Clause 18 - Human rights
Equality Bill
9:45 am
Dominic Grieve (Shadow Attorney General, (Assist the Home Affairs Team); Beaconsfield, Conservative)
I wonder whether the expression “human rights” is too narrow. Is not it the case that the commission’s remit goes beyond “human rights” as defined in the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European convention?
I would have expected co-operation with other bodies to be possible on matters relevant to the commission’s activities. By spelling it out expressly that that co-operation will be on human rights issues alone, is there a danger that the clause could be too restrictive?