UK plan to scrap human rights act ‘not thought through’
Cameron has promised to replace act with a British bill of rights to appease Eurosceptics
British prime minister David Cameron: the Conservative Party’s proposals are focused on replacing the Human Rights Act (HRA) with a British Bill of Rights, which would reduce the role of the convention in the UK. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters
The UK government has not engaged meaningfully with the consequences of its planned repeal of the Human Rights Act on devolved administrations, says a report for a European Parliament group.
Whether the proposed changes will breach the Good Friday Agreement cannot be properly evaluated until a model for the new regime is put forward, said the report commissioned by a group of mainly left-wing parties in the parliament.