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Division Votes
13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 305 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 306
13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 193
13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 307 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 312
13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 302 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 304
13 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over Extension) - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 179
14 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 115
14 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 114
14 Oct 2026 - MOD Bicester and Illegal Migrants - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 292 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 309
14 Oct 2026 - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 115
14 Oct 2026 - Trade Unions - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 115
15 Oct 2026 - Highways (Financing) Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 228 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 76 Noes - 231
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 178
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 325 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 179 Noes - 336
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 329
19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 328
19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 319
19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 327
19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 327
19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Programme) (No.2) - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 283 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 163
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 330
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 117 Noes - 331
19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 327
21 Oct 2026 - Support for Farmers - View Vote Context
Catherine Atkinson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 278 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 279


Speeches
Catherine Atkinson speeches from: E-scooters and E-bikes: Regulation
Catherine Atkinson contributed 1 speech (95 words)
Wednesday 21st October 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Catherine Atkinson speeches from: Manufacturing Skills
Catherine Atkinson contributed 1 speech (96 words)
Tuesday 20th October 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Work and Pensions
Catherine Atkinson speeches from: Prisoner Early Release Scheme
Catherine Atkinson contributed 1 speech (164 words)
Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Catherine Atkinson speeches from: Courts and Tribunals Bill
Catherine Atkinson contributed 3 speeches (707 words)
Report stage
Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Justice



Catherine Atkinson mentioned

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13 Oct 2026, 12:53 p.m. - House of Commons
" Catherine Atkinson chair of the Select Committee. >> Mr. Speaker. >> Tagging could be a way to provide real reassurance. >> To communities. "
Catherine Atkinson MP (Derby North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Oct 2026, 5:16 p.m. - House of Commons
"Committee. Catherine Atkinson thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. >> When I first put on my barrister's robes and my horsehair "
Dr Marie Tidball MP (Penistone and Stocksbridge, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Oct 2026, 5:16 p.m. - House of Commons
"around presumption. >> Chair of the Justice Select Committee. Catherine Atkinson thank "
Dr Marie Tidball MP (Penistone and Stocksbridge, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
13 Oct 2026, 5:17 p.m. - House of Commons
"have enough lawyers? >> Catherine Atkinson I thank I "
Dr Marie Tidball MP (Penistone and Stocksbridge, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
E-scooters and E-bikes: Regulation
99 speeches (14,383 words)
Wednesday 21st October 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards), for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards), for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson - Link to Speech

Business without Debate
0 speeches (None words)
Wednesday 21st October 2026 - Commons Chamber

Mentions:
1: None Andy Slaughter be discharged from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Catherine Atkinson - Link to Speech

Courts and Tribunals Bill
108 speeches (31,395 words)
Report stage
Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Geoffrey Cox (Con - Torridge and Tavistock) Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson), have been treats to listen to, and I feel I can do no better - Link to Speech
2: Sarah Russell (Lab - Congleton) Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson). - Link to Speech
3: Ashley Fox (Con - Bridgwater) Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson). - Link to Speech
4: Sarah Sackman (Lab - Finchley and Golders Green) Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson). - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 14 October 2026: Legal Aid Agency cyber-security incident data update

Justice Committee

Found: OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Sarah Sackman KC MP Minister for Courts and Legal Services Catherine Atkinson

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 8 October 2026: Extension of the use of PAVA in Youth Offending Institutions

Justice Committee

Found: SENSITIVE Jake Richards MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice Catherine Atkinson

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 5 October 2026: Implementation of the Judicial Finding of Domestic Abuse

Justice Committee

Found: SW1H 9AJ OFFICIAL Alex Davies-Jones MP Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State Catherine Atkinson

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 3 October 2026: Update on the Courts and Tribunals Bill and the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

Justice Committee

Found: OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Sarah Sackman KC MP Minister for Courts and Legal Services Catherine Atkinson

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, dated 30 September 2026: Update on the Metropolitan Police Service investigation into the Grenfell Tower tragedy

Justice Committee

Found: Catherine Atkinson MP MP for Derby North Justice Committee Chair Rt Hon Angela

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 30 September 2026: National Magistrates recruitment campaign

Justice Committee

Found: SW1H 9AJ OFFICIAL Sarah Sackman KC MP Minister for Courts and Legal Services Catherine Atkinson

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 21 September 2026: Specialist Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Courts

Justice Committee

Found: Sarah Sackman KC MP Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services Catherine Atkinson

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to Sarah Rapson, Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 17 September 2026 relating to the handling of PM Law Group by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Justice Committee

Found: Yours sincerely, Catherine Atkinson MP Chair, Justice Committee

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 16 September 2026: Extension of the use of PAVA in Youth Offending Institutions

Justice Committee

Found: Yours sincerely, Catherine Atkinson MP Chair Justice Committee

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dr Jo Farrar CB OBE, Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary, dated 16 September 2026 relating to post-legislative scrutiny

Justice Committee

Found: Catherine Atkinson MP

Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Megan Lee-Devlin, Chief Executive of HM Courts and Tribunals Service, dated 15 September 2026 relating to HMCTS Court records

Justice Committee

Found: 6th Floor 102 Petty France London SW1H 9AJ [email protected] www.gov.uk/moj Catherine Atkinson




Catherine Atkinson - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 3rd November 2026 2 p.m.
Justice Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Learning from Inquests
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Mr Richard Caseby
Mr Johnny Santer
Dr Kate Szymankiewicz
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Deborah Coles - Executive Director at INQUEST
Dr Georgia Richards - Founder and Director at Preventable Deaths Tracker, and AI+ Academic Senior Fellow at King's College London
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Monday 2nd November 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Societal resilience: a national conversation
At 4:45pm: Oral evidence
Becky Heginbotham-Blount - Co-Chair of the National Consortium of Societal Resilience, and Chief Resilience Officer at Suffolk Resilience Forum
Professor Lee Miles - Professor of Crisis and Disaster Management at Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre
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Wednesday 11th November 2026 10 a.m.
Justice Committee - Private Meeting
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Wednesday 11th November 2026 6 p.m.
Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 20th October 2026 2 p.m.
Justice Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Work of His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Charlie Taylor - HM Chief Inspector of Prisons at HM Inspectorate of Prisons
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Monday 19th October 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Space resilience
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Julia Balm - Co-Director at Freeman Air and Space Institute (School of Security Studies, King’s College London)
Jessie Hamill-Stewart - Program Manager, Cyber Security and Space Domain Awareness at National Composites Centre
Will Marshall - Co-Founder and CEO at Planet
At 5:15pm: Oral evidence
Robert Atchison - Managing Director at ClearSpace UK
Stephanie Ayres - Head of Policy at UKspace
Elizabeth Seward - CEO at Supersharp
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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Report - 4th Report - Access to Justice: Legal Aid: Government Response

Justice Committee
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Written Evidence - UK Civil Aviation Authority
ACE0036 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Written Evidence - University of Hertfordshire
ACE0033 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Written Evidence - King's College London, Astro Analytica, and Astro Analytica
ACE0032 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Written Evidence - University of Nottingham
ACE0031 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Written Evidence - Squidy Tech Ltd
ACE0030 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Written Evidence - Decent Cybersecurity Ltd
ACE0029 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - London School of Economics and Political Science, Cornell University, and American University
RUS0018 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Glasgow
RUS0020 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Surrey Space Institute
ACE0018 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - BioClocks UK
ACE0020 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Oroff, and University of Edinburgh
ACE0017 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Bittium
RUS0016 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - DeltaQuad
RUS0017 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Tuk In Foods Ltd
ACE0027 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Cassandra Foundation
ACE0026 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of St Andrews
ACE0021 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Glasgow
ACE0023 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Buckingham
RUS0006 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - ECAPS
RUS0015 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - 878 Research
RUS0011 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Foreign Policy Centre
RUS0012 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Overton Advisory
RUS0013 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - European Leadership Network
RUS0014 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Astrosacle Ltd
ACE0025 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of St Andrews
ACE0022 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - ECAPS
ACE0016 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - London Institute of Space Policy and Law (ISPL)
ACE0015 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Satellite Applications Catapult
ACE0013 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Deloitte
ACE0012 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - ADS Group Ltd
ACE0007 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - The University of Manchester
ACE0014 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - UKspace
ACE0011 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Blackswan Space
ACE0010 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Eutelsat (OneWeb)
ACE0009 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Royal Aeronautical Society
ACE0008 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Exeter Law School
ACE0006 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Attendance statistics - Select committee witness diversity survey results

Liaison Committee (Commons)
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Catherine McKinnell MP, Minister for Prison Capacity and Parole Policy, dated 9 September 2026: Expansion of the Intensive Supervision Court pilot

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Space, Cyber and Regulatory Reform and the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry regarding the publication of the UK Space Strategy, dated 8 September 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 5 October 2026: Implementation of the Judicial Finding of Domestic Abuse

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 14 October 2026: Legal Aid Agency cyber-security incident data update

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 21 September 2026: Specialist Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Courts

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dr Jeffrey Wale, Technical Director of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, dated 24 September 2026 relating to part 2 of the Justice Committee's inquiry on Access to Justice

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to Sarah Rapson, Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, dated 17 September 2026 relating to the handling of PM Law Group by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to The Rt Hon Alex Norris MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 17 September 2026: Government Response to the Justice Committee's Report on the Courts and Tribunals Bill

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 9 September 2026: Publication of the Chief Coroner's Annual Report for 2025

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 10 September 2026: Consultation on the Code for Crown Prosecutors

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 3 October 2026: Update on the Courts and Tribunals Bill and the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 8 October 2026: Extension of the use of PAVA in Youth Offending Institutions

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, dated 30 September 2026: Update on the Metropolitan Police Service investigation into the Grenfell Tower tragedy

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 30 September 2026: National Magistrates recruitment campaign

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dr Jo Farrar CB OBE, Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary, dated 16 September 2026 relating to post-legislative scrutiny

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Megan Lee-Devlin, Chief Executive of HM Courts and Tribunals Service, dated 15 September 2026 relating to HMCTS Court records

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Catherine McKinnell MP, Minister for Prison Capacity and Parole Policy and Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 14 September 2026: Publication of HM Inspectorate of Probation's Annual Report 2025-26

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 16 September 2026: Extension of the use of PAVA in Youth Offending Institutions

Justice Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 14 September 2026: Public consultation on the standard of proof for the short-form inquest conclusion of unlawful killing

Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Oral Evidence - HM Inspectorate of Prisons

Justice Committee
Monday 26th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 26 October 2026: 20 October power event affecting remote hearings

Justice Committee
Monday 26th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Catherine McKinnell MP, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 22 October 2026: The Sentencing Act 2020 (Prisons Sanctions) Regulations - Statutory Instrument

Justice Committee
Tuesday 27th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to The Rt Hon Alex Norris MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 26 October 2026: Autumn Budget 2026 - Ministry of Justice Funding

Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 19 October 2026 relating to the Commencement of Section 242 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026

Justice Committee
Tuesday 20th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Catherine McKinnell MP, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 2 October 2026: HMP Brixton: Confirmation of prison function change

Justice Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Written Evidence - Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade
ACE0034 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Written Evidence - Lodestar
ACE0028 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 19th October 2026
Oral Evidence - Freeman Air and Space Institute (School of Security Studies, King’s College London), National Composites Centre, and Planet

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 19th October 2026
Oral Evidence - UKspace, ClearSpace UK, and Supersharp

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Online Safety and the Minister for Energy relating to critical undersea infrastructure security, dated 22 October 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Monday 2nd November 2026
Oral Evidence - Suffolk Resilience Forum, and Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to The Rt Hon Alex Norris MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 3 November 2026: Follow up from 20 October evidence session with HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 2 November 2026: Cloud Video Platform (CVP) service disruption

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, dated 2 November 2026: Access to Child Trust Funds

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Catherine McKinnell MP, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 2 November 2026 relating to a change of prisoner cohort at HMP Rochester and HMP/YOI Cookham Wood

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, dated 30 October 2026 relating to the publication of the Child Focused Courts Target Operating Model

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Catherine McKinnell MP, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 23 October 2026: HMP Oakwood prison operator competition

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Rapson, Chief Executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), dated 13 October 2026 relating to the handling of PM Law Group by the SRA

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 30 October 2026: Justice Committee report on the 'Work of the County Court' - one year progress update

Justice Committee
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from The Rt Hon Alex Norris MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 27 October 2026 relating to the Independent Review of the Prison System

Justice Committee


Scottish Calendar
Thursday 29th October 2026 9 a.m.
6th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:00am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Declaration of interests: Patricia Gibson MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. 3. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – evidence: The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-74, LCM-S7-7, LCM-S7-7a and LCM-S7-7b from— Professor Alan Renwick, Professor of Democratic Politics, University College London; Alison Williams, Director of Devolution and Law and Jackie Killeen, Director of Electoral Administration and Regulation, Electoral Commission, Scotland; and then from— Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans and Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, Scottish Government. Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer and Jordan McGrory, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 4. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 report: The Committee will consider a draft Stage 1 report. 5. Temporary Standing Order Rule Changes: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of temporary changes to Standing Orders agreed by the Parliament under Bureau motions S7M-00150 and S7M-00378.  6. Review of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 3. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected]
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Thursday 5th November 2026 9:15 a.m.
7th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:15am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 2. Cross-Party Groups: The Committee will consider applications for recognition from four Cross-Party Groups, and take evidence from—  Finlay Carson, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Forestry and Wood Panelling Industries, Willie Rennie, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Pakistan, Joe Long, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Social Care,, and Murdo Fraser, Proposed Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Tourism and Hospitality, Scottish Parliament. 3. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Groups on Forestry and Wood Panelling Industries, Pakistan, Social Care, and Tourism and Hospitality. 4. Scottish Information Commissioner evidence session: The Committee will take evidence from—  David Hamilton, Commissioner, Euan McCulloch, Head of Enforcement, and Paul Mutch, Depute Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner. 5. Review of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 4. 6. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected].
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