A Bill to make provision for an application to the Council of Europe to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and the introduction of a British Bill of Rights.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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The bill would allow the UK government to apply to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and would introduce a British Bill of Rights to sit in domestic law. It aims to replace or redefine current rights protections with a system based on UK law, rather than European Court of Human Rights oversight. In short, it signals a major shift in how rights are protected in the UK, moving decisions from an international body to domestic legislation and courts.
First reading in the Commons took place on 7 July 2014; the bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. No further progress beyond this stage is noted in the provided information.
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7 Jul 2014
The Bill had its first reading on 7 July 2014 through the Private Members' Bill Presentation.
The 2014-2015 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
