Written Statement·Commons·Ministry of Justice·HCWS863

Justice update

17 July 2018

Edward Argar

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

Conservative

Statement

I have laid a draft proposal for a Remedial Order to amend section 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) to allow an award of damages in a new set of circumstances. This is to implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Hammerto...