The EU Law Committee of the Bar Council of England & Wales supports the work of the European Commission in its efforts to counter child sex abuse. The detection, removal and reporting of child sexual abuse online is a necesary element in the broader fight against the exploitation of children and the protection of their fundamental rights.
GCB
General Council of the Bar in England and Wales, Brussels Office
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Their record over time
General Council of the Bar in England and Wales, Brussels Office filed 3 positions between 1 Sept 2020 and 21 Dec 2020, across 3 of the 583 legislative files tracked here.
What they argued
1. This initial feedback by the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales (the Bar Council) is submitted in response to the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment on the Review of the Consumer Credit Directive (2008/48/EC) (the Impact Assessment) . 2. The Bar Council represents approximately 17,000 barristers in England and Wales.
The Commission's own Inception Impact Report states the following: "Environmental crime is not a problem that stops at national borders. The trafficking of waste, wildlife and chemicals, and the pollution of water including maritime pollution and air typically have cross-border effects, also beyond the EU." The EU Law Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales supports the EU's planned revision of the…
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