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The Government's consultation on its proposed 'overhaul' of our #HumanRightsAct closes tomorrow.
This isn’t a plan to improve the system.
It’s an attempt to weaken everyone's human rights and hide from accountability for their actions.
⬇️EXPLAINER🧵 libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/explaine…
This isn’t a plan to improve the system.
It’s an attempt to weaken everyone's human rights and hide from accountability for their actions.
⬇️EXPLAINER🧵 libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/explaine…
THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
In a functioning democracy, people must be able to hold the powerful to account.
The #HumanRightsAct enables everyone in the UK to do just that and stand up for our rights when public authorities – like Gov + local councils – fall short.
In a functioning democracy, people must be able to hold the powerful to account.
The #HumanRightsAct enables everyone in the UK to do just that and stand up for our rights when public authorities – like Gov + local councils – fall short.
The #HumanRightsAct protects us from misuse of power no matter who we are.
And it's helped bring a culture of respecting human rights into hospitals, schools, care homes, and housing associations – changing the way thousands of people are treated and supported.
And it's helped bring a culture of respecting human rights into hospitals, schools, care homes, and housing associations – changing the way thousands of people are treated and supported.
This thread covers Part 2 (the criminal sections) of the #JRandCourtsBill #JudicialReviewBill which make significant, and potentially very damaging changes to how the criminal courts work.
There’s so much wrong with this part, and we’ve set out key examples below → (1/17)
There’s so much wrong with this part, and we’ve set out key examples below → (1/17)
Clause 3 would introduce a new way for people accused of crimes that are not punishable with prison to plead guilty entirely online.
It builds on the existing ‘single justice procedure’. (2/17)
It builds on the existing ‘single justice procedure’. (2/17)
This is where you receive a letter accusing you of a crime, and you can respond either pleading guilty or not guilty.
Your case will then be heard by a single magistrate in a closed session.
The prosecutor/defendants’ case must be made in writing. (3/17)
Your case will then be heard by a single magistrate in a closed session.
The prosecutor/defendants’ case must be made in writing. (3/17)
MPs will shortly debate the Judicial Review and Courts Bill #JRandCourtsBill #JudicialReviewBill.
This thread covers Part 1 of the Bill which relates to judicial review (1/10) →
This thread covers Part 1 of the Bill which relates to judicial review (1/10) →
Clause 1 would introduce two new remedies for #judicialreview – prospective only quashing orders and suspended quashing orders. (2/10)
Prospective only remedies risk undermining ordinary citizens’ ability to hold the government to account and deny redress for people who have been affected by unlawful government action – we are calling for them to be removed from the Bill. (3/10)
