Members of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee

CHAIRMEN:
SIR NICHOLAS WINTERTON (Macclesfield) Con
MR EDWARD O'HARA (Knowsley South) Lab

CLERK: MR SANDALL

17 MEMBERS

Burrowes, Mr David (Enfield, Southgate) Con
Coaker, Mr Vernon (Gedling) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
Cohen, Harry (Leyton and Wanstead) Lab
Eagle, Maria (Liverpool, Garston) Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Garnier, Mr Edward (Harborough) Con
Hanson, Mr David (Delyn) Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
Heath, Mr David (Somerton and Frome) LD
Hollobone, Mr Philip (Kettering) Con
Howarth, David (Cambridge) LD
Hurd, Mr Nick (Ruislip-Northwood) Con
Keeble, Ms Sally (Northampton North) Lab
Khan, Mr Sadiq (Tooting) Lab
Michael, Alun (Cardiff South and Penarth) Lab/Co-op
Sharma, Mr Virenda (Ealing Southall) Lab
Walker, Mr Charles (Broxbourne) Con
Waltho, Lynda (Stourbridge) Lab
Wilson, Philip (Sedgefield) Lab

Parliamentary website links

Committee meeting dates

Report of the Committee's procedings

britannia amid burning media

Stay out of the bedroom

" The criminal law is drafted with great care, but sometimes its specific wording can trap victims and sentencers alike into facing unintended and unacceptable consequences. "

Jack Straw, opening for the Government in the House of Commons debate on this legislation.

QC's conclusion "real concerns"

"In conclusion, I consider that the legislation as proposed gives rise to real concerns as to its compatibility with an individual's rights under Articles 8 and 10 of the convention."

QC Rabinder Singh's Legal Opinion