The Justice Select Committee of the United Kingdom is a select committee of the House of Commons which scrutinizes the policy, administration, and spending of the Ministry of Justice. In addition, the committee examines the work of the Law Officers of the Crown, the Serious Fraud Office, and the Crown Prosecution Service. The committee also reviews draft Sentencing Guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council (formerly the Sentencing Guidelines Council.)[1]
The committee scrutinises the work of the Secretary of State for Justice, Attorney General, Solicitor General and the Minister of State for Prisons among others.[2]
Membership of the committee is as follows:[3]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Slaughter MP (Chair) | Labour | Hammersmith and Chiswick | |
| Matt Bishop MP | Labour | Forest of Dean | |
| Pam Cox MP | Labour | Colchester | |
| Linsey Farnsworth MP | Labour | Amber Valley | |
| Ashley Fox MP | Conservative | Bridgwater | |
| Warinder Juss MP | Labour | Wolverhampton West | |
| Tessa Munt MP | Liberal Democrats | Wells and Mendip Hills | |
| Sarah Russell MP | Labour | Congleton | |
| Neil Shastri-Hurst MP | Conservative | Solihull West and Shirley | |
| Vikki Slade MP | Liberal Democrats | Mid Dorset and North Poole | |
| Tony Vaughan MP | Labour | Folkestone and Hythe | |
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 17 March 2025 | Alex Barros-Curtis MP (Labour) | Cardiff West | → | Matt Bishop MP (Labour) | Forest of Dean | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 27 October 2025 | Mike Tapp MP (Labour) | Dover and Deal | → | Tony Vaughan MP (Labour) | Folkestone and Hythe | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 13 November 2025 | Josh Babarinde MP (Liberal Democrats) | Eastbourne | → | Vikki Slade MP (Liberal Democrats) | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Hansard | ||
The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.[4] [5]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neill MP (Chair) | Conservative | Bromley and Chislehurst | ||
| Rob Butler MP | Conservative | Aylesbury | ||
| James Daly MP | Conservative | Bury North | ||
| Sarah Dines MP | Conservative | Derbyshire Dales | ||
| Maria Eagle MP | Labour | Garston and Halewood | ||
| John Howell MP | Conservative | Hendon | ||
| Kenny MacAskill MP | SNP | East Lothian | ||
| Kieran Mullan MP | Conservative | Crewe and Nantwich | ||
| Ellie Reeves MP | Labour | Lewisham West and Penge | ||
| Marie Rimmer MP | Labour | St Helens South and Whiston | ||
| Andy Slaughter MP | Labour | Hammersmith | ||
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap rowspan=2 | 11 May 2020 | Ellie Reeves MP (Labour) | Lewisham West and Penge | → | Paula Barker MP (Labour) | Liverpool Wavertree | Hansard | ||
| Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | Richard Burgon MP (Labour) | Leeds East | ||||||
| nowrap | 22 February 2021 | Richard Burgon MP (Labour) | Leeds East | → | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 25 May 2021 | Kenny MacAskill MP (Alba) | East Lothian | → | Angela Crawley MP (SNP) | Lanark and Hamilton East | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 8 June 2021 | John Howell MP (Conservative) | Hendon | → | Laura Farris MP (Conservative) | Newbury | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 13 July 2021 | Paula Barker MP (Labour) | Liverpool Wavertree | → | Kate Hollern MP (Labour) | Blackburn | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 2 November 2021 | Sarah Dines MP (Conservative) | Derbyshire Dales | → | Paul Maynard MP (Conservative) | Blackpool North and Cleveleys | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 5 January 2022 | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | → | Diane Abbott MP (Labour) | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 15 March 2022 | James Daly MP (Conservative) | Bury North | → | Matt Vickers MP (Conservative) | Stockton South | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 17 May 2022 | Andy Slaughter MP (Labour) | Hammersmith | → | Karl Turner MP (Labour) | Kingston upon Hull East | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 27 June 2022 | Matt Vickers MP (Conservative) | Stockton South | → | James Daly MP (Conservative) | Bury North | Hansard | ||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | 29 November 2022 | Diane Abbott MP (Labour) | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | → | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | Hansard | ||
| Laura Farris MP (Conservative) | Newbury | Edward Timpson MP (Conservative) | Eddisbury | ||||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | 28 March 2023 | Angela Crawley MP (SNP) | Lanark and Hamilton East | → | Stuart McDonald MP (SNP) | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Hansard | ||
| Kate Hollern MP (Labour) | Birmingham Hall Green | Tahir Ali MP (Labour) | Blackburn | ||||||
| nowrap | 12 September 2023 | Stuart McDonald MP (SNP) | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | → | Chris Stephens MP (SNP) | Glasgow South West | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 5 December 2023 | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | → | Rachel Hopkins MP (Labour) | Luton South | Hansard | ||
| nowrap | 20 February 2024 | Rob Butler MP (Conservative) | Aylesbury | → | Vacant | Hansard | |||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | 30 April 2024 | Maria Eagle MP (Labour) | Garston and Halewood | → | Bambos Charalambous MP (Labour) | Enfield Southgate | Hansard | ||
| Karl Turner MP (Labour) | Kingston upon Hull East | Yasmin Qureshi MP (Labour) | Bolton South East | ||||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | 14 May 2024 | Paul Maynard MP (Conservative) | Blackpool North and Cleveleys | → | Andy Carter MP (Conservative) | Warrington South | Hansard | ||
| Vacant | Dehenna Davison MP (Conservative) | Bishop Auckland | |||||||
The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[6] [7]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neill MP (Chair) | Conservative | Bromley and Chislehurst | ||
| Kemi Badenoch MP | Conservative | Saffron Walden | ||
| Ruth Cadbury MP | Labour | Brentford and Isleworth | ||
| Alex Chalk MP | Conservative | |||
| Bambos Charalambous MP | Labour | |||
| Mr David Hanson MP | Labour | Delyn | ||
| John Howell MP | Conservative | Henley | ||
| Gavin Newlands MP | Scottish National Party | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | ||
| Laura Pidcock MP | North West Durham | |||
| Victoria Prentis MP | Conservative | |||
| Ellie Reeves MP | Labour | |||
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | 5 February 2018 | Laura Pidcock MP (Labour) | North West Durham | → | Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 19 November 2018 | Ruth Cadbury MP (Labour) | Brentford and Isleworth | → | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 21 January 2019 | Alex Chalk MP (Conservative) | Cheltenham | → | Robert Courts MP (Conservative) | Witney | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 8 May 2019 | Janet Daby MP (Labour) | Lewisham East | → | Andy Slaughter MP (Labour) | Hammersmith | Hansard | |||
| nowrap | 15 July 2019 | Kemi Badenoch MP (Conservative) | Saffron Walden | → | Andrew Griffiths MP (Conservative) | Burton | Hansard | |||
The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.[8] [9]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Neill MP (Chair) | Conservative | Bromley and Chislehurst | ||
| Richard Arkless MP | Scottish National Party | Dumfries and Galloway | ||
| Richard Burgon MP | Labour | Leeds East | ||
| Alex Chalk MP | Conservative | Cheltenham | ||
| Alberto Costa MP | Conservative | South Leicestershire | ||
| Philip Davies MP | Conservative | Shipley | ||
| Sue Hayman MP | Labour | Workington | ||
| John Howell MP | Conservative | Henley | ||
| Victoria Prentis MP | Conservative | Banbury | ||
| Christina Rees MP | Labour and Co-op | Neath | ||
| Nick Thomas-Symonds MP | Torfaen | |||
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2015 | Richard Burgon MP (Labour) | Leeds East | → | David Hanson MP (Labour) | Delyn | Hansard | |||
| Sue Hayman MP (Labour) | Workington | Rupa Huq MP (Labour) | Ealing Central and Acton | ||||||
| Christina Rees MP (Labour) | Neath | Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Labour) | Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency) | Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | ||||||
| 13 June 2016 | Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | → | Chris Elmore MP (Labour) | Ogmore | Hansard | |||
| 31 October 2016 | Rupa Huq MP (Labour) | Ealing Central and Acton | → | Kate Green MP (Labour) | Stretford and Urmston | Hansard | |||
| Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | Keith Vaz MP (Labour) | Leicester East | ||||||
| 13 March 2017 | Marie Rimmer MP (Labour) | St Helens South and Whiston | → | Jo Stevens MP (Labour) | Cardiff Central | Hansard | |||
The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[10] [11]
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Alan Beith MP (Chair) | Liberal Democrats | Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Robert Buckland MP | Conservative | South Swindon | ||
| Chris Evans MP | Labour and Co-op | Islwyn | ||
| Helen Grant MP | Conservative | Maidstone and The Weald | ||
| Siân James MP | Labour | Swansea East | ||
| Jessica Lee MP | Conservative | Erewash | ||
| Elfyn Llwyd MP | Plaid Cymru | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | ||
| Claire Perry MP | Conservative | Devizes | ||
| Yasmin Qureshi MP | Labour | Bolton South East | ||
| Linda Riordan MP | Halifax | |||
| Anna Soubry MP | Conservative | Broxtowe | ||
| Karl Turner MP | Kingston upon Hull East | |||
| Date | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2010 | Jessica Lee MP (Conservative) | Erewash | → | Ben Gummer MP (Conservative) | Ipswich | Hansard | |||
| Anna Soubry MP (Conservative) | Broxtowe | Liz Truss MP (Conservative) | South West Norfolk | ||||||
| 16 May 2011 | Siân James MP (Labour) | Swansea East | → | Jeremy Corbyn MP (Labour) | Islington North | Hansard | |||
| 31 October 2011 | Helen Grant MP (Conservative) | Maidstone and The Weald | → | Nick de Bois MP (Conservative) | Enfield North | Hansard | |||
| 5 December 2011 | Claire Perry MP (Conservative) | Devizes | → | Steve Brine MP (Conservative) | Winchester | Hansard | |||
| 6 February 2012 | Linda Riordan MP (Labour and Co-op) | Halifax | → | Seema Malhotra MP (Labour and Co-op) | Feltham and Heston | Hansard | |||
| 5 November 2012 | Ben Gummer MP (Conservative) | Ipswich | → | Rehman Chishti MP (Conservative) | Gillingham and Rainham | Hansard | |||
| Liz Truss MP (Conservative) | South West Norfolk | Bob Neill MP (Conservative) | Bromley and Chislehurst | ||||||
| 10 December 2012 | Chris Evans MP (Labour and Co-op) | Islwyn | → | Andy McDonald MP (Labour) | Middlesbrough | Hansard | |||
| 21 January 2013 | Karl Turner MP (Labour) | Kingston upon Hull East | → | Graham Stringer MP (Labour) | Blackley and Broughton | Hansard | |||
| 11 February 2013 | Robert Buckland MP (Conservative) | Swindon South | → | Gareth Johnson MP (Conservative) | Dartford | Hansard | |||
| Bob Neill MP (Conservative) | Bromley and Chislehurst | Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative) | Hove | ||||||
| 4 November 2013 | Mike Weatherley MP (Conservative) | Hove | → | Christopher Chope MP (Conservative) | Christchurch | Hansard | |||
| 25 November 2013 | Seema Malhotra MP (Labour and Co-op) | Feltham and Heston | → | John McDonnell MP (Labour) | Hayes and Harlington | Hansard | |||
| 24 February 2014 | Graham Stringer MP (Labour) | Blackley and Broughton | → | John Cryer MP (Labour) | Leyton and Wanstead | Hansard | |||
| 10 June 2014 | Gareth Johnson MP (Conservative) | Dartford | → | Robert Buckland MP (Conservative) | Swindon South | Hansard | |||
| 8 September 2014 | Robert Buckland MP (Conservative) | Swindon South | → | John Howell MP (Conservative) | Henley | Hansard | |||
