Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 58733

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

Tabled: 10 June 2025

Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

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

Alex Davies-Jones

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...

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