European Convention on Human Rights

(asked on 7th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government plans to negotiate changes to the European Convention of Human Rights at a Council of Europe level.


Answered by
Andy Slaughter Portrait
Andy Slaughter
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
This question was answered on 17th September 2026

The PQ relates to whether the government plans to negotiate changes to the European Convention of Human Rights at a Council of Europe level. There are no current plans to do so. However, the response refers to the recent Chișinău Declaration which concerns the ECHR and migration and which was adopted by the full Council of Europe in May 2026.

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