Rights and responsibilities: developing our constitutional framework

Date: 23 March 2009

Response to a Green Paper on constitutional reform, which started a national debate about the future of rights and responsibilities.

Please note: This was a consultation of the previous Government and is now closed.

The paper explored if our rights and responsibilities should be drawn together in one place, perhaps in a Bill of Rights and Reponsibilities, so they are easily accessible and understood.

It suggested a range of subjects that might be covered by such a Bill, including equality, good administration, children's wellbeing, healthcare, criminal justice, victims' rights and the environment.

Rights and responsibilities: developing our constitutional framework (PDF 0.83mb 68 pages)
Rights and responsibilities: developing our constitutional framework - Welsh translation (PDF 0.39mb 67 pages)
Young people's guide to rights and responsibilities (PDF 1.95mb 20 pages)
Your rights and responsibilities: easy read guide (PDF 1.72mb 24 pages)

The consultation reached around 2,500 people through different means, including online engagement, written submissions and deliberative events. The summary of responses, published on 30 March 2010, sets out the conclusions and next steps.

An independent report, 'People and power: shaping democracy, rights and responsibilities', outlines findings from the deliberative events that sought public views on the issues.