International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Commons · Question 58733 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of signing the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance under the UN.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 17 Jun 2025
The Government considers that the current domestic framework and legislation already prevents arbitrary arrests, prohibits torture and degrading treatment, and holds the Security and Intelligence Agencies to account. We therefore currently have no plans t...