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“Significant concerns” over Human Rights Act replacement

News | | Published: 10:00, Thursday January 13th, 2022.

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Houses of Parliament, Westminster
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The Welsh Government has expressed “significant concerns” with UK Government plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights.

The Human Rights Act sets out minimum standards of how people should be treated by public bodies. The UK Government has published a consultation seeking views on replacing the Act – something that has angered Welsh Government ministers.

Jane Hutt, who is the Welsh Government’s Minister for Social Justice, and Mick Antoniw, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, have published a joint statement.

Ms Hutt said: “The Human Rights Act sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to. Under the latest proposals a new Bill of Rights would not reflect some of the key principles and protections in the Human Rights Act.

“We have been clear and consistent that we will not tolerate any dilution of rights and consider it essential that the United Kingdom remains a world leader.”

She continued: “Safeguarding and advancing human rights remains our priority and we would strongly object to any proposals that threaten that.”

Meanwhile, Mr Antoniw said: “The consultation appears to raise significant issues with regard to accessibility to the courts, the rule of law and the role of the courts in the application of the law relating to human rights.

“There is also an important constitutional issue at stake. The Human Rights Act is fundamental to Welsh democracy; legislation passed in the Senedd must be compatible with the Act, so any action or change must have the agreement of all of the UK’s national legislatures.”


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