Article 3CT57 Brexit bill may have broken international environment law, says UN

Brexit bill may have broken international environment law, says UN

by
Laura Laker
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3CT57)

Exclusive: compliance committee considers complaint alleging government breached Aarhus convention by not consulting public over withdrawal bill

The British government may have breached a major "environmental democracy" law by failing to consult the public when drawing up Brexit legislation.

A UN-backed committee has confirmed it is considering a complaint from Friends of the Earth that the government's EU withdrawal bill breached the Aarhus convention, which requires public consultation on any new environmental law.

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