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 (UK), and the Crown Prosecution Service. The committee also reviews draft Sentencing Guidelines issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council.[1]
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As of 5 December 2011, the members of the committee are as follows:
| Member | Party | Constituency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP (Chair) | Liberal Democrat | Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Steve Brine MP | Conservative | Winchester | ||
| Robert Buckland MP | Conservative | Swindon South | ||
| Steve Brine MP | Conservative | Winchester | ||
| Jeremy Corbyn MP | Labour | Islington North | ||
| Nick de Bois MP | Conservative | Enfield North | ||
| Chris Evans MP | Labour | Islwyn | ||
| Ben Gummer MP | Conservative | Ipswich | ||
| Elfyn Llwyd MP | Plaid Cymru | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | ||
| Yasmin Qureshi MP | Labour | Bolton South East | ||
| Linda Riordan MP | Labour Co-op | Halifax | ||
| Elizabeth Truss MP | Conservative | South West Norfolk | ||
| Karl Turner MP | Labour | Kingston upon Hull East | ||
Source: Justice Committee
Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.
| 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 | Elizabeth Truss MP (Conservative) | South West Norfolk | |||||
| 16 May 2011 | Siân James MP (Labour) | Swansea East | → | Jeremy Corbin 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 | ||