) Deregulation Bill

Human Rights Joint Committee - Fourteenth Report
Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill and (2) Deregulation Bill

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 14 May 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

Background

Information provided by the Department

Significant human rights issues

(1) Increased sentences for terrorism offences (clauses 1-3)

(2) Electronic monitoring following release on licence (clause 6)

(3) Extreme pornography (clause 18)

(4) Young offenders (clauses 19-21 and Schedules 3 and 4)

(5) Criminal courts charge (clause 31)

(6) Contempt of Court

(6) Judicial Review (Part 4)

2 Deregulation Bill

Background

The Draft Deregulation Bill

Significant human rights issues

(1) Implications of the "growth duty" for EHRC's independence (clauses 70-72)

(2) Tribunals' power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases (clause 2)

Conclusions and recommendations

Declaration of Lords' Interests

Formal Minutes

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament