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Lord Chancellor to be questioned by Justice and Home Affairs Committee

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Published on: 23 October 2023

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LNB News 23/10/2023

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Issue Date: 23 October 2023

Published Date: 23 October 2023

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

Article summary

The Justice and Home Affairs Committee has announced that Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Alex Chalk KC MP, will be questioned on 20 October 2023 on a range of topics. The questioning will cover reforms to the parole system, the UK’s application to the Lugano Convention, the workload of the probation service and the meeting of European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) minimum standards in prisons in England and Wales. The session will take place on 25 October 2023.

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