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Bill of Rights

These proposals are yet more ideologically driven reform from the UK Government, which fly in the face of the recommendations of its own independent review and of the wider legal community.

There are serious concerns over this proposed Bill’s compatibility with the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Human Rights Act has enabled the advancement of some of the most important social issues in a generation and it is incredible that the UKG want to roll these protections back, particularly at a time where Human Rights are under threat worldwide.

The Human Rights Act also runs through the constitution and laws of all four UK nations and has informed legislation and case law in Scotland since it was passed. It is not for UK Government Ministers to unilaterally unpick this without the consent of the Scottish Parliament.

Rest assured that SNP MPs at Westminster will oppose these reforms and urge the UK Government to meet their obligations under international law rather than looking for ways around them.