Policy Briefings Archive

Liberty’s submission to the Women and Equalities Committee for their inquiry on abortion law in Northern Ireland (December 2018)

Liberty’s submission to the Call for Evidence by the UN Special Rapporteur on Poverty (September 2018)

Liberty’s Written Evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ Inquiry into 20 years’ of the Human Rights Act (August 2018)

Liberty’s written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into factors which may impede individuals from using the UK’s human rights framework effectively (January 2018)

Liberty’s Briefing on Prisoners’ Voting Rights (October 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on the Proposed Football Act (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill (October 2016)

Liberty Briefing on Derogations and the Human Rights Act (September 2016)

Liberty Briefing Note on armed conflict and the Human Rights Act (September 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on the Report of the Chilcot Iraq Inquiry (July 2016)

Liberty’s factsheet on Human Rights law and the Armed Forces (March 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Conservative Leadership’s Proposals to Repeal the HRA (May 2015)

Liberty’s Submission to the Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission (May 2014)

Liberty’s submission the second consultation of the Commission on Bill of Rights (August 2012)

Human Rights or Citizens’ Privileges (Nov 2011)

Liberty’s submissions to House of Lords EU Justice sub-committee inquiry into ‘rights after Brexit (April 2019)

Joint letter to Jeremy Corbyn: raise the issue of human rights during negotiations on a “joint plan” on Brexit (April 2019)

Liberty’s briefing on the Immigration Bill – Second Reading in House of Commons (January 2019)

Liberty – Submission to the Procedure Committee’s Inquiry into ‘Exiting the European Union scrutiny of delegated legislation’ (October 2018)

Amnesty International and Liberty Trade Bill Briefing Lords (Sept 2018)

Amnesty International, Liberty and Stonewall’s joint briefing on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill – Ping Pong, Lords (June 2018)

Liberty and Amnesty International – Joint EU (Withdrawal) Bill Brief Lords Report Stage (April 2018)

Liberty and Amnesty International UK – Briefing note on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Day 2 Report stage in the House of Lords) (June 2018)

Liberty and Amnesty International – Joint EU (Withdrawal) Bill Brief Lords Report Stage (April 2018)

Bringing human rights home? What’s at stake for rights in the incorporation of EU law after Brexit  (February 2018)

Liberty, Amnesty International UK and Public Law Project’s joint briefing on The Charter of Fundamental Rights AIUK-PLP Charter Briefing (October 2017)

Liberty and and Amnesty UK’s briefing for Repeal Bill – second reading (September 2017)

Liberty’s Briefing on the White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill (April 2017)

Libertys Committee Stage Briefing on EU nationals in the UK and UK nationals in the EU for Ping Pong in the Commons (February 2017)

Liberty’s Briefing on EU nationals in the UK and UK nationals in the EU – Committee Stage Lords (February 2017)

Liberty’s Written Submissions to the House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry into the Legislative Process Delegated Powers (January 2017)

Libertys submissions to the Women and Equalities Committees Ensuring strong equalities legislation after EU exit inquiry (November 2016)

Liberty Submissions to Joint Committee on Human Rights’ Brexit Inquiry (October 2016)

Liberty’s submission to British Future’s inquiry into the status of EU nationals in the UK (October 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on a police use of live facial recognition (March 2019)

Liberty’s written evidence to the joint committee on human rights inquiry on the right to privacy and the digital revolution (Feb 2019)

Liberty’s summary of evidence to the public policy commission on the use of algorithms in the justice system (January 2019)

Liberty briefing on the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill – House of Lords Report Stage (October 2018)

Liberty response to the IPCO consultation on bulk powers (June 2018)

Liberty’s Written Evidence to the Public Bill Committee on the Data Protection Bill (March 2018)

Liberty’s abridged Briefing on the Immigration Control Exemption in the Data Protection Bill (March 2018)

Liberty’s Written Evidence to the Public Bill Committee on the Data Protection Bill (March 2018)

Liberty’s response to the Government’s consultation on the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union on 21 December 2016 regarding the retention of communications data (proposed amendments to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and Communications Data Code of Practice) (January 2018)

Liberty’s Written Evidence on the Data Protection Bill 2017 for the Joint Committee on Human Rights (November 2017)

Liberty Briefing on the Data Protection Bill 2017 Committee Stage Lords (October 2017)

Liberty Written Evidence to the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (September 2017)

Liberty Submission on Algorithms in Decision Making to the Science and Technology Committee (April 2017)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Digital Economy Bill for Second Reading in the House of Lords (December 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Lords (October 2016)

Liberty briefing on ICRs for Report Stage in the House of Lords (October 2016)

Liberty’s Response to the Report of the Bulk Powers Review (August 2016)

Liberty’s submission to the Terrorism Reviewer’s Review of Bulk Powers (July 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Lords (July 2016)

Liberty’s summary for the Investigatory Powers Bill Second Reading in the House of Lords (June 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on the Investigatory Powers Bill for Second Reading in the House of Lords (June 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Investigatory Powers Bill for Report Stage in the House of Commons (June 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on Part 8 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Part 7 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on Part 6 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Part 5 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Part 2 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Parts 3 and 4 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Part 2 of the Investigatory Powers Bill for Committee in the House of Commons (April 2016)

Liberty’s written evidence on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (December 2015)

Liberty’s response to the Home Office consultation on the Interception of Communications Code of Practice (March 2015)

Liberty’s response to the Home Office consultation on the Equipment Interference Code of Practice (March 2015)

Liberty’s consultation on RIPA Codes of Practice (January 2015)

Liberty submission to the Reviewer of Terrorism’s Investigatory Powers Review (November 2014)

Briefing on the fast-track Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (July 2014)

A Guide to the Hostile Environment – 2019 update (May 2019)

Liberty’s submission to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review (Jan 2019)

Briefing on the Immigration Bill (second reading – commons)  (Jan 2019)

Care Don’t Share – Hostile environment data-sharing: Why we need a firewall between essential public services and immigration enforcement (December 2018)

Liberty’s response to the Tribunal Procedure Committee’s Consultation on Tribunal Procedure in relation to detained appellants (October 2018)

Liberty’s response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ immigration detention inquiry (September 2018)

Liberty’s Response to the Integrated Communities Strategy green paper (June 2018)

Liberty’s written evidence to the inspection of partnership working between the Home Office and other government departments by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (May 2018)

Liberty’s written evidence to the Public Health England consultation on the public health impact of the MOU on data sharing between NHS Digital, the Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care (April 2018)

April 2018 Liberty’s Submission to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into immigration detention (April 2018)

‘Driving While Black’: Liberty and StopWatch’s briefing on the discriminatory effect of stop and search powers on our roads (December 2017)

Liberty’s briefing on amendments to the National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015  (Jan 2017)

Liberty’s response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on proposals to expedite appeals by immigration detainees (November 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on Government proposals to record children’s nationality and immigration status (October 2016)

Liberty’s Report Stage briefing on the Children and Social Work Bill safeguarding unaccompanied refugee children (October 2016)

Liberty’s submission to British Future’s inquiry into the status of EU nationals in the UK (September 2016)

Liberty’s response to the draft Home Office DSO on Care and Management of Pregnant Women in Detention (August 2016)

Liberty’s Response to the DSO on Removal from Association and Temporary Confinement (July 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Amendment 135A to the Children and Social Work Bill (July 2016)

Liberty’s Liberty’s response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on proposals for fee increases in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)) (June 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa (April 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on the Immigration Bill – Driving Offences and Powers (Report Stage – Lords) (March 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on the Immigration Bill – Refugees (Report Stage – Lords) (March 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Immigration Bill (Report stage – Lords) (March 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Immigration Bill (Committee Stage – Lords) (January 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Immigration Bill (Second Reading – Lords) (December 2015)

Liberty’s briefing on the Immigration Bill (Report Stage) (November 2015)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Immigration Bill (Committee Stage) (October 2015)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Immigration Bill (Second Reading – Commons) (October 2015)

Liberty’s response to the Home Office consultation on ‘support for failed asylum seekers’ (September 2015)

Liberty’s briefing for the backbench business debate on immigration detention (September 2015)

Liberty’s Evidence to the Immigration Detention Inquiry (September 2014)

Civil Society ‘alternative’ report to UNCAT: UK Government is failing its duty to prevent torture and ill-treatment (May 2019)

Liberty response to IPCO consultation on the Consolidated Guidance (October 2018)

Liberty’s briefing on the MoJ’s consultation on proposals for fee increases in the First-tier (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (June 2016)

Joint Briefing Judicial Review (October 2014)

Liberty’s briefing on the Civil Legal Aid (May 2014)

Liberty’s briefing – Judicial Review ‘Proposals for Further Reform’ (November-2013)

Liberty’s briefing – Cutting Civil Legal Aid (June 2013)

Liberty’s briefing on the  Offensive Weapons Bill Report Stage House of Lords (February 2019)

Liberty’s written evidence to the Home Affairs Committee Inquiry: The Macpherson Report 20 years on (January 2019)

Liberty’s response to the Home Office consultation on extending Stop and search powers (October 2018)

Liberty’s submission to the Home Affairs Committee’s Policing for the Future Inquiry (April 2018)

Liberty Driving While Black: Liberty and StopWatch’s briefing on the discrimanatory effect of stop and search powers on our roads (December 2017)

Liberty’s briefing on the Prisons and Courts Bill: New Clause 10 (legal aid) (March 2017)

Liberty’s briefing on amendments 30 and 31 to the Prisons and Courts Bill (March 2017)

Libertys Briefing on the Prisons and Courts Bill for Second Reading in the House of Commons (March 2017)

Libertys response to MOPACs Draft Police and Crime Plan for London 2017-2021 (March 2017)

Liberty’s Briefing on Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, D and H) Order 2016 (January 2017)

Liberty, Rethink Mental Illness, and Mind Briefing on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – Policing and Crime Bill (January 2017)

Liberty Briefing on the Policing and Crime Bill Part 4 Chapter 4 for Committee in the House of Lords (November 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on IPCC oversight of service police for Committee Stage of the Policing and Crime Bill in the House of Lords (October 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Policing and Crime Bill – second reading in the House of Lords (June 2016)

Liberty’s submissions to the Governments consultation on PACE Codes C D and H (May 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Policing and Crime Bill – second reading in the House of Commons (March 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on Home Office consultation on pre-charge Bail (Feb 2015)

Liberty’s briefing on water cannon (Feb 2014)

Liberty’s response to the MPS consultation on ANPR camera sharing with Transport for London (April 2014)

Liberty’s response to College of Policing Consultation on Police Bail (June 2014)

Liberty’s briefing on the Trade Union Bill – Second Reading in the House of Lords (December 2015)

Liberty’s briefing on the Trade Union Bill – Clause 9 and New Clause 1 – Report Stage (November 2015)

Liberty’s response to Department for Business Innovation and Skills consultations on Trade Unions (September 2015)

Liberty’s briefing on the Trade Union Bill – Second Reading in the House of Commons (September 2015)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill – Report Stage (September 2018)

Liberty’s Evidence on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill – Committee Stage (June 2018)

Libertys Second Reading Briefing on the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill (June 2018)

Liberty’s Evidence to the JCHR’s Inquiry into Freedom of Expression in Universities (December 2017)

Rights Watch UK and Liberty briefing – an independent review of Prevent (March 2017)

Liberty and Open Justice Initiative’s briefing on the Implementation of Prevent – Westminster Hall (February 2017)

Liberty and Rights Watch UK briefing on the statutory Prevent duty in universities (January 2017)

Liberty Briefing on the Proposed Renewal of Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (October 2016)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Counter-Terrorism Security Bill – Second reading House of Lords (January 2015)

Liberty’s Second Reading Briefing on the Immigration Bill in the House of Lords (February 2014)

Liberty’s response to the MoD’s consultation on “Better Combat Compensation” (February 2017)

Liberty’s briefing on the Armed Forces Bill – Report Stage in the House of Lords (April 2016)

Liberty’s briefing for of the Armed Forces Bill – Second Reading in the House of Lords (February 2o16)

Liberty’s briefing for the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee (November 2015)

Liberty’s briefing on the Armed Forces Bill – Report stage Commons (Feb 2015)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Armed Forces Bill – Second Reading Commons (Jan 2015)

Military Justice – Proposals for a fair and independent military justice system (June 2014)

Liberty’s briefing on the Mental Capacity Amendment Bill for Second Reading in House of Commons (December 2018)

Liberty Submission to Tribuna Procedure Committee on Mental Health Tribunal Changes (June 2018)

Liberty’s written evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on the Domestic Abuse Inquiry (June 2018)

Liberty’s Response to the Government’s Consultation on the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill (May 2018)

Liberty’s Response to the Government’s Mental Health Review Tribunal Consultation (November 2016)

Liberty’s Written Submissions to the Health Commitee’s Suicide Prevention Inquiry (September 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on the Protection from slavery for overseas domestic workers amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill – House of Commons (March 2015)

Liberty’s Briefing on the Modern Slavery Bill –  Second Reading in the House of Lords (November 2014)

Liberty’s written evidence on Extradition to the House of Lords Select Committee (September 2014)

Joint Briefing on Clause 148 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill (extradition appeals) (January 2014)

Liberty’s Report on Home Secretary Discretion and the Forum Bar in Extradition – March 2013

Liberty’s submission to the JCHR extradition inquiry (January 2011)

Liberty’s briefing on the Children and Social Work Bill – Committee Stage in the House of Commons (January 2017)

Liberty’s briefing on the Children and Social Work Bill – Second Reading in the House of Commons (December 2016)

Libertys submission to the JCHR inquiry on children’s rights in the UK (October 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on clauses 29-33 of the Children and Social Work Bill (October 2016)

Liberty’s briefing on amendment 135A to the Children and Social Work Bill  (July 2016)

Liberty’s Evidence on Votes at 16 (May 2014)

Liberty’s Response to the Law Commissions Consultation on Official Secrecy (May 2017)

Liberty’s Response to the FOI Commission (November 2015)

Liberty’s submission to the Justice Committee’s scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act (February 2012)

Liberty’s briefing on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill – abortion rights in Northern Ireland (July 2019)

Joint Short Briefing on the Domestic Abuse Bill and migrant women (May 2019)

Joint Briefing on the Domestic Abuse Bill and migrant women (May 2019)

FINAL – Liberty’s submission to the Special Rapporteur on Torture on domestic abuse in the UK (May 2019)

Liberty’s written evidence to the pre-legislative scrutiny committee on the Domestic Abuse Bill (April 2019)

Liberty’s submission to the JCHR’s inquiry on domestic abuse (January 2019)

Liberty’s submission to the Women and Equalities Committee for their inquiry on abortion law in Northern Ireland (December 2018)

Liberty’s written evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on the Domestic Abuse Inquiry (June 2018)

Liberty’s Response to the Government’s Consultation on the Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill (May 2018)