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Human Rights Act 1998

Question for Ministry of Justice

UIN 31927, tabled on 21 March 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has held with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998.

Answered on

24 March 2016

The Government has discussed human rights reform with a range of stakeholders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including ministers in the Scottish and Welsh Governments and the Northern Ireland Executive.

We will continue to engage fully with the devolved administrations as we develop our proposals.

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