Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Joint committee · Select Active · established 17 January 2001
Current members
6
Formal meetings held
186
Meetings with attendance published
181
Mean member attendance
100.0%
Purpose
The Joint Committee on Human Rights consists of twelve members, appointed from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, to examine matters relating to human rights within the United Kingdom, as well as scrutinising every Government Bill for its compatibility with human rights.
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Members
| Member | Party | Role | Since | Meetings | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Desmond Swayne | Conservative | Member | 25 November 2024 | 57 / 57 | 100.0% |
| The Baroness Hamwee | Member | 3 March 2026 | – | n/a | |
| The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho CBE | Member | 12 October 2026 | – | n/a | |
| The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chakrabarti CBE | Member | 27 January 2026 | – | n/a | |
| Alex Sobel | Labour (Co-op) | Chair | 9 September 2026 | 57 / 57 | 100.0% |
| The Baroness Maclean of Redditch | Member | 12 October 2026 | – | n/a | |
| Afzal Khan | Labour | Member | 13 November 2024 | 57 / 57 | 100.0% |
| The Lord Murray of Blidworth | Member | 5 September 2024 | – | n/a | |
| Tom Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Member | 2 December 2024 | 57 / 57 | 100.0% |
| Euan Stainbank | Labour | Member | 18 May 2026 | 11 / 11 | 100.0% |
| Peter Swallow | Labour | Member | 6 January 2025 | 54 / 54 | 100.0% |
| The Lord Rook OBE | Member | 27 January 2026 | – | n/a |
Attendance counts only formal meetings for which Parliament published an attendance list while the member held a (non-alternate) role.
Member attendance compared
Former members (30)
Show former members and their attendance
- Rt Hon Harriet Harman KC
- Ms Karen Buck 100.0% attendance
- The Rt Hon. the Lord Wallace of Tankerness KC
- The Rt Hon. the Lord Trimble
- The Lord Alton of Liverpool
- The Lord Dubs
- The Baroness Ludford
- The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws LT KC
- The Baroness Massey of Darwen
- The Rt Hon. the Lord Henley
- The Rt Hon. the Lord Dholakia OBE DL
- The Rt Hon. the Lord Brabazon of Tara DL
- Fiona Bruce 100.0% attendance
- Mrs Pauline Latham 100.0% attendance
- The Lord Singh of Wimbledon CBE
- The Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon OBE
- The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
- Joanna Cherry 100.0% attendance
- Dr Caroline Johnson 100.0% attendance
- The Baroness Meyer CBE
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy 100.0% attendance
- Dean Russell 100.0% attendance
- Miss Sarah Dines 100.0% attendance
- Angela Richardson 100.0% attendance
- Florence Eshalomi 100.0% attendance
- David Simmonds 100.0% attendance
- Jill Mortimer 100.0% attendance
- The Lord Sewell of Sanderstead CBE
- Juliet Campbell 100.0% attendance
- Alex Ballinger 100.0% attendance