HC Deb 17 January 2001 vol 361 c267W
Sir Sydney Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the guidance his Department issues to Government Departments on the effects of the Human Rights Act 1998. [144196]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The principal published guidance isGuidance for Departments (developed by the Cabinet Office Constitution Secretariat); Core Guidance for Public Authorities (produced by the Human Rights Task Force); and Putting Rights Into Public Service (produced by the Human Rights Task Force).

All this material has been made widely available in printed and electronic form and is accessible, along with the other guidance on the Human Rights Act, via the Home Office website. Copies have been placed in the Library.