Select Committee on Extradition Law announced
9 June 2014
A new committee was announced in the chamber of the House of Lords on Monday 9 June carry out post-legislative scrutiny of extradition law.
- Watch the announcement on Parliament TV
- Read the Lords Hansard report
- Find out more about Lords committees
- Lords Liaison Committee report: Review of select committee activity and proposals for new committee activity
The Leader of the House, Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative), made the announcement. The committee is due to be appointed on 12 June.
Lords committees consider specific policy areas or issues – ranging from short, narrowly focused investigations to broad, long-term inquiries – and produce reports on their findings. Ad hoc committees are set up if the House decides to investigate a subject outside these areas.
The key purpose of a post-legislative scrutiny committee is to ensure that the primary legislation under review is achieving all of its intended objectives.
The Committee on Extradition Law has been convened to consider and report on the law and practice relating to extradition, in particular the Extradition Act 2003. It is expected that the committee will submit its recommendations and publish its report by 5 March 2015.