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Recommendation 3
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Paragraph: 39
The lack of any limits on the level of service that the Secretary of State...
Conclusion
The lack of any limits on the level of service that the Secretary of State may impose by regulations risks a failure to comply with the Article 11 requirement of being “in accordance with the law”, as the Bill arguably contains insufficient protection against arbitrary interference with Article 11 rights. The Bill should be amended to provide some limits on the level of service that the Secretary of State can require. We have included a draft amendment that would achieve this aim in the Annex to the report (Amendment 2).
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 27 April 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗