Human Rights Act 1998

The Act that incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law in England, Wales, and Scotland. It requires all public authorities, including police, to act compatibly with Convention rights, and allows individuals to bring claims in domestic courts for breaches of those rights. Key Convention rights relevant to policing include the right to life (Article 2), prohibition of torture (Article 3), right to liberty (Article 5), right to a fair trial (Article 6), right to privacy (Article 8), and rights to freedom of expression and assembly (Articles 10 and 11).