The Ministry of Justice confirmed last year that it will introduce proposals for a British Bill of Rights to replace the Human Rights Act 1998. A 12-week consultation is awaited. The 2016 Queen's Speech confirmed that introducing a Bill of Rights is one of the government's legislative priorities for the 2016-17 parliamentary session. The House of Lords European Union Committee published a report in May 2016 on the EU and UK Bill of Rights. The report urges the Government to give careful consideration to introducing the Bill of Rights, stating, "Taken individually, the views expressed by witnesses to this inquiry raise serious questions over the feasibility and value of a British Bill of Rights of the sort described by the Secretary of State; taken together, they make a forceful case for the Government to think again before continuing with this policy."
NB: Although the Human Rights Act 1998 partially enacts provisions of the European Convention of Human Rights (an instrument of the Council of Europe, rather than the European Union), the UK's decision to withdraw from the European Union, may nevertheless have an impact upon whether or not a British Bill of Rights is taken forward.
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