Coronavirus
Briefings and reports
The UK is currently facing a public health crisis within the wider context of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Liberty recognises that the UK government has an obligation under human rights law to take steps to protect the lives of people within its jurisdiction and wholeheartedly supports this aim.
At the same time, we are keenly aware that states of crisis and exception are often the ground on which long-term erosions of precious rights and liberties are seeded.
The Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Bill
The Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Bill (“the Bill”) is a rights-respecting legislative response to the coronavirus pandemic. It repeals the powers contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020 which put civil liberties at risk. It also establishes measures which provide people with the protections they need in a public health crisis.
Liberty’s Briefing on Repealing and Replacing the Coronavirus Act 2020
The Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Bill
The Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Bill Explanatory Notes
The Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Act (Employment) Regulations 2021
The Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Act (Housing) Regulations 2021
The Coronavirus (Rights and Support) Act (Social Welfare) Regulations 2021
Breifings
Liberty’s response to DHSC’s proposal for making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector – October 2021
Liberty’s Briefing on the Third Review of the Coronavirus Act 2020 – October 2021
Liberty’s response to DHSC’s proposal for mandatory COVID certification in a Plan B scenario – October 2021
Liberty’s Briefing on Repealing and Replacing the Coronavirus Act 2020
Liberty’s briefing on the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations – November 2020
Letter to the Prime Minister – national restrictions – November 2020
Protecting Civil Liberties in a Pandemic – July 2020
Liberty’s Briefing on the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) Regulations 2020 – May 2020
Liberty’s Briefing on the Coronavirus Bill – March 2020
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