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Justice and Home Affairs Committee

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee was appointed to consider justice and home affairs, including the domestic criminal justice system, and international cooperation in respect of criminal justice, civil justice, migration and asylum. Follow the Committee on LinkedIn or X (formerly Twitter).

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Started 13 May 2024
Started 21 May 2026
Started 24 Jul 2026

Next meetings

13 Oct 2026, 10:30
Formal meeting (private meeting)
27 Oct 2026, 10:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
11 Nov 2026, 10:30
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)

Many sessions are open to the public and shown live on Parliament’s site.

Who is on it

MemberPartyRole
The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of BathLiberal DemocratChair
The Baroness BerridgeConservativeMember
The Baroness BertinConservativeMember
The Baroness BuscombeConservativeMember
The Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KCCrossbenchMember
The Lord BachLabourMember
The Lord DubsLabourMember
The Lord Empey Kt OBEUlster Unionist PartyMember
The Lord Hogan-Howe QPMCrossbenchMember
The Lord Moraes OBELabourMember
The Lord Tope CBELiberal DemocratMember
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hughes of StretfordLabourMember

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Source: Committees API · Updated 4 Oct 2026