FEARS over the limits of devolved power mean the Scottish Government is not being “ambitious enough” on human rights bill, a charity has warned.
The bill seeks to enshrine “a range of economic, social and cultural rights into Scots law for the first time, as far as possible within the limits of devolved competence”.
She said: “You cannot ignore that in the last few years, the Scottish Government’s exercise of its devolved powers has been challenged.”She said: “The UNCRC bill is the precursor to the Scottish Human Rights Bill, and in some ways the hope was that we would pass the UNCRC bill and that would pave the way for the SHRB to take a similar approach.
Ang also highlighted that the proposals as they stand appear to set out a duty for “due regard” to be taken of the rights set out in the bill, which would mean, for example, that the Scottish Government must take those rights into account when formulating plans. However, duty to comply would be a “stronger” approach.
She continued: “These do have real world impacts for people. One of the areas in which we really struggle in our work is around, for example, ensuring that people have the right to independent living – so disabled people are supported to live independently.
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