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(While there is clearly a significant correspondence between equal opport\
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(WRITTEN EVIDENCE TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REVIEW OF PROCEDURE)Tj
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(Richard Rawlings*)Tj
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(Introduction)Tj
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(This evidence focuses on three discrete topics: the case for reordering \
the Assembly committee structure )Tj
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(to establish a firm institutional focus for considering issues of human \
rights policy and practice; the case )Tj
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(for deepening and widening the work of the Legislation Committee; and th\
e case for establishing a set of )Tj
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(principles to help guide the allocation of powers to the Assembly in pri\
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(All the items fall squarely within the published terms of reference of t\
he Review Group. The first two )Tj
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(are clearly issues of internal architecture and are developments for whi\
ch provision can be made in )Tj
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(standing orders. The third topic obviously is of a different order and r\
equires the support of central )Tj
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(government. It falls within the general rubric established by the Review\
Group of "the Assembly, Wales )Tj
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(and beyond", and more specifically of "the Assembly, the UK Government a\
nd Westminster". For the )Tj
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(avoidance of doubt, the proposals that I make here would not in the word\
s of the Review Group require )Tj
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('changes to the Welsh devolution settlement and/or the Government of Wal\
es Act 1998'. Instead, they )Tj
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(are pinned to, and build on, the design of the devolution statute as a f\
ramework for organic development. )Tj
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(Perhaps I should add that this part of the evidence is also being submit\
ted to the Welsh Affairs )Tj
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(Committee of the UK Parliament, with reference to their inquiry \226 rec\
ently announced \226 into "the )Tj
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(Proposal one: Committee on Equality of Opportunity and Human Rights )Tj
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(Introduction)Tj
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(Respect for, and promotion of, human rights should be a major feature of\
the new Welsh polity. Such )Tj
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(matters are too important to be reserved to the lawyers. The proposal is\
thus made for an Assembly )Tj
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(Committee on Equality of Opportunity and Human Rights. That is machinery\
which would both expand )Tj
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(on the work of the existing Equality of Opportunity Committee and provid\
e a firm institutional focus in )Tj
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(the Assembly for questions of human rights policy and practice in Wales.\
)Tj
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(In terms of the need for compliance with the human rights obligations no\
w \221brought home\222 or )Tj
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(incorporated in UK domestic law, the Assembly would appear to be bound i\
n two ways. First, there is )Tj
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(the rule in the devolution statute that Assembly acts or orders incompat\
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(ultra vires )Tj
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(\(GWA, s. 107\). Second, there is the general law: \221It is unlawful fo\
r a public authority to act in )Tj
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(a way which is incompatible with a Convention right\222 \(Human Rights A\
ct, s.6 \(1\)\). And the victim may )Tj
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(so \221rely on the Convention right or rights concerned in any legal pro\
ceedings\222 \(HRA, s. 7 \(1\) \(b\)\).)Tj
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(A vital consideration obviously is the nature of Assembly competencies, \
and their match or fit with the )Tj
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(Articles of the European Convention now incorporated in domestic law. So\
me of the rights in question )Tj
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(may appear to have little to do with the functions of the Assembly; the \
relevance of others is more )Tj
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(immediately apparent. But such is the expansive interpretation over thir\
ty years, and, further, the cross )Tj
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(cutting or horizontal character of certain of the rights, that it is har\
d to overstate the potential scale of )Tj
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(their application. The devolved function that in large measure is educat\
ion is an excellent illustration. )Tj
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(The starting point is Article 2 of the First Protocol to the Convention \
since this deals directly with the )Tj
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(right to education, including in terms of teaching in conformity with th\
e religious and philosophical )Tj
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(convictions of parents. Other general provisions, however, may also be r\
elevant, such as Article 3 )Tj
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(\(freedom from inhuman or degrading treatment\), historically important \
in relation to corporal )Tj
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(punishment; and Article 8 \(right to respect for private and family life\
\), hugely potent and bearing for )Tj
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(example on the language of education. Then there is Article 6 \(right to\
a fair trial\), the most frequently )Tj
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(invoked provision of the Convention, relevant for example to school excl\
usions. To this catalogue might )Tj
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(be added Article 9 \(freedom of thought, conscience and religion\), Arti\
cle 10 \(freedom of expression\) and )Tj
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(Article 14 \(prohibition of discrimination\). )Tj
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(It is worth adding that many of the Articles of prime concern to the Ass\
embly involve qualified rights, )Tj
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(which raise the difficult issue of proportionality or test of equivalenc\
e of official means and ends. A )Tj
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(good example is Article 1 of the First Protocol \(right to the peaceful \
enjoyment of property\), which is )Tj
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(important in relation to planning powers especially of compulsory purcha\
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(low base of legal and administrative development in terms of Wales pre-d\
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(exaggerate the scale of the learning curve for the new institution in su\
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(Looking forwards, some key areas of human rights challenge can be identi\
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relation to the delivery of services )Tj
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(or provision of resources, where the Convention jurisprudence is notably\
weak. Again, as well as )Tj
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ision \(including under Article 2 )Tj
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(\(right to life\)\); and especially in relation to the treatment of vuln\
erable people \(perhaps Article 3 or 8, )Tj
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(together with Article 14\). Not least, it may be said, in view of the co\
ncentrations of socio-economic )Tj
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(deprivation in much of Wales. A leading human rights practitioner has al\
ready added to the list, )Tj
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(\221residential care home and nursing registrations, access to public re\
cords, Gypsy eviction proceedings, )Tj
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(agricultural development issues \(particularly if these are environmenta\
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(Turning to the intricate modalities of multi-layered governance, the gre\
at bulk of Assembly spending is )Tj
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(indirect, channelled through local government, Assembly Sponsored Public\
Bodies, and so on. On the )Tj
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vice providers, as distinct from )Tj
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(Convention Rights constraining the Assembly under the rubric of the GWA,\
that the full force of the )Tj
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he Assembly for securing the )Tj
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(Nor should one overlook the potential synergies in this field with the s\
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(All of which raises the question: what is the human rights policy of the\
Assembly? In the event, behind )Tj
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(the new Welsh administrative process, from policy-making to decision tak\
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(delivery. The approach fits both with the positive obligations that publ\
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(Pride of place goes to the )Tj
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(A reading of Assembly debates suggests that the Members themselves have \
been slower to engage with )Tj
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(It would also be absurd to overlook the very )Tj
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(as also to the basic concern, often expressed by )Tj
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(Set in this context, the proposal proceeds on the basis that it is now a\
n appropriate time to establish a )Tj
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oing would help to draw together the )Tj
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(The basic model obviously is already in place: a standing committee of t\
he Assembly established by )Tj
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uote from Standing Order 14 )Tj
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(\22114.1. There shall be a Committee on Equality of Opportunity, which s\
hall audit the Assembly's )Tj
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(that there should be equality of opportunity for all people. The Committ\
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person on grounds of race, sex )Tj
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(\22114.2. The Committee shall submit an annual report to the Assembly on\
those arrangements and their )Tj
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(effectiveness. It shall also review and report to the Assembly its concl\
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(submitted to the Assembly by public bodies concerned with the promotion \
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(\22114.3. The Assembly shall elect an Assembly Secretary to chair the Co\
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(Members elected so far as practicable to reflect the balance of politica\
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(having regard to the desirability of each subject committee being repres\
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(\22114.4. \205 The Committee shall, from time to time, appoint such advi\
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(\22114.5. The Committee may report to the Assembly from time to time in \
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(The current proposal essentially involves building on, or extending the \
range of, the original )Tj
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(recommendations for \221standing "programme" committees\222 made by the \
National Assembly Advisory )Tj
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(Group. That is with appropriate adaptation of the twin roles that NAAG i\
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(to \(a\) co-ordinate policy development on issues which cut across subje\
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(evaluate progress with implementing these cross-cutting programmes. Perh\
aps it is worth adding that )Tj
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(To pursue the theme, many of NAAG\222s arguments, which effectively grou\
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(\2215.13. We recommend that\205 )Tj
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(the equal opportunities standing programme committee should develop an i\
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(programme lasting three or four years, with activities across all subjec\
t areas, designed to )Tj
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(\2215.15 The purpose of standing programme committees is to ensure that \
a coherent strategic approach is )Tj
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(adopted in relation to high profile issues which cut across a number of \
subject areas. Their role is not to )Tj
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(take the place of subject committees but to support them and ensure they\
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(\2215.18. \205 Our attention was drawn to the need to provide mechanisms\
to enable the Assembly to ensured )Tj
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(consistency of approach across the subject committees, and avoid fragmen\
tation and rigidity. A )Tj
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(Why, it may be asked, is the proposal not for a separate Human Rights Co\
mmittee of the Assembly? As )Tj
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(an outsider, one is naturally drawn to this idea. But given the small si\
ze of the Assembly \226 60 Members )Tj
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(\226 and thus the evident problems in staffing all the existing committe\
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(positive advantages. Thus the proposal is not intended to dilute the wor\
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(At Westminster a major development is the recent establishment of the Jo\
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(Self-evidently, the precise role of the Assembly Committee that is propo\
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(intimately affected by the conclusion that is reached on establishing su\
ch a Commission. )Tj
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(Assuming a positive outcome, one could envisage a relationship akin to t\
hat between the )Tj
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t follow that such )Tj
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(reworking of the internal architecture of the Assembly should wait on ev\
ents at Westminster: )Tj
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(quite the reverse! On any view, the issue of, and design for, a Human Ri\
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(Much has been heard in the context of the devolutionary development of i\
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(demands on Assembly Members\222 time, as also the sharp learning curve t\
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(the actors, the fundamental question of human rights policy and practice\
in Wales can sometimes be )Tj
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(overlooked. Establishing a Committee with a clear mandate to operate in \
this area would effectively fill )Tj
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(a gap in the Assembly\222s coverage, as well as providing a useful sourc\
e of democratic legitimacy for the )Tj
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(new representative institution. Nothing it may be said could be more app\
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(I write on behalf of the Cardiff local group of Cardiff Charter88. We wo\
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(The Assembly has a duty to act in accordance with the HRA in all its pro\
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(official seem to be taking a minimalist approach \226 make no changes un\
til challenged in Court \226 that will )Tj
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(give trouble. The recent decision of the Environment, Planning and Trans\
port \(EPT\) Committee to set )Tj
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(up Planning Decision Committees which do not comply with Article 6 of th\
e Human Rights Act \(HRA\) )Tj
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(is an important example. The advice of the Assembly legal officer was to\
do nothing pending the Appeal )Tj
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(Court hearing of the case that the Town & Country Planning Act conflicts\
with the HRA in requiring the )Tj
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(Secretary of State to act as legislator and planning decision-maker. Thi\
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(so setting up PDC\222s that create the same problem is producing unneces\
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(We believe that there is considerable scope for the National Assembly to\
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be in line with the spirit of the )Tj
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(The Assembly should introduce an audit procedure to ensure that all rele\
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(The Assembly should publish a booklet that explains to the general publi\
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(Charter 88 supports the creation of a Human Rights Commission or similar\
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