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A bill of rights would upset the devolution settlement, the committee warns

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The Human Rights Act (HRA) performs the core functions of a bill of rights for the UK. There is no actual evidence-based argument for change.

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Although more rights may be included, the protection of such rights may be considerably weaker than those protected by the HRA.

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domestic human rights legislation would jeopardise the UK’s participation in this important area of EU cooperation in the fight against international crime.”

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the bill may not be as radical as originally envisaged, others fear that a vote to remain within the EU on 23 June could force Downing Street to appease disappointed Brexiters with a more substantial attack on the European court of human rights in Strasbourg.

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The British bill of rights takes away from the freedoms of subject minorities such as prisoners and immigrants which takes a step back from the advancement made on human rights.

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It would be difficult to Even consider changing the HRA because moves to repeal the Human Rights Act have traditionally been resisted by the other major parties in the UK Parliament so if it was changed it could potentially cause tensions between the people who disagree

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The government's proposed bill of rights will hamper the fight against crime, undermine the UK's international moral authority and could start “unravelling” the constitution, a cross-party parliamentary committee is warning.

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Parliament we’re discussing the British bill of rights for 8 years but was not able to put it in place. If the Human Rights Act needs to change surely they would have found a way to do it in 8 years.

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If we decide to change it we will still be required to implement decisions of the European court of Human Rights

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The human rights act gets the balance right between protecting our rights and preserving parliaments sovereignty, parliament isn’t always 100% correct either so if we tamper with the rule of law “it becomes no real rule at all”.

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To be able to repeal HRA there would need to be an agreement of all 3 devolved legislatures. This would be opposed by all governing parties in developed countries and be almost impossible to enforce anyway

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It may go against the public’s opinion and they may not be consulted.

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If we repeal human rights act with a separate bill what’s going to stop that being repealed again and constantly changed?