Parliamentary_Joint_Committee

Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliamentary committee of UK parliament

A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords. It is a type of Parliamentary committee of the United Kingdom.

Permanent joint select committees

Three permanent joint select committees meet regularly:[1]

Two committees meet as required to scrutinize bills that seek to consolidate existing statutes or to simplify the language of tax laws:[1]

Temporary joint select committees

Temporary Joint Select committees are formed to consider either a specific topic or a proposed law (Bill) that requires particular scrutiny.[2]

Former committees have considered the following specific topics:[3]

  • Parliamentary Privilege (July 1997 to April 1999)
  • House of Lords Reform (July 2002 to May 2003)
  • Conventions on the relationship between the two Houses of Parliament (May to November 2006)
  • Privacy and Injunctions (July 2011 to March 2012)
  • Banking Standards (July 2012 to July 2013)
  • Parliamentary Privilege (December 2012 to June 2013)
  • Palace of Westminster (July 2015 to September 2016)

Other joint committees

There are two statutory committees whose membership is formed from both the Commons and the Lords:

In addition, a joint committee advises on the security of the Parliamentary Estate:

  • Joint Committee on Security

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Joint Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Joint Select Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Former Joint Select Committees". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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