Committee calls for written evidence on the Prisons and Courts Bill

Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Prisons and Courts Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament?

If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill.

Summary of the Bill

The Prisons and Courts Bill covers a number of policy areas that fall within the Ministry of Justice’s remit, from prisons to whiplash to online criminal convictions. The Bill, which is composed of six parts, deals with four discrete areas.

· Part 1 on prison reform
· Parts 2 and 3 on reforming the court and tribunal system
· Part 4 on the judiciary and the Judicial Appointments Commission; and
· Part 5 on whiplash.