European Court of Human Rights

(asked on 31st October 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to include changes to the UK’s relationship with the European Court of Human Rights in the expected bill to repeal the European Communities Act 1972.


This question was answered on 8th November 2016

The European Convention on Human Rights is a treaty under the auspices of the Council of Europe, an entirely separate organisation from the European Union. The Government has no plans to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights.

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