This week’s human rights news includes updates on the Borders Bill and the Elections Bill as well as a new addition to our team of Human Rights Officers! News from BIHR We welcomed our new Human Rights Officer, Florence! This week, we welcomed a new addition to our team of Human Rights Officers: Florence! Florence has a professional background in research and policy work, including human rights and public law, as well as being a qualified solicitor, having previously worked at a commercial law firm and in housing law at a law centre. We submitted our response to the consultation on the Covid-19 Inquiry’s Terms of Reference In March 2022, the Inquiry released its draft Terms of Reference. Terms of Reference set out the aims of an inquiry and how it plans to go about meeting these. The Inquiry will not look at any matters that aren’t included in its Term of Reference. The Inquiry held a four-week public consultation, asking what people think should be included and how the In…

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