Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which policy areas relevant to vulnerable children and young people are under consideration in the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Steve Baker
The Government is considering the effect that exiting the EU will have on vulnerable children and young people across a wide range of issues. It is vital that these interests are heard as we enter the negotiations. Officials from the Department for Exiting the European Union have already engaged with child and youth advocacy groups and will continue to do so in the coming weeks and months as part of our strategy to ensure that a wide range of stakeholder perspectives are factored into our approach to exit.
The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring that our rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations. The decision to leave the EU does not change that. The Repeal Bill will ensure that our rights and freedoms will be brought into UK law and this includes the rights of vulnerable children and young people.