Signatures
7
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
Background
Within the UK, freedom of movement is a fundamental human right protected by the Human Rights Act 1998, rooted in Article 2 of Protocol 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), allowing lawful residents to move and reside freely within the country, though subject to lawful limitations for public safety, health, or others' rights, like detention under mental health laws or in criminal justice, which must be lawful, legitimate, and proportionate.