The Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation

From 15th June to 5th October 2023, the Scottish Government ran a public consultation about the Human Rights Bill. The Consortium helped to inform and engage civil society organisations to respond.

What did respondents say?

There were a massive 397 responses to the consultation on the Scottish Human Rights Bill, and almost half of these (187 / 47%) were from civil society organisations.

The vast majority of responses supported the whole idea of the Bill. Many gave suggestions for how the Bill could be strong and effective.

• Our Consultation analysis briefing
• All the Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation responses, where consent has been given to publish
• The Independent Analysis of the Consultation responses, commissioned by Scottish Government
  

 What did the Consortium say in the consultation?

We strongly support the Scottish Human Rights Bill. We agree with the general Bill proposals, but also think they could be improved.

• Consortium response to the Scottish Government’s “A Human Rights Bill for Scotland: consultation”
• Consortium Human Rights Bill Consultation Response: Conversations on Migrants’ Rights

 The Consultation

• The Consultation document in full
• The Consultation in Easy Read
• An audio summary of the Consultation

 The Consortium produced a Guide to help organisations respond to the Consultation. Many thanks to the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland for their contribution to this Guide.

 We also held 13 consultation explainer events, and spoke at many more. More than 400 organisations, with 900+ participants in total, took part in these events.

Human Rights Bill Consultation Responses

• Click here to read all the Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation responses, where consent has been given to publish
  
• Click here to read the Independent Analysis of the Consultation responses
  
• Click here to read a Consortium Briefing about the Independent Analysis

Consortium Members’ Responses

• Alcohol Focus Scotland
• Amnesty International Scotland
• Art27
• Barnardo’s Scotland
• CEMVO Scotland
• CLD Standards Council Scotland
• Community Transport Association
• Dr David M Scott – Postdoctoral Research Associate in International Law & Governance, Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security, School of Law, University of Glasgow, and Scottish Council on Global Affairs
• Equality Network
• Equate Scotland
• Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
• Human Rights Consortium Scotland (with support from Action for ME, AdvoCard, Age Scotland, C-Change Scotland, CEMVO Scotland, Clan Childlaw, Community Transport Association, Corra Foundation, Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service, Empower Women for Change, Environmental Rights Centre Scotland (ERCS), Feniks, Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA), Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC), Hospice UK, Humanist Society Scotland, Include Me, In Control Scotland, Inclusion Scotland, Inspiring Scotland, LGBT Youth Scotland, Making Rights Real, Maryhill Integration Network, Migrant Voice, Play Scotland, Psychiatric Rights Scotland, Radiant and Brighter Community Interest Company, RealisingRights, Scottish Borders Social Enterprise Chamber C.I.C., Scottish Care, Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA), Scottish Refugee Council, Shelter Scotland, Simon Community Scotland, TSI Scotland Network, The Food Train, The Hong Kong Scots CIC, Welfare Scotland
• Human Rights Consortium Scotland: Second Response Providing Summaries of Conversations on Migrants’ Rights
• Joint Response from Shelter Scotland, Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland, ALACHO, Homeless Network Scotland, LSA, The Salvation Army, Hillcrest Futures, Cyrenians, Aberdeen Foyer, SFHA, Scottish Refugee Council, Crisis
• Just Fair
• LGBT Youth Scotland
• Making Rights Real
• Marie Curie
• Play Scotland
• Quakers in Scotland
• RNIB Scotland
• Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH)
• Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance
• Scottish Women’s Convention
• Shelter Scotland
• THRE: Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities
• Who Cares? Scotland