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CRPD concluding observations 2017, paragraph 55

Government should work with disabled people's organisations to: (a) Develop a fully-funded action plan to improve disabled people’s access to...

UN recommendation

Privacy – Government action

UK Government actions In September 2021, the UK Government launched a consultation on reforms to the UK’s data protection regime,...

Government action

ICCPR concluding observations 2024, paragraph 51

Government should: Take all necessary steps to ensure everyone enjoys the right to privacy and freedom of expression. This aligns...

UN recommendation

ICCPR concluding observations 2024, paragraph 43

Government should: Set a legal limit on immigration detention. It should be a last resort, for the shortest time possible....

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2023, paragraph 47

Government should: (a) Do more to deal with inequalities in education and improve outcomes for disadvantaged children, including by: •...

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2023, paragraph 28

Government should: (a) Do more to prevent non-statutory stop-and-search checks being used against children; ban their use in Northern Ireland;...

UN recommendation

Privacy – Welsh Government assessment

Read our assessment of the UK Government’s progress on...

Progress assessment

Privacy – UK Government assessment

Recent legislative and policy changes have introduced certain new safeguards on data protection, surveillance and data retention. However, questions remain...

Progress assessment

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.151

Government should: Consider changing the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 to protect the right to privacy. Ban mass surveillance and stop...

UN recommendation

ICCPR concluding observations 2015, paragraph 14

Government should: Review counter-terrorism laws and bring them into line with the ICCPR, including: (a) Consider revising the definition of...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.150

Government should: Ensure surveillance laws do not breach the rights to privacy, intimacy and freedom of expression. Ensure that the...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.149

Government should: Align all surveillance laws with international human rights standards. Ensure all communications surveillance is necessary and proportionate. Bring...

UN recommendation

UPR recommendations 2017, paragraph 134.148

Government should: Strengthen the protection of citizens, and their right to privacy, in the Investigatory Powers Bill (2016). Strengthen the...

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2016, paragraph 38

Government should: (a) Ban non-statutory stop-and-search checks against children. (b) Ensure statutory stop-and-search checks are proportionate (considering the age and...

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2016, paragraph 36

Government should: Abolish any legal obligation to attend collective worship in state-funded schools. Guarantee children's right to freely decide whether...

UN recommendation

CRC concluding observations 2016, paragraph 34

Government should: Revise local laws and the British Nationality Act in overseas territories to secure migrant children's right to a...

UN recommendation

ICCPR concluding observations 2015, paragraph 24

Government should: (a) Review laws on intercepting and storing personal communications in line with the ICCPR, including article 17. Any...

UN recommendation

ICCPR concluding observations 2024, paragraph 53

Government should: Review and change its laws, including the Public Order Act 2023, to ensure people can enjoy their right...

UN recommendation