The government has this week introduced its Bill of Rights into parliament, which will replace the Human Rights Act that incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law.
But campaigners, including children’s commissioner for England Rachel De Souza, fear it will erode young people’s rights.
She has written to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab “to express my grave concerns about proposals to reform the Human Rights Act without a guarantee that children’s rights will not be eroded”.
She added on Twitter: “Any replacement needs thoughtful and thorough parliamentary scrutiny. It is absolutely vital that children’s rights protections are not eroded by new legislation."
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