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Will the planned NHS contact tracing app breach human rights laws? Important @HumanRightsCtte evidence session this Monday 2pm-5pm with expets, Information
Commisioner and head of @NHSX committees.parliament.uk/event/906/form… @HarrietHarman
I am acting as Specialist Advisor to the @HumanRightsCtte's ongoing Inquiry into the human rights implications of the government's response to Covid-19. There is an open call for evidence here committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evide…
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Frankly, Britain has had enough of expets
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A quick thread on the most draconian restrictions on liberty since the Second World War and the almost complete failure to scrutinise and assess police powers /1
The 'lockdown regulations' prevent us leaving the place we live without a reasonable excuse, gathering in groups of more than 2 not from our household, and close most businesses. They give police powers of enforcement including fines, criminal offences and use of force /2
The regulations came into force on 23 March. They were under emergency powers so had *no debate* and *no vote* in parliament. Look at the timings! /3 legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/…
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Good summary of the recent, non-debated and unscrutinised changes to the lockdown regulations (which were themselves non-debated and unscrutinised). This in particular is bothering me /1 ukhumanrightsblog.com/2020/05/01/mak…
It is unsatisfactory to have a criminal law which (1) depends entirely on intention of a person for being outside their house (2) penalises having the wrong intention (3) which can change in an instant, (4) penalties depend on what police officer "considers" a person is thinking
Probably as I have been knee deep in this area of law for a year or so but this does remind me of judicial criticisms of protest injections which rely entirely on a person's intention, which can change, to define a potentially criminal act (contempt). /3 bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/…
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Interesting to see @GavinWilliamson's notice of disapplication of bits of Education Act allowing prosecution of parents for not securing children's attendance at school - sensible. But this bit is strange - "whatever way they can" isn't actually the duty assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
This is the duty of parents to educate their children "either by regular attendance at school or otherwise". You might think that it isn't that big a deal because it's effectively unenforceable but would have been better if it was disapplied too legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/…
Another way of looking at it is that if parents retain a duty to educate their children, and they cannot by law send them to school, then the Secretary of State has a duty to assist them in doing so because of s.10
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