Lead member
Baroness Chakrabarti
Labour, Life peer
Lords
Decision
Agreed
This amendment was agreed to. Where a member has given notice of their intention to oppose a Clause/Schedule standing part of a Bill, 'agreed' indicates that the Clause/Schedule was removed from the Bill.
Amendment text
Clause 1
Leave out Clause 1 and insert the following new clause—
“Introduction
Nothing in this Act shall require any act or omission that conflicts with the obligations of the United Kingdom under—
(a)
the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;
(b)
the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees including the Protocol to that Convention;
(c)
the 1954 and 1961 UN Conventions on the Reduction of Statelessness;
(d)
the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
(e)
the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking Human Beings.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment replaces the narrative and interpretation provisions of Clause 1 with clear provision for compliance with all the key international obligations engaged by the Bill.