Compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights
296 The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
‘In my view the provisions of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.’
297 The Government has published a separate ECHR memorandum with its assessment of the Bill’s compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights. It confirms that the Bill is compatible with the Convention rights.