Whether any decision has been reached on whether to establish a Scottish Human Rights Commission, following the consultation exercise which…

The majority of consultation respondents favoured establishing a separate Scottish Human Rights body. The analysis of the consultation exercise can be found on the Scottish Executive website.I am pleased to announce that Scottish ministers have decided in principle to establish a Scottish Human Rights Commission. Its key functions will be promotion, education and awareness raising of human rights; providing guidance to public authorities; providing a source of advice, as required, to the Scottish Parliament on legislation after introduction; general monitoring and reporting in relation to law and practice, and investigating and reporting on generic or sectoral human rights issues in relation to public policy. More detailed proposals will be published in the course of next year.