International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Commons · Question 60878 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Layla Moran
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) signing and (b) ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 23 Jun 2025
The UK 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 plan...