{"id":630,"date":"2022-09-05T14:38:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T13:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-into-practice\/?page_id=630"},"modified":"2023-12-05T15:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:10:33","slug":"the-rights-removal-bill-and-human-rights-act-reform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/policy-and-research\/policy\/human-rights\/the-rights-removal-bill-and-human-rights-act-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rights Removal Bill and Human Rights Act reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>What is the Rights Removal Bill?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rights Removal Bill is a proposed law that was introduced by the UK Government on 22 June 2022. This is formally known as the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/bills.parliament.uk\/bills\/3227\">Bill of Rights Bill<\/a>&#8216; however campaigners are referring to it as the Rights Removal Bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed Bill would replace the Human Rights Act 1998 with much weaker human rights protections. This is regressive and would cause legal uncertainty, particularly for devolved nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2022 it was decided that the UK Government has postponed the Bill. The date for its second reading is still to be announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are we doing about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ALLIANCE is working with civil society organisations across the UK to say &#8216;no&#8217; to the Rights Removal Bill. You can read more about what we have been doing via the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALLIANCE consultation responses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/news\/alliance-responds-to-consultation-on-human-rights-act-reform\/\">ALLIANCE Response to consultation on Human Rights Act Reform (March 2022)&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/news\/alliance-response-to-the-independent-human-rights-act-review\/\">ALLIANCE Response \u2013 Independent Human Rights Act Review Call for Evidence (March 2021)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Joint activity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/news\/the-alliance-calls-on-mps-to-vote-against-the-rights-removal-bill\/\">Joint civil society briefing to MPs (September 2022)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/news\/alliance-signs-joint-statement-on-uk-rights-removal-bill\/\">Joint statement on UK Rights Removal Bill (July 2022)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Final-joint-HRA-Reform-response-8th-March-2022.pdf\">Joint response to consultation on Human Rights Act Reform with HRCS and others (March 2022) <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/news\/on-global-human-rights-day-the-alliance-urges-the-prime-minister-to-secure-the-human-rights-act\/\">Joint letter to the Prime Minister on retaining the Human Rights Act (December 2021)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrcscotland.org\/2021\/03\/04\/consortium-submits-response-to-independent-review-of-the-human-rights-act\/\">Joint response to Independent Review of the Human Rights Act (March 2021)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opinion pieces<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALLIANCE members and partners have shared their views on the impact of the Rights Removal Bill in Scotland:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/opinion\/the-british-bill-of-rights-what-are-we-all-to-do-about-it\/\">Alan Miller, Professor of Practice in Human Rights Law, University of Strathclyde<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/opinion\/the-uk-governments-current-proposals-for-reform-of-the-human-rights-act-1998-are-in-equal-measure-unsurprising-and-astonishing\/\">Dr Elaine Webster, Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law, University of Strathclyde<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-scotland.org.uk\/blog\/opinion\/human-rights-act-reform-the-uk-government-wants-to-rewrite-our-human-rights-act\/\">Carlyn Miller, Head of Policy and Programmes at the British Institute of Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Further reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bihr.org.uk\/human-rights-act-reform\">The British Institute of Human Rights Rights Removal Bill Hub <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/uk-parliament-joint-committee-human-rights-legislative-scrutiny-bill-rights-bill-evidence-submitted-scottish-government\/documents\/\">Scottish Government response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights Legislative Scrutiny <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please contact Lucy Mulvagh, Director of Policy, Research and Impact at <a href=\"mailto:lucy.mulvagh@alliance-scotland.org.uk\">lucy.mulvagh@alliance-scotland.org.uk<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Rights Removal Bill? The Rights Removal Bill is a proposed law that was introduced by the UK Government on 22 June 2022. This is formally known as the &#8216;Bill of Rights Bill&#8216; however campaigners are referring to it as the Rights Removal Bill. 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