EHRC launch briefing for Committee stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s briefing for Committee stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, can be found here. This is the first in a series of briefings we will produce for Committee Stage, and focuses on amendments relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and EU case law.

In this briefing we recommend support for:

• Amendments 34, 14, 20, 25 and 41: The Commission has obtained the opinion of senior counsel, and the advice is that the loss of the Charter will lead to a significant weakening of human rights protection in the UK. The Commission has also produced a supplementary briefing on the practical impact of the loss of the Charter. This can be found here and includes a number of additional examples.
• Amendment 56:  We argue that this amendment is important to promote legal certainty and to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of equality and human rights law.

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