The Bill of Rights process is now well under way. For more in depth information refer to Community Change March Newssheet.

The next steps in terms of moving the Bill to become law is:

• A Consultation period, this is currently experiencing delays
• After the consultation period, the Secretary of State will present a draft of the legislation to Westminster
• The next step is that the Bill will then pass through the House of Commons and the Lords which will take a few months
• Once approved, the Bill would become law in NI hopefully by 2010

Organisations / groups etc will then put the Bill into practice. For more information on any aspect of the Bills progress, more information etc visit the following websites for Human Rights groups in NI:

• www.billofrightsni.org
• www.nihrc.org