LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL – CABINET
FRIDAY, 25 NOVEMBER, 2016
58. Motion – referred from City Council, Select Committees or Officer Delegated Decisions
Cabinet considered the terms of the following Motion
(a) Motion Referred by Audit & Governance Select Committee 22 September 2016
Human Rights Act 1998
Cabinet considered the following Motion, submitted by Councillors Sarah Jennings, Lawrence Brown, Tom Crone and Anna Key and referred by Audit & Governance Select Committee for consideration by Cabinet
“Council notes with alarm the Government’s stated aim of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998. The Human Rights Act sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to.
Council therefore expresses support for the Human Rights Act and the positive impact it has had on rights protections of individuals in the UK;
welcomes the guidance the Human Rights Act provides for public authorities in ensuring policies are developed in line with international human rights standards; and calls on the Government to retain the Human Rights Act, the protections within it, and the UK’s international obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.”
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Resolved that the Motion be supported.