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Human Rights committee calls for submissions

Summary: On 9 September 2010, the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) announced its decision to continue to scrutinise every Government bill for its compatibility with human rights.

Following the publication of the Government's Legislative Programme for 2010-11, the Committee has provisionally identified 10 bills and one draft bill which it considers are likely to raise significant human rights issues:

  • Identity Documents Bill
  • Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill
  • Freedom Bill
  • Armed Forces Bill
  • Education and Children Bill
  • Health Bill
  • Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
  • Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
  • Public Bodies (Reform) Bill
  • Welfare Reform Bill
  • Parliamentary Privilege draft bill

The Committee proposes to focus its legislative scrutiny work principally on these bills during the current parliamentary session. Submissions of no more than 1,500 words are invited from interested groups and individuals on:

  • The significant human rights issues likely to be raised by each bill
  • Whether the bill presents opportunities to enhance the protection of human rights.

Submissions should reach the Committee by 8 October 2010 and be addressed to the Commons Clerk of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Committee Office, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA (email: jchr@parliament.uk). Electronic submission in Word or Rich Text format is requested, but a signed hard copy should also be sent.

To find out more information, click http://www.edf.org.uk/blog/?p=7465

Source: edf.org.uk

Subject: Equality, Human rights

 

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